Field notes, v577
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Culbreath 1942 S. Fork Mt Hmi N. Mod River Rock, 3100 fut Trinity Co, Calif. Jan 17 In th Douglas Fir good number of Crops are working. In general few birds were seen today possibly due to the wind. Jan. 18. This AM I left camp at 8:00 and worked down th slope to the river. Fifty feet above th river I checked two of my still sets for Bobcats and then continued up th river for about one mil. The country is divided by low rounded ridges running south west into the canyon bottom. Manzanita and small pole size Douglas fir from the cover on these ridges dividing the ridges are small streams and gulies that are in most cases grass covered, a few as covered with Black Oak. The ridge one mile east of camp that I worked up to return to camp is about 90 % covered with Douglas Fir. The other important associate species with the Douglas Fir were Manzanita and some Black Oak. Most of the trees are small pole size with the exception of a small area near th road. Hazelnuts and to a small extent California dog wood from the only brush under the timber. The manzanita is found in the opening of the forest canopy. 200 feet above the river I found a skeleton