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Sullio
1949
journal
154
Aug 24 French Camp, 3/00 ft. Humboldt Co., Calif.
- scattered around.
Bald Top. - is the grazed grasslands
typical of this area, particularly about 2
miles further west. I have had little
occasion to visit them, but what I have
seen seems to be short grasses (grazed) with
scattered clumps of Gray Oak Quercus
garryana, Myrtle Umbellularia californica,
Broad-leaf Maple Acer macrophyllum and
some other deciduous shrubs. In damper
south to west facing slopes are patches of
bracken fern - which also extend onto barren
north slopes. On the westerly slopes with
camp soil are thick growths of Douglas Fir,
and on the east to north facing slopes
Douglas Fir dominates everything. The
edge consists of Hazel, young Douglas
Fir, Rio-bark and some Ocean Spray.
Aug 25 French Camp, 3/00 ft. Humboldt Co., Calif. - During
the morning while I skinned the grouse I
heard a Downy Woodpecker, Green-backed Goldfinch
Stelmas Garp and Crossbills around camp. Left
camp with Bogswell and Murray, drove to
The N side of a point 1 mile south of Coyote Peaks.
There found a Fir-Maple Forest - in
which the Broad-leaf Maple grew
big and robust with scattered Douglas