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• Photo Archive No. 061.1.1914.08

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  August 1914

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  Perm. No. Santa Rita. Temp. No. 1960. Photo Sta #61. Looking N.E. along the Apache trail. Taken about midway between Whitehouse and McCleary's Camp, Huerfano Butte in distance. Photo by Forbes. 8/23/14. (Forbes No. 409). Compare with #1861 (104-C).

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• Photo Archive No. 061.1.1935.07

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  July 1935

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  Perm. No. 328662. Temp. No. 1861. Photo Station #61. On east boundary fence of pasture No. 4 a quarter mile north of the southeast corner. This photo is a retake of (Forbes #409) Santa Rita 1960. Original photo shows excellent stand of grass. Current photo somewhat lower density of grasses and considerably more calliandra. 1-f32-8"-K2-V. Photo by Cribbs, S.R.E.R. 7/1/35. 104-C.

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• Photo Archive No. 061.1.1950.11

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  November 1950

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  11/50. R-221. Santa Rita Exp. Range, Ariz. Photo points. Photo Sta. 61. H.G. Reynolds. 10H(3)b.

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• Photo Archive No. 061.1.1951.10

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  October 1951

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  P.S. 61. B-51-52. Along east fence of Past. 4. Looking north. 50-32-13-3/4". Repeat of Forbes 409. Bohning, SRER. 5 Oct 1951.

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• Photo Archive No. 061.1.1984.04

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  April 1984

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  PS 61. Azimuth 10. April 20, 1984. RFB. Honeywell Pentax 35mm camera. 35mm WA lens. f:11-16 1/125 20'. 1:00 P.M. Robert F. Buttery.

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• Photo Archive No. 061.1.1988.04

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  April 1988

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  PS-61. Az 10. April 19, 1988. RFB. Canon AE-1 camera. 35mm WA lens. Robert F. Buttery.

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• Photo Archive No. 061.1.2000.05

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  May 2000

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  PS 61. May 17, 2000, 11:30 a.m. Facing north. Azimuth 10. ASA 135, Plus X film. 35mm lens focal length. In east fence of Pasture 4; marked post by fence. Trees unchanged since 1951; mainly Eragrostis lehmanniana; some Boer's lovegrass; Baccharis pteronioides; trees all mesquite. The 1988 view looks further east than previous views. M. McClaran.

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• Photo Archive No. 061.1.2007.04

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  April 2007

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  PS. 061. 09 April 2007. Facing north, Azimuth 10. Pasture 4. Elevation 1224 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Digital Camera. Witness present, camera above. Mesquite alive, ocotillo, Calliandra in flower, catclaw small shrubs, and desert spoon far right midground. Fire burned lightly across view in 2005, small catclaw now resprouting, and many dead grass plants. Areas upslope and downslope burned hotter and dead mesquite in those areas. Lehmann lovegrass dominant with many small plants recruited recently, also find Boers lovegrass, and Setaria under mesquite. The distant right large tree present in 1914 was probably an oak, and the trunk of that plants appears to be present in the wash below original location. Barrel cactus far left survived 2005 fire. Compared to 2000, less grass, less cholla (did not survive fire) and bigger ocotillo. M. McClaran photographer, C. McMurtry assistant.

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• Photo Archive No. 061.1.2009.03

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  March 2009

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  PS. 061. 18 March 2009. Facing north, Azimuth 10. Pasture 4. Elevation 1227 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Digital Camera. Witness present, camera above. Mesquite alive, ocotillo, desert spoon far right midground. Lehmann lovegrass common, with Setaria, and cane beardgrass plants scattered; also find threeawns and a few cottontop. The area appears to have been covered with dodder in the recent past (probably 2 years ago because litter is grey in color) because litter includes that type of plant, and the density of grass has decreased and Calliandra is now absent compared to 2007. This absence is almost unique to this view because to the left and right, as well as up and down slope, there are no such bare-ground conditions. In addition, six sandbur plants (Cenchrus sp. perennial longevity) were found and dug-up (but not removed) to the immediate left and behind the few in this photo. First time I have seen that species on the Santa Rita. Compared to 2000, ocotillo in foreground is dead and on ground; no Calliandra present now; and four Yerba Santa (Baccharis pterinoides) are near the two Mimosa plants in the near center-midground area. M. McClaran photographer, A. Peterson assistant.

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• Photo Archive No. 061.1.2015.03

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  March 2015

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  PS. 061. 17 March 2015. 10:24 am. Facing north, Azimuth 10. Pasture 4. Elevation 1227 m. ISO 125, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness present, camera above. Mesquite alive, and leaves emerging. Ocotillo beginning to flower. Desert spoon (Daslyrion) far right midground, the front plant is dead but plant behind is still alive. Yerba Santa (Baccharis pternioides) plants (n=3) behind velvet pod mimosa on right, and two prickly pear plants. Lehmann lovegrass dominant, Boer’s lovegrass common; Setaria, and cane beardgrass plants scattered; a few threeawns and cottontop; and plains lovegrass behand mesquite. No sandbur plants (Cenchrus sp.) were found. Compared to 2009, Calliandra present now; increase in Lehmann and Boer’s lovegrasses, and two new small mesquite plants in midground. M. McClaran photographer, K. Hawkes assistant.

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• Photo Archive No. 061.1.2021.03

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  March 2021

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  PS. 061. 19 March 2021. 11:09 am. Facing north, Azimuth 10. Pasture 4. Elevation 1227 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness present, camera above. Mesquite alive. Ocotillo beginning to flower. Barrel cactus in far left is now dead. Desert spoon (Daslyirion) far right midground, the front plant is dead but plant behind is still alive. Jimmyweed (Ericameria larcifolia) in left foreground. Yerba Santa (Baccharis pteronioides) plants (n=4, three are new on right behind mimosa) and a new Zizyphus plant behind velvet pod mimosa on right. Lehmann lovegrass dominant, Boer’s lovegrass common; Setaria and sideoats grama scattered. Compared to 2015, following very dry and hot conditions between July 2020 and March 2021, very little grass production in summer 2020 and very little green grass present now; add Zizyphus, sideoats grama, three Baccharis plants; lost one Baccharis, prickly pear, cottontop, cane beardgrass, and barrel cactus. M. McClaran photographer, A. Gorlier assistant.

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