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Range Study

imageID: 23498
Description: Range Study
Keywords: grassland
erosion
defoliation
Photographer: C. K. Cooperrider
Original collection id: 235569
Media: Black & White Print
Collection: Sierra Ancha Historical Images
Quality: 3
Location: Tonto NF; AZ; USA
Date(mm/yyyy): 11/1928
Comments: Depletion of grass, followed by erosion and loss of soil and water is changing semi-desert grasslands into desert type. -618-
Citation: Use of this image is governed by Creative Commons CC BY. If you use the image, please include the following citation:

Olberding, Susan D.; Huebner, Daniel P.; Edminster, Carleton B. 2007. Sierra Ancha Experimental Forest historical photographs. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2007-0006


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