Photo Archive No. 079.1.1915.06
PS. 079. 17 March 2022, 3:46 PM. Facing south, Azimuth 180. Pasture 11B. Elevation 1190 m. ISO 160, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness present, camera above. Mesquite alive. Zizyphus distant center next to the old mesquite present in 1915 image, and much of the Zizyphus and old mesquite were burned in 1994 fire. Barrel cacti center is still present from 2016, with dead barrel still visible nearby. Fourwing saltbush next to the Ziziphus. Catclaw present midground left. Chainfruit cholla under closest mesquite in left foreground. Other shrubs are Janusia, burroweed, Lycium; and perennial grasses are Lehmann lovegrass and sideoats grama in open, but under mesquite find Setaria, cottontop, and bush muhly. No evidence of telephone post from older photos. Fire was 1994. Compared to 2016, more grass cover (especially Lehmann lovegrass) and species (added sideoats, cottontop and Sporobolus); larger burroweed and cholla plants, some dead burroweed, and Ziziphus is not doing well. M. McClaran photographer, A. Gorlier assistant.