PS. 116. 14 March 2022 12:10 PM. Facing west, Azimuth 320. Pasture 8, near exclosure 14. Elevation 1270 m. ISO 125, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness post no longer present. Mesquite alive; velvet pod mimosa present in exclosure, but the one present in 2016 is not present, Calliandra common. Lehmann lovegrass dominant, graythorn in distant center midground; burroweed present behind center mesquite; Krameria and snakeweed present, ocotillo present on distant hill; under mesquite find sideoats, Setaria, cottontop and cane beardgrass. This area burned in 2018. Good match with earlier photos. Of the five mesquite present in 1934, #1 to #5 moving left to right, with #5 inside the exclosure and very small. Mesquite #1 (far left) is now dead, but all other still alive, and #4 is alive but some stem death from 2018 fire. Witness for PS 095 in left midground. Compared to 2016, there is less grass cover, lost sprucetop grama, cholla and barrel cactus, but added cane beardgrass, cottontop, Krameria and snakeweed. Lost cacti probably from fire in 2018. M. McClaran photographer, A. Gorlier assistant.
