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Santa Rita Experimental Range

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  • Photo Station 273 location map

    Photo Station: 273

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Direction: 1

  • Photo Archive No. 273.1.1948.09
    Photo Archive No. 273.1.1948.09
    Date
    September 1948
    Direction
    1
    A48-220. Photo station 273, pasture 12B, looking north. Fair stand Tca and Adi. Heavy cover annuals, finger grass and Eragrostis. Fair to good growth and still fairly green. 9/7.
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  • Photo Archive No. 273.1.1960.04
    Photo Archive No. 273.1.1960.04
    Date
    April 1960
    Direction
    1
    T-210. 6 Apr. 60. SRER, PS 273 looking north. 10H3b.
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  • Photo Archive No. 273.1.1987.07
    Photo Archive No. 273.1.1987.07
    Date
    July 1987
    Direction
    1
    PS 273. Azimuth 30. July 15, 1987. RFB. Canon AE-1 35mm camera. 35mm WA lens. Robert F. Buttery.
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  • Photo Archive No. 273.1.2000.10
    Photo Archive No. 273.1.2000.10
    Date
    October 2000
    Direction
    1
    PS 273. October 12, 2000, 2:00 p.m. Facing northeast. Azimuth 30. Pasture 12B. ASA 125 film. 35mm lens focal length. Large ocotillo in background is distinctive for location because no others present in area. Eragrostis lehmanniana and Heteropogon contortus abundant; Digitaria californica common. Fence post almost hidden by Opuntia engelmannii. M. McClaran.
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  • Photo Archive No. 273.1.2007.03
    Photo Archive No. 273.1.2007.03
    Date
    March 2007
    Direction
    1
    PS. 273. 21 March 2007. Facing northeast, Azimuth 30. Pasture 12B. Elevation 938 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Digital Camera. Witness present, camera 0.25 m south of witness because prickly pear around witness. Ocotillo present. Mesquite alive. Burroweed mostly dead, scattered snakeweed present. Lycium under mesquite right foreground. Distant center large ocotillo. Prickly pear and cholla cacti. Celtis distant left. Cottontop, tanglehead, Lehmann lovegrass and Chloris grasses. Windy and cloudy conditions. Compared to 2000, more prickly pear now. M. McClaran photographer, A. Nafus assistant.
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  • Photo Archive No. 273.1.2010.03
    Photo Archive No. 273.1.2010.03
    Date
    March 2010
    Direction
    1
    PS. 273. 15 March 2010 10:40 AM. Facing northeast, Azimuth 30. Pasture 12B. Elevation 938 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness present, camera 0.25 m south of witness because prickly pear around witness. Ocotillo present. Mesquite alive. No burroweed present. Some scattered snakeweed present. Lycium under mesquite right foreground. Distant center large ocotillo. Prickly pear and cholla cacti. Celtis distant left. Cottontop, tanglehead, and Lehmann lovegrass grasses. Windy conditions. Compared to 2007, less prickly pear and slightly less grass now. Fate of four mesquite plants at top center of 1948 photo, described from left to right: left plant is alive in 1960, dead in 2000, skeleton in 2007 and 2010; left of center plant is alive in 2010; right of center plant is possibly dead in 1960 and probably dead in 2007 (now Lycium is growing there); and far right plant in alive in 2010. M. McClaran photographer, A. Dalke assistant.
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  • Photo Archive No. 273.1.2016.03
    Photo Archive No. 273.1.2016.03
    Date
    March 2016
    Direction
    1
    PS. 273. 13 March 2016 10:50 AM. Facing northeast, Azimuth 30. Pasture 12B. Elevation 938 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness present, camera above because prickly pear around witness is now dead. Ocotillo present. Mesquite alive. No burroweed present. Some scattered snakeweed present. Lycium under mesquite right foreground. Distant center large ocotillo. Cholla cacti. Celtis distant left. Cottontop, tanglehead, and Lehmann lovegrass grasses. Compared to 2010, prickly pear dead in foreground, less grass (mainly cottontop) , near right mesquite is no longer present, packrat den beneath under right mesquite is smaller, cholla skeleton in foreground is now on the ground. M. McClaran photographer, K. Hawkes and D. Landreville assistant.
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  • Photo Archive No. 273.1.2022.03
    Photo Archive No. 273.1.2022.03
    Date
    March 2022
    Direction
    1

    PS. 273. 11 March 2022 11:29 AM. Facing northeast, Azimuth 30. Pasture 12B. Elevation 938 m. ISO 125, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness present, camera above. Ocotillo present, evidence suggests that it appeared between 1960 and 1987 photos. Mesquite alive. Story of 7 mesquite present in 1948 image, from right to left, 1 is still present, 2 is missing and no stump, 3 and 4 are present (3 may be 200 years old), 5 is a stump, 6 is present, and 7 is a stump. Burroweed present, some scattered snakeweed present, and a catclaw acacia. Lycium under mesquite right foreground. Distant center large ocotillo. Cholla cacti. Celtis distant left and right. Cottontop, tanglehead, threeawns, and Lehmann lovegrass grasses. Compared to 2016, packrat den beneath right mesquite is bigger, less bare ground and more annual grasses from wet 2021 summer; burrowed, catclaw acacia and threeawns, and small cholla are larger. M. McClaran photographer, A. Gorlier assistant.

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Direction: 2

  • Photo Archive No. 273.2.1948.09
    Photo Archive No. 273.2.1948.09
    Date
    September 1948
    Direction
    2
    A48-221. Photo station 273, pasture 12B, looking east. Fair stand Tca and Adi. Heavy cover annuals, finger grass and Eragrostis. Fair to good growth and still fairly green. 9/7.
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  • Photo Archive No. 273.2.1960.04
    Photo Archive No. 273.2.1960.04
    Date
    April 1960
    Direction
    2
    T-211. 6 Apr 60. SRER, P.S. 273 looking east. 10H3b.
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  • Photo Archive No. 273.2.1987.07
    Photo Archive No. 273.2.1987.07
    Date
    July 1987
    Direction
    2
    PS 273. Azimuth 108. July 15, 1987. RFB. Canon AE-1 35mm camera. 35mm WA lens. Robert F. Buttery.
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  • Photo Archive No. 273.2.2000.10
    Photo Archive No. 273.2.2000.10
    Date
    October 2000
    Direction
    2
    PS 273. October 12, 2000, 2:00 p.m. Facing east. Azimuth 108. Pasture 12B. ASA 125 film. 35mm lens focal length. Dominant grasses are Heteropogon contortus, Eragrostis lehmanniana, Bothriochloa barbinodis (cane beardgrass), and Digitaria californica. M. McClaran.
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  • Photo Archive No. 273.2.2007.03
    Photo Archive No. 273.2.2007.03
    Date
    March 2007
    Direction
    2
    PS. 273. 21 March 2007. Facing east, Azimuth 108. Pasture 12B. Elevation 938 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Digital Camera. Witness present, camera 0.25 m west of witness because prickly pear around witness. Ocotillo present. Mesquite alive. Burroweed mostly dead, very widely scattered snakeweed present. Small Lycium right midground. Center foreground is catclaw. Cholla and prickly pear present. Cottontop, tanglehead, Lehmann lovegrass and Chloris grasses. Windy and cloudy conditions. Compared to 2000, more prickly pear now. M. McClaran photographer, A. Nafus assistant.
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  • Photo Archive No. 273.2.2010.03
    Photo Archive No. 273.2.2010.03
    Date
    March 2010
    Direction
    2
    PS. 273. 15 March 2010 11:15 AM. Facing east, Azimuth 108. Pasture 12B. Elevation 938 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness present, camera 0.25 m west of witness because prickly pear around witness. Ocotillo present. Mesquite alive. One burroweed present. Only a few widely scattered snakeweed present. Small Lycium right midground. Center foreground is catclaw. Cholla and prickly pear present. Cottontop, tanglehead, slender grama, threeawns, and Lehmann lovegrass. Windy conditions. Prickly pear in midground left is much smaller than in 2007. The two obvious mesquite skeletons in the right mid-ground died between 1960 and 1987. Compared to 2007, less prickly pear and less grass now. M. McClaran photographer, A. Dalke assistant.
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  • Photo Archive No. 273.2.2016.03
    Photo Archive No. 273.2.2016.03
    Date
    March 2016
    Direction
    2
    PS. 273. 13 March 2016 11:10 AM. Facing east, Azimuth 110. Pasture 12B. Elevation 938 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness present, camera above because prickly pear around witness is now dead. Ocotillo present. Mesquite alive. Only a few widely scattered snakeweed present. Small Lycium right midground. Center foreground is catclaw. Cholla and prickly pear present. Cottontop, tanglehead, and threeawns grasses. The two obvious mesquite skeletons in the right mid-ground died between 1960 and 1987. Compared to 2010, prickly pear in midground left is dead, much less grass now and fewer grass species, and barrel cactus in center is dead and gone. M. McClaran photographer, K. Hawkes and D. Landreville assistants.
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  • Photo Archive No. 273.2.2022.03
    Photo Archive No. 273.2.2022.03
    Date
    March 2022
    Direction
    2
    PS. 273. 11 March 2022 11:43 AM. Facing east, Azimuth 110. Pasture 12B. Elevation 938 m. ISO 125, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness present, camera above. Mesquite alive. Only a few widely scattered snakeweed present. Small Lycium right midground, and new Janusia plant. Center foreground is catclaw. Cholla present. Threeawns grasses, and explosion of annual grasses from wet 2021 summer. The two obvious mesquite skeletons in the right mid-ground died between 1960 and 1987. Compared to 2016, more annual grass cover, lost cottontop and tanglehead, lost ocotillo and prickly pear, cholla much larger. A. Gorlier photographer, and M. McClaran assistant.
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