A49-72. Photo station 299, looking southwest. Afr, cacti, and Pve. Some Pmu but shows rapid dying out due to drought.

T-292. 2 Aug 60. SRER, P.S. 299, SW. 10H3b.

PS 299. Azimuth 236. Jan. 28, 1987. RFB. Canon AE-1 camera (35mm). 35mm WA lens. Robert F. Buttery.

PS 299. Azimuth 236. July 8, 1987. RFB. Canon AE-1 35mm camera. 35mm WA lens. Robert F. Buttery.

PS 299. April 3, 2000, 3:30 p.m. Facing southwest. Azimuth 236. Pasture 5S. Plus X, 125 ASA film. 35mm lens focal length. Go to end of Desert Station road; witness present, marked, spray-painted, and located about 30' north of Desert Station sign. Two Ferocactus wislizenii from 1987are present. Eragrostis lehmanniana is dominant grass. No Pappophorus mucronulatum that was found in 1949. M. McClaran.

PS. 299. 13 March 2007. Facing southwest, Azimuth 236. Pasture 3. Elevation 944 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Digital Camera. Witness post present, camera above witness. Mesquite alive. Bouteloua aristidoides, Lehmann lovegrass dominant. Bush muhly and cottontop under shrubs and cacti. Prickly pear, cholla, barrel and hedgehog are cacti. Ephedra under large chainfruit cholla right midground. More than half of burroweed are dead. Compared to 2000, less grass, dead cholla, and larger prickly pear. M. McClaran photographer, no assistant.

PS. 299. 16 March 2009. Facing southwest, Azimuth 236. Pasture 3. Elevation 944 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Digital Camera. Stop on road ~100 m short because cactus growing in road. Witness post present, camera above witness. Mesquite alive. Bouteloua aristidoides dominant grass. Bush muhly and cottontop under shrubs and cacti. Prickly pear, cholla, barrel and hedgehog are cacti. Ephedra under large chainfruit cholla right midground. Compared to 2007, less Lehmann lovegrass, more Chloris and cottontop under chainfruit cholla. Note presence of 25 cm tall mesquite and two 20 cm tall saltbush plants immediate left of prickly pear in center midground; those saltbush were not apparent in 2007, but small mesquite was present in 2007. M. McClaran photographer, A. Peterson assistant.

PS. 299. 16 March 2015. 1:32 pm. Facing southwest, Azimuth 236. Pasture 3. Elevation 944 m. ISO 160, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness post present, camera above witness. Mesquite alive. Bouteloua aristidoides dominant grass. Bush muhly and cottontop under shrubs and cacti. Prickly pear, cholla, barrel and hedgehog are cacti. Ephedra under large chainfruit cholla right midground. Compared to 2009, less grass, saltbush left of midground prickly pear is much larger, more burroweed and Zinnia. Compared to 1987, much less perennial grass. Compared to 1948, much more prickly pear and cholla cactus. M. McClaran photographer, K. Hawkes assistant.

PS. 299. 08 March 2021. 2:57 pm. Facing southwest, Azimuth 236. Pasture 3. Elevation 944 m. ISO 200, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness post present, camera above witness. Mesquite alive. Four-wing saltbush and burroweed present. Bush muhly and cottontop under shrubs and cacti. Cacti are prickly pear and cholla. Ephedra under large chainfruit cholla right midground. Compared to 1948, much more prickly pear and cholla cactus. Compared to 1987, much less perennial grass. Compared to 2015, no more Bouteloua aristidoides, Zinnia, hedgehog, and barrel cactus; large cholla in midground died-was in photos for 70 years; prickly pear declining; saltbush left of midground prickly pear is in poor condition; more and larger burroweed. M. McClaran photographer, A. Gorlier assistant.

A49-73. Photo station 299, looking northwest. Afr, cacti, and Pve. Some Pmu but shows rapid dying out due to drought.

T-291. 2 Aug 60. SRER, P.S. 299, NW. 10H3b.

PS-299. Azimuth 316. Dec. 3, 1987. RFB. Canon AE-1 camera. 35mm WA lens. Robert F. Buttery.

PS 299. April 3, 2000, 3:30 p.m. Facing northwest. Azimuth 316. Pasture 5S. Plus X, 125 ASA film. 35mm lens focal length. Go to end of Desert Station road; witness present, marked, spray-painted, and located about 30' north of Desert Station sign. Mesquites alive; mesquite growing up northwest side of witness. Dominant grass Eragrostis lehmanniana. Creosote between large mesquites in center of photo. No Pappophorum mucronulatum present that was found in 1949. M. McClaran.

PS. 299. 13 March 2007. Facing northwest, Azimuth 316. Pasture 3. Elevation 944 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Digital Camera. Witness post present, camera above witness. Looking through small mesquite. Mesquite alive. Zinnia common. Bouteloua aristidoides, Lehmann lovegrass dominant. Chloris common. Bush muhly and cottontop in open and under shrubs and cacti. Buffelgrass single plant left of large mesquite left distant, and four wing saltbush to right of that tree. One creosote between large distant mesquite. Prickly pear, cholla, and hedgehog are cacti. Ephedra left of far left mesquite. More than half of burroweed are dead. Compared to 2000, less grass, dead cholla, and larger prickly pear. M. McClaran photographer, no assistant.

PS. 299. 16 March 2009. Facing northwest, Azimuth 316. Pasture 3. Elevation 944 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Digital Camera. Stop on road ~100 m short because cactus growing in road. Witness post present, camera above witness. Looking through small mesquite. Mesquite alive. Zinnia common. Bouteloua aristidoides dominant grass. Cottontop in open and under shrubs and cacti. Buffelgrass single plant left of large mesquite left distant is still present from 2007, and four wing saltbush to right of that tree. One creosote between large distant mesquite is flowering. Prickly pear, cholla are cacti. Ephedra left of far left mesquite. Compared to 2007, less Lehmann lovegrass and chloris, not bush muhly in open, no live hedgehog cactus, and Zinnia more vigorous than 2007.. M. McClaran photographer, A. Peterson assistant.

PS. 299. 16 March 2015. 1:35 pm. Facing northwest, Azimuth 316. Pasture 3. Elevation 944 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness post present, camera above witness. Looking through small mesquite. Mesquite alive. Zinnia common. Four wing saltbush present. Bouteloua aristidoides dominant grass. Three most common perennial grasses are Lehmann lovegrass, Sporobolus cryptandrus and cottontop. Cottontop in open and under shrubs and cacti. One creosote between large distant mesquite is flowering. Prickly pear, cholla are cacti. Ephedra left of far left mesquite. Compared to 1948, much more prickly pear and cholla cactus. Compared to 2009, 8-10 buffelgrass plants under large mesquite left distant compared to one plant in 2007 and 2009, and prickly pear in midground is dying. M. McClaran photographer, K. Hawkes assistant.

PS. 299. 08 March 2021. 3:01 pm. Facing northwest, Azimuth 316. Pasture 3. Elevation 944 m. ISO 250, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness post present, camera above witness. Looking through small mesquite. Mesquite alive. Zinnia common. Four wing saltbush present. Bush muhly, Lehmann lovegrass and cottontop are dominant grasses. Also find buffelgrass under large mesquite in left distance. Cottontop and bush muhly under shrubs and cacti. One creosote between large distant mesquite. Prickly pear, cholla cacti. Ephedra left of far left mesquite. Compared to 1948, much more prickly pear and burroweed. Compared to 2015, no Sporobolus; more (total 15) buffelgrass plants in poor condition under large mesquite left distant compared to one plant in 2007 and 2009 and 8-10 in 2015; prickly pear decline; more and larger burroweed. M. McClaran photographer, A. Gorlier assistant.