Area	Caspar Creek
Topic	Tour: Caspar Creek 1995 Watershed Photos

 

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North Fork Caspar Creek watershed photo showing an area that was clear cut in 1990 by Jackson Demonstration State Forest. Photo by Pat Higgins. February 1995.


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Young forest in the North Fork Caspar Creek watershed on Jackson Demonstration State Forest. Photo by Pat Higgins. February 1995.


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Close up of south facing clear cut area on Jackson Demonstration State Forest in the North Fork Caspar Creek watershed. Photo by Pat Higgins. February 1995.


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Upper North Fork Caspar Creek watershed looking east at the snow covered Yolla Bolla Mountains in eastern Mendocino County. Foreground is clear cut area within Jackson Demonstration State Forest. Photo by Pat Higgins. February 1995.


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Watershed view of the upper North Fork Caspar Creek with patch clear cuts and mid-seral stage forest. Photo by Pat Higgins. February 1995.


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Edge of clear cut and over-stocked young forest with road traversing the view. Pampas grass and ceonothus compete with conifers in the recently clear cut area. Cut took place in 1990. Photo by Pat Higgins. February 1995.


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Road adjacent to lower Caspar Creek follows old railroad line. Although the road is well maintained, streamside roads with native surface tend to be chronic sources of fine sediment to streams. Photo by Pat Higgins. February 1995.

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