Nov., 1918] Recovery of Vegetation at Kodiak 25 



The changes that have already occurred at some of these 

 vegetation stations have been of great service in interpreting 

 the progress of re vegetation, and the value of the record will be 

 materially increased with the lapse of time. (See pages 

 22 and 23). For the present it is not considered advisable to 

 undertake the expense incident to the publication of this rather 

 extensive record. Later developments, however, when revege- 

 tation shall have made more progress, may very probably 

 make it advisable to publish the record, in part at least. For the 

 present I have contented myself with inserting, after such 

 photographs of the stations as could be suitably used to illustrate 

 the article, the station number, as for example on page 47 

 (Vegetation Station 11). 



THE DIFFICULTY OF MARKING VEGETATION STATIONS. 



The selection of vegetation stations, which can be easily 

 located in a country without the landmarks that grow up with 

 human occupancy, was found to be a problem involving some 

 considerable difficulty. Many of the most interesting situations 

 observed were located in the depths of the forest far from a 

 trail, or in the middle of a mountainside in a spot which one 

 could hardly hope to find again himself, much less describe 

 on paper so that another might go to it. 



It will be seen at once, therefore, that the limitations thus 

 imposed, restrict the selection of vegetation stations so that 

 those chosen cannot be claimed to present an ideal set of stations 

 covering all sorts of habitats within the area. Since the popula- 

 tion is primarily maritime, the country around Kodiak, despite 

 the fact that it has been occupied since before the time of the 

 American Revolution, is almost untouched by the hand of man, 

 and landmarks are very few. I have made much use of such 

 landmarks as are available, however, for the large majority 

 of the stations have been related to some monument of human 

 occupancy. Aside from such places, the number of situations 

 which can be relocated with ease is rather limited. Several 

 of the stations have been placed on a narrow neck connecting 

 a peninsula with the mainland. Mountain and hill tops may be 

 located with ease and were much used. Such places are, however, 

 to a large extent just the places most unfavorable for returning 

 vegetation. Any station which can be seen for a distance is 

 necessarily in an exposed situation, and wind-sweep is such a 



