214 



NATURALIST'S GUIDE TO THE AMERICAS 



acres on Forks of Granite Creek. Typi- 

 cal hydrophytic forest of western red 

 cedar up to 12 ft. in diameter said to be 

 over 1000 years old. Characteristic 

 flora of mosses, lycopods, ferns, ever- 

 greens. 4000 ft. 



Priest Rivert G. N. Ry. CoolinJ (auto), 

 motor boat to Reeder Creek, trail (h) 12 

 mi. 



Priest Lake 



\Fresh Water Lake surrounded by north- 

 western coniferous forests. Fresh water 

 vegetation, swamps, marshes and ponds. 

 In Bonner Co., Idaho, within the 

 Kaniksu National Forest. On govern- 

 ment land a strip along this lake will 

 be preserved or at least cut very spar- 

 ingly. 



Priest Rivert, G. N. Ry. Coolin| on 

 Priest Lake (a) . Motor boats and Evin- 

 rudes. See more particularly "The 

 Thoroughfare." 

 "The Thoroughfare" Priest Lake, Idaho 



^Coniferous Forest, Northwestern. 

 About 640 acres in Bonner County, 

 northern Idaho, within Kaniksu Na- 

 tional Forest in Sees. 4 and 9 T. 62 and 

 Sec. 33 T. 63 N. R. 4 W. Boise M. 

 along "Thoroughfare," a channel which 

 connects upper and lower Priest Lake; 

 typical mesophytic mature forest of 

 western white pine, western red cedar, 

 western hemlock, western larch, lowland 

 grand fir, alpine fir, Engelmann spruce, 

 with characteristic northern Idaho vege- 

 tation of shrubs, grasses, evergreens and 

 annuals. 2300 ft. Recommendation to 

 preserve in a natural state will be made 

 by the U. S. Forest Service. 



Priest River| G. N. Ry. CoolinJ 25 

 miles by auto; motor boat on lake 20 mi. 

 to Forest Lodge hotel| close by area. 



Grove of Virgin White Pine Forest 6 



t Coniferous Forest, Northwestern. 120 

 acres in Bonner Co., Idaho, in Sec. 22 T. 

 64 N. R. 5 W. B. Mer. within Kaniksu 

 National Forest in northern Idaho, 



6 Name tentatively given; not yet approved; will 

 be recommended as such; name for E. C. Rogers, 

 deceased, one of the first Forest Research men in 

 this region./. A. L. 



north of upper Priest Lake. Typical 

 mesophytic virgin forest of western 

 white pine, western red cedar, western 

 hemlock, grand fir, alpine fir, western 

 larch, Engelmann spruce, and charac- 

 teristic northern Idaho vegetation. 

 3000ft. 



Priest River J G. N. Ry. CoolinJ (a) ; 

 motor boat to Forest Lodge; to area (h) 

 20 mi. 



Mullan Park 



Coniferous Forest, Northwestern. 

 About 50 acres in Kootenai Co., Idaho, 

 Sec. 6, T. 49 N., R. 1 W. within Coeur 

 d'Alene National Forest. Burns sum- 

 mit 20 mi. from Coeur d'Alene, 40 mi. 

 from Wallace on Yellowstone Trail. 

 Typical forest of western white pine, 

 Douglas fir, western larch, some western 

 red cedar, western hemlock, characteris- 

 tic vegetation. 3000 ft. 



Coeur d'Alene J N. P. Ry. (a) 20 mi. 



Wallace! N. P. (a) 40 mi. 



Heyburn Park (Idaho) 



Coniferous Forest, Northwestern. In 

 Kootenai Co., Idaho, on southern end of 

 Coeur d'Alene Lake about 2 sections. 

 Typical mesophytic forest of western 

 larch, Douglas fir, some western j^ellow 

 pine, riverside and hillside flora. 2000- 

 3000 ft. 



Coeur d'AleneJ N. P. Ry. and C. M. 

 & St. P. Ry. via Spokane. 



Steamer to hotel j| in park. 



"Montana State Game Preserve" 

 (Northern Rockies) 



Coniferous Forest Prairie and Aspen. 

 In Lewis and Clark Co., Mont., within 

 Lewis and Clark National Forest and 

 Montana State Game Preserve. Also 

 valuable for study of forest succession 

 after fires. Forests of Douglas fir, 

 lodgepole pine, Engelmann spruce, west- 

 ern yellow pine, aspen, zerophytic 

 prairie, open range and forest border. 

 Fauna-elk, deer, moose, grizzly bear, 

 black bear, beaver, otter, mink, marten, 

 muskrat, squirrels, gophers. 5000- 

 10,000 ft. 



