Crawford, Nebraska 



Location 



Dawes Co., NE; Sec. 4, R. 52 W.. T. 31 N.; GPS-UTM 4727406 N. 629088 E. 

 West of Crawford City Park at Ft. Robinson State Park. 



From Crawford, at intersection of U.S. Highway 20 and Nebraska Highways 2 and 71, continue 

 west through town to Crawford City Park. Proceed west of city park stadium about 100 yards to Ft. 

 Robinson State Park's fence line. Photopoint is located about 100 yards west of Ft. Robinson State 

 Park's east fence line. 



Description 



September 21, 1999 



Upland 



Grasses. Carexfilifolia, 

 Stipa comata, Bouteloua 

 gracilis, Koeleria 

 pyramidata, Poa secunda, 

 Poa pratensis, Aristida 

 longiseta, Calamovilfa 

 longifolia, Andropogon hallii 



Forbs. Liatris punctata, Aster 

 ericoides. Ambrosia 

 psilostachya, Chrysopsis 

 villosa, Erigonium spp., 

 Psoralea tenuiflora 



Shrubs. Artemisia filifolia, 

 Yucca glauca 



Synopsis 



Composition of plant species is 

 similar to that in 1960 descrip- 

 tion. Present grass and grasslike 

 composition is estimated as 60 

 percent Carex, Stipa, and 

 Bouteloua; 30 percent Koeleria, 

 Poa, and Aristida; and 10 per- 

 cent Calamovilfa and 

 Andropogon. One distinct differ- 

 ence is the absence of the 

 Bouteloua hirsuta recorded in 

 1960. Density and cover of Pinus 

 ponderosa has continued to 

 steadily increase since 1909. 

 Pocket gopher activity is visible 

 in the 1998 photo. Notes also 

 indicate the presence of horses 

 on this site in 1998. 



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