Long Pine, Nebraska 



Location 



Brown Co., NE; Sec. 31, R. 20 W., T. 30 N.; GPS-UTM 4708894 N, 441588 E. 

 About 1.5 miles south-southwest of Long Pine. 



From Long Pine, off U.S. Highway 20, travel south on Main Street and cross a bike path (that is, 

 abandoned railroad tracks) near the center of town. Turn right (west) immediately after crossing 

 the bike path and travel about 0.2 mile to the bridge. Photopoint is from the east end of bridge. 



Description 



September 22, 1999 



Bottomland and Ridges 



Grasses. Muhlenbergia 

 racemosa, Panicwn 

 virgatum, Calamovilfa 

 longifolia, Andropogon 

 gerardii, Andropogon hallii, 

 Schizachyrium scoparium, 

 Bouteloua gracilis, 

 Dicanthelium spp., Carex 

 spp. 



Forbs. Ambrosia 

 psilostachya. Aster ericoides, 

 Conyza canadensis. Asclepias 

 spp., Helianthus annuus. 

 Kochia scoparia, Medicago 

 sativa 



Trees. Acer negundo, Pinus 

 ponderosa. Populus deltoides, 

 Ulmus americana, Quercus 

 stellata, Juniperus virginiana 



Synopsis 



The course of Long Pine Creek 

 has become less meandering 

 since 1908. The 1908 photo 

 shows few shrubs and trees 

 along the watercourse and a 

 narrow meandering creek. 

 Although the 1958 and 1998 

 retakes show an increase in 

 deciduous and evergreen tree 

 densities and cover, which hide 

 a good portion of the creek, the 

 visible areas reflect a wider and 

 shallower creek. Many serai and 

 invasive species, such as 

 Conyza canadensis. Helianthus 

 annuus, Kochia scoparia. and 

 Ambrosia psilostachya. are 

 currently present. 



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