Fryburg, North Dakota 



Location 



Billings Co., ND; Sec. 8, R. 100 W., T. 139 N.; GPS-UTM 5191148 N, 627345 E. 

 About 1.3 miles west-southwest of Fryburg. 



From Medora, South Dakota, travel 13 miles east on U.S. Interstate 94. Take Exit 36 and turn 

 right (south). Continue through Fryburg to "T" in road, located about 0.4 mile south of town. Turn 

 right (west) onto Sully Creek Road and travel 1.3 miles. Photopoint is in a swale about 50 yards 

 north of the road. 



Description 



August 27, 1999 



Upland and Hillsides 



Grasses. Agropyron smithii, 

 Koeleria pyramidata, Stipa 

 comata, Poa pratensis, 

 Bouteloua gracilis, Poa 

 secunda 



Forbs. Chrysopsis villosa, 

 Solidago spp., Psoralea 

 tenuiflora, Artemisia 

 ludoviciana 



Shrubs. Artemisia 

 dracunculus, Artemisia 

 Jrigida, Symphoricarpos 

 occidentalis 



Drainage 



Shrubs and Trees. 



Shepherdia argentea, 

 Primus virginiana, Potentilla 

 Jruticosa, Fraxinus 

 pennsylvanica 



Synopsis 



Uplands and hillsides dominated 

 by grasses in 1924 are now rich 

 in shrub and tree species. Since 

 1924, shrub height and volume 

 has increased greatly; otherwise, 

 since 1959, the composition of 

 herbaceous and woody species 

 appears to have changed little. 



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