Valentine, Montana 

 Location 



Fergus Co., MT; Sec. 16, R. 26 E., T. 18 N.; GPS-UTM 6244564 N, 695746 E. 

 About 30 miles east of Roy. 



From Roy, travel east 7.5 miles on U.S. Highway 191, then south 0.5 mile on Montana Highway 19 

 to Valentine Road. Turn left (east) onto Valentine Road (gravel road) and continue about 19 miles 

 to intersection of Dovetail Trail Road and Valentine Road. Continue straight (east) on Dovetail 

 Road about 0.3 mile until road turns north. Photopoint is about 350 yards southeast of bend in 

 the road. 



Description 



August 10, 1999 



Upland Near Photopoint 



Grasses. Agropyron smithii, 

 BouteloucL gracilis, Stipa 

 comata, Stipa viridula, 

 Koeleria cristata, Poa se- 

 cunda, Calamovilfa 

 longifolia, Bromus japonicas, 

 Agropyron cristatum 



Forbs. Sphaeralcea 

 coccinea, Psoralea 

 tenuiflora, Liatris punctata 



Drainage to Ridge 



Grasses. Agropyron smithii, 

 Bouteloua gracilis, Stipa 

 comata, Koeleria 

 pyramidata, Poa secunda 



Forbs. Sphaeralcea 

 coccinea, Psoralea tenuiflora 



Shrubs. Artemisia cana, 

 Artemisia tridentata, 

 Ceratoides lanata, 

 Tetradymia canescens 



Synopsis 



The upland in the foreground 

 has been invaded by Agropyron 

 cristatum. Opuntia spp. are still 

 present. Both Artemisia 

 tridentata and A. cana have 

 significantly increased in den- 

 sity and size. Although Pinus 

 ponderosa density seems to 

 have increased only slightly, 

 trees have grown in size. 



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