Spearfish, South Dakota 



Location 



Lawrence Co., SD; Sec. 34, R. 2 E., T. 7 N.; GPS-UTM 4930102 N, 590496 E. 



About 2 miles north of Spearfish. 



From Spearfish, travel north about 2 miles to the junction of U.S. Highways 14 and 85. Turn 

 right (east) onto access road parallel to U.S. Highway 85, next to public utility station. Then, travel 

 south about 0.5 mile. Picture was taken on the hill to the left (east) of access road. 



Description 



September 21, 1999 



Upland to Hills 



Grasses. Agropyron smithii, 

 Stipa comata, Schizachyrium 

 scoparium, Muhlenbergia 

 cuspidata, Carexjilifolia, 

 Calamovilfa longifolia, Pani- 

 cum virgatum 



Shrubs and Trees. Artemisia 

 Jrigida, Yucca glauca, 

 Gutierrezia sarothrae 



Hills and Foothills 



Grasses. Agropyron smithii, 

 Carexfilifolia, Stipa comata, 

 Calamovilfa longifolia, Pani- 

 cum virgatum 



Shrubs and Trees. Pinus 

 ponderosa, Quercus 

 macrocarpa 



Synopsis 



An electric line and fence have 

 been in existence since 1914. 

 Pinus ponderosa and Quercus 

 macrocarpa have increased on 

 the distant hillside over the 

 years. In the foreground, Yucca 

 glauca seems to have increased 

 dramatically, and grass produc- 

 tion and cover have improved. 



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