Cody, Wyoming 



Location 



Park Co., WY; Sec. 34, R. 105 W., T. 50 N.; GPS-UTM 4902330 N, 621 1 15 E for 1937 and 1998 

 photopoint, and GPS-UTM 4902032 N, 620976 E for 1960 photopoint. 



About 30 miles southwest of Cody. 



From Cody, travel west on U.S. Highway 14 through town to Wyoming Highway 291. Continue 

 southwest on Wyoming Highway 291, along the south fork of the Shoshoni River, for about 29 miles 

 to the entrance of Shoshoni National Forest. 



This set of photos was taken from two photopoints. The original (1937) and second retake (1998) 

 were taken from the same photopoint, about 50 yards south of the north entrance on the east side 

 of Wyoming Highway 291. The photopoint for the 1960 photo was taken on the west side of Wyo- 

 ming Highway 291 about 50 yards south. 



Description 



September 10, 1999 



Upland to Mountain 



Grasses. Agropyron 

 spicatum, Stipa comata, 

 Koeleria pyramidata 



Forbs. Opuntia polycantha 



Shrubs and Trees. Artemisia 

 Jrigida, Artemisia tridentata 



Synopsis 



All three photos indicate little 

 change has occurred in herba- 

 ceous cover, production, and 

 species composition over time, 

 with only a slight increase in 

 conifer density (Pinus ponderosa) 

 on the mountains 



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