Slopes within the Montrose burned area were exceedingly steep and the fire of November 1933 was hot enough to remove a large part of the protective cover of the brush although some of the big-cone spruce and oak trees survived. The 15 tons of Trieste mustard sown on the burn prior to the heavy rain had not time to germinate. Quite a lot of seeds were left on the ridges between gulleys and were germinating at the time this picture was taken. 1934. Metcalf
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Location: average distance Identification: exact ground location unclear, appears unknowable No people present in picture
Type
image
Identifier
fritz_metcalf-4116
Subject
Erosion Floods Landslides Fires - Effects on vegetation Fires - Effects on terrain Los Angeles County
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