Photo Database Series Aerial Photos: Elk River Timber Harvests 199

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This aerial photograph shows Headwaters Grove at center with Elkhead Springs Grove on the right in the upper Elk River watershed. Most timber harvests in the photograph appear to be clear cuts. Photo courtesy of Doug Thron and Project Lighthawk. Copyright by Doug Thron Nature Photography. Summer 1994.

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Clear cut on Elk River Timber Company land after a controlled burn. Humboldt Bay is visible in the background. Photo courtesy of and copyright by Doug Thron Nature Photography. February 1997.

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Selective harvests in the upper North Fork Elk River watershed. Skid trails in the photograph are not part of road density calculations in the PALCO HCP. Photo courtesy of Doug Thron and Project Lighthawk. Copyright by Doug Thron Nature Photography. January 1997.

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Clear cuts surrounding Elkhead Springs Grove as seen from the air in summer 1994. The dense network of skid trails increases erosion. Photo courtesy of Doug Thron and Project Lighthawk. Copyright by Doug Thron Nature Photography.


 

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