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A recent wildland fire, September 2012, burned much of the Tule Mountain Wilderness Study Area (WSA) managed by the Alturas Field Office of the BLM. Just east of this WSA are many square miles of western juniper woodlands also managed by the BLM. Juniper removal projects are presently ongoing in this area and have been for several years with highly variable results when it comes to the retention of old growth juniper. We monitor this region on a regular basis.

This particular old growth juniper woodland is located just east of the Tule Mountain WSA. As with any old juniper woodland, this one has its own unique characteristics. The old trees in this woodland are relatively short and many have multiple trunks with a dead central spike. There is a high number of dead standing snags, dead wood retained aloft, fallen snags and dead wood on the ground in this area. The native vegetation understory is in excellent condition since permitted cattle have not degraded this area significantly.

East of Tule Mountain, Lassen County,

Northeastern California, BLM.

These are images taken of an old western juniper woodland east of the Tule Mountain WSA. The images were taken during the first week of October 2012. The measuring stick has six inch increments.

These are images of individual old juniper trees from the old growth juniper woodland in the gallery above. It also includes images of standing live and dead snags present in this old community.

Old Bark vs Young Bark Long Leaders in Old Juniper

Home Camp, NV, 2013 Massacre Lake, Nevada Devil's Garden Natural Area East of Tule Mountain Ticker Springs Old Growth Juniper ACEC Parsnip Allotment 2013, MNF East of Dorris Brothers Reservoir

Old Growth Juniper Wild Flowers Old Growth Woodlands

Old Juniper Gallery

Gallery of Old Juniper Wlidflowers on Parsnip 2013 Groups of Old Juniper

Old Growth Juniper Old Growth Groups Cut Old Growth

Timbered Mountain October 2013 Power Line Rd One Day Wood Cutter Porcupine Rim Reservoir C Campground East of Big Sage Same Wood Cutter West of Logan Slough,Sept. 2013 Power Line Road 7 Miles East of Big Sage Reservoir, 2013

Before Thinning Update: October 2012

Blue Door Flat, BLM Red Lake Unit, MNF Pinnacle Unit, MNF Home Camp, BLM Antelope Plains, MNF Bull Creek Allotment, BLM Board Corral, NV, BLM 49 Mountain, Vya, NV, BLM Triangle Allotment, MNF

Cut Old Growth Gallery

Red Lake Old Growth Wildflowers in May and June

Old growth Cut Along Rim Old Juniper Cut 205 - 660 Years Very Old Cut Juniper

Individual Old Juniper Groups of Old Juniper Trunks of Old Juniper Wildflowers Blooming in April Old Growth Juniper Cut

Individual Old Growth Juniper Groups of Old Juniper Previous Habitat Improvement Spring Impacted by Cattle

Visual Resources Groups of Old Growth Juniper Lichen and Fungi Trunks of Old Growth