Sleepy hollow, federal land. General view of ungrazed land with excellent vegetative cover and no soil erosion.
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Sleepy hollow, federal land. General view of ungrazed land with excellent vegetative cover and no soil erosion. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_017 ; ZION 9520
Image Series 105.05 - Forest and Rangeland Conservation
Zion National Park Museum and Archives
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Zion National Park, Code: ZION
Zion National Park, Utah
NPS Museum Catalog Number : ZION 9520
NPS Museum Accession Number : ZION-00768
Zion Legacy HPC Database Number : HPC-007092
20160822
08/01/1951 - 08/30/1951
Negative and print card | 3.25 x 4.5 in
Public Can View
Paul L. Balch
Person: Museum Curator
Organization: Zion National Park
Position: Museum Curator
Address: Zion National Park, State Route 9, Springdale, UT 84767
Email: zion_museum@nps.gov

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Comparing an overgrazed area in Potato Hollow with the vegetative cover in 12-year fenced plot.

Comparing an overgrazed area in Potato Hollow with the vegetative cover in 12-year fenced plot. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_001 ; ZION 13431

Overgrazed area in Potato Hollow.

Overgrazed area in Potato Hollow. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_002 ; ZION 13432

Overgrazing in Potato Hollow, grass being replaced with cactus.

Overgrazing in Potato Hollow, grass being replaced with cactus. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_003 ; ZION 13433

Cattle bogged down in remains of last water hole used by stock of Mr. Langston, Potato Hollow area.

Cattle bogged down in remains of last water hole used by stock of Mr. Langston, Potato Hollow area. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_004 ; ZION 13434

Overgrazed area in Potato Hollow, typical hillside in area.

Overgrazed area in Potato Hollow, typical hillside in area. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_005 ; ZION 13435

Small log check dams.

Small log check dams. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_006 ; ZION 13436

Small log check dams.

Small log check dams. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_007 ; ZION 13437

Small log check dams.

Small log check dams. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_008 ; ZION 13438

Skull Hollow, Spendlove land. Note V-shaped gully 10-feet deep. Grasses are conspicuous in their absence.

Skull Hollow, Spendlove land. Note V-shaped gully 10-feet deep. Grasses are conspicuous in their absence. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_009 ; ZION 9330

Overgrazing of sawmill canyon, Langston land. Note gully down to bedrock.

Overgrazing of sawmill canyon, Langston land. Note gully down to bedrock. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_010 ; ZION 9331

Langston ridge land. (Similar conditions exist on Spendlove property).

Langston ridge land. (Similar conditions exist on Spendlove property). ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_011 ; ZION 9332

Langston ridge land. (Similar conditions exist on Spendlove property). A dense stand of ungrazed manzanita.

Langston ridge land. (Similar conditions exist on Spendlove property). A dense stand of ungrazed manzanita. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_012 ; ZION 9333

Goose creek tributary, Langston land. View of overgrazed open valley cut up with gullies.

Goose creek tributary, Langston land. View of overgrazed open valley cut up with gullies. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_013 ; ZION 9334

Corral Hollow, Langston land. This once-gullied valley was treated with check dams during Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) program.

Corral Hollow, Langston land. This once-gullied valley was treated with check dams during Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) program. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_014 ; ZION 9335

Typical ridge-top vegetation. Overgrazing.

Typical ridge-top vegetation. Overgrazing. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_015 ; ZION 9468

Potato Hollow, federal land. (Similar land on Langston 40 acres.).

Potato Hollow, federal land. (Similar land on Langston 40 acres.). ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_016 ; ZION 9519

Start of erosion gully in Corral Hollow.

Start of erosion gully in Corral Hollow. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_018 ; ZION 13450

Vegetation at Corral Hollow. Overgrazing.

Vegetation at Corral Hollow. Overgrazing. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_019 ; ZION 9462

Vegetation at Potato Hollow.

Vegetation at Potato Hollow. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_020 ; ZION 9463

Fenced plot, upper Potato Hollow.

Fenced plot, upper Potato Hollow. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_021 ; ZION 9464

Overgrazed land at Corral Hollow - mullein and senecio.

Overgrazed land at Corral Hollow - mullein and senecio. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_022 ; ZION 9465

Browse line on oak, Corral Hollow.

Browse line on oak, Corral Hollow. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_023 ; ZION 9466

Upper Potato Hollow.

Upper Potato Hollow. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_024 ; ZION 13451

Earth tank, Corral Hollow.

Earth tank, Corral Hollow. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_025 ; ZION 9467

Earth tank, Potato Hollow, man standing at edge of filled tank.

Earth tank, Potato Hollow, man standing at edge of filled tank. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_026 ; ZION 9469

Manzanita clearing, Langston's land.

Manzanita clearing, Langston's land. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_027 ; ZION 9470

Langston's land

Langston's land; cleared and planted to grass. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_028 ; ZION 9471

Cattle on severely overgrazed slope at Corral Hollow.

Cattle on severely overgrazed slope at Corral Hollow. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_029 ; ZION 13452

Overgrazed bitter brush, Corral Hollow.

Overgrazed bitter brush, Corral Hollow. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_030 ; ZION 9472

Meadow on the west side of the river above the Utah Parks Company (Union Pacific Railroad) sewer farm. The original vegetation in this open park was replaced with annual cheat grass as a result of past over-grazing.

Meadow on the west side of the river above the Utah Parks Company (Union Pacific Railroad) sewer farm. The original vegetation in this open park was replaced with annual cheat grass as a result of past over-grazing. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_

Worker (H. Firm?) standing by fence enclosure in petrified forest.

Worker (H. Firm?) standing by fence enclosure in petrified forest. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_032 ; ZION 10311

Enclosure in the petrified forest area.

Enclosure in the petrified forest area. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_033 ; ZION 10312

Potato Hollow fenced plot

Potato Hollow fenced plot; vegetative contrast in and outside quarter-acre plot vegetation inside fence steadily recovering over last 15 years erosion. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_034 ; ZION 9323

Man on horse in a field of sage and scrub brush named 'hog heaven'. [Appears to be on the Kolob Terrace near Cave Valley?]

Man on horse in a field of sage and scrub brush named 'hog heaven'. [Appears to be on the Kolob Terrace near Cave Valley?] ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_036 ; ZION 13461

Man standing with his horse near an eroded gully, 'hog heaven' on the Kolob Terrace.

Man standing with his horse near an eroded gully, 'hog heaven' on the Kolob Terrace. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_037 ; ZION 13463

Browse line showing overstocking of deer.

Browse line showing overstocking of deer. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_038 ; ZION 10320

Original desert bighorn sheep received from Lake Mead National Recreation Area. This was the first lamb found dead on August 20, 1973 in enclosure across the river from Visitor Center.

Original desert bighorn sheep received from Lake Mead National Recreation Area. This was the first lamb found dead on August 20, 1973 in enclosure across the river from Visitor Center. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_039 ; ZION 8396

Original desert bighorn sheep received from Lake Mead National Recreation Area. This was the first lamb found dead in enclosure across the river from Visitor Center.

Original desert bighorn sheep received from Lake Mead National Recreation Area. This was the first lamb found dead in enclosure across the river from Visitor Center. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_040 ; ZION 8397