Bankhead National Forest Field Trip - December,  2000

Examples of Forest Types

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P1011056.jpg (94398 bytes) PreTour Briefing by District Ranger, Glen Gaines

P1011058.jpg (508329 bytes) P1011059.jpg (518073 bytes) Last Succession (90 years old); Dry and Xeric Oak Forest, Woodland and Savanna

P1011060.jpg (438584 bytes) P1011061.jpg (177522 bytes) Sapling/Pole (13 yers old); Dry Mesic Oak Forest

 P1011063.jpg (399305 bytes) P1011064.jpg (188147 bytes) Mid Succession (28 years old); Xeric Pine and Pine-Oak Forest, Woodland, and Savanna

 P1011065.jpg (181197 bytes) P1011066.jpg (188075 bytes) P1011067.jpg (177883 bytes) Grass/Forb (0 years old); Salvage cut resulting from Pine Beetle Infestation of Loblolly Pines.

P1011070.jpg (491743 bytes) P1011071.jpg (505791 bytes) Late Succession (97 Years Old); Tidings-Bankhead-Bluff Complex, 25-60% slopes.

P1011073.jpg (351483 bytes) P1011076.jpg (162657 bytes) Tour Lunch Break at Brushy Lake

P1011077.jpg (191097 bytes) P1011078.jpg (194574 bytes) Late Succession (79 Years Old); Xeric Pine and Pine-Oak Forest, Woodland, and Savanna