Group:
Location
40° 40' 0.0012" N, 121° 10' 0.0012" W
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Brief Site Description:
Blacks Mountain Experimental Forest
Detailed Site Description:
The Blacks Mountain Experimental Forest was formally designated in 1934 as the Station's principal site for management studies in the interior ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws. var. ponderosa) type. Studies going back as far as 1910 had resulted in new theories of management, silviculture, and insect control. A primary objective of the Experimental Forest was to develop these theories into a system of management and to test, demonstrate, and improve the system through continuous operation of a timber tract on a commercial scale.
Field Site Type:
US affiliate
Registration:
Unregistered
Network(s):
USFS
Study Start Date:
1934
Mean Annual Precipitation:
457 millimeters / year
Average Summer Temperature:
29°C
Average Winter Temperature:
-9°C
Land Cover:
Evergreen Forest
Geology:
other igneous
Soil Order:
Mollisol
Hydrology: Surface water - Stream Flow Performance:
Unknown
Hydrology: Groundwater:
Unknown
Climate:
Temperate
Sub-Climate:
Humid