Bedford Road
Bedford Road. Note invasive grasses between chaparal shrub species in type-converted area. Also note hand line dug between the type-converted area and the chaparral on left.
Cleared area along Bedford Rd.
Cleared area along N. Main Divide Rd. Note pile of cut chaparral shrubs and erosion scars on hill.
N. Main Divide Rd. type-converted area with off road vehicle tracks.
This area is a tree plantation that was established after the removal of the native chaparral stand. Note woody burls on ground from old-growth manzanitas that once occupied site.
N. Main Divide Rd. Massive type-converted area. Note contours on hill. These may have been cut during the establishment of the nearby tree planation to prepare the slope for pine planting.
N. Main Divide Rd. Type-converted ridge. Note trench cut between invasive grass area and native chaparral stand.
Detail of trench cut deep into the hillside between the invasive grass area and the chaparral. It was created to prevent burning material from future prescribed burning activity upslope from rolling into the chaparral below.
N. Main Divide Rd. Native chaparral and oak stand clear cut. Note the oaks that have died.
Removal of native shrubland species in the tree plantation area.
Removal of manzantia at the edge of the tree plantation.
Tractor ball and cable accident. The tractor operator was dragging a large ball and cable vegetation crushing device up and down this steep slope below Pleasants Peak. The tractor was pulled off balance and dragged down the mountain. The operator was killed. Remains of tractor can be seen scattered along the slope. The ball and cable are further down, out of the photo, to the right. Location: N. Main Divide Rd. below Pleasants Peak.
Chaparral/oak tree crushing ball attached to cable.
Close up of chaparral/oak tree crushing ball.
A portion of the area crushed by ball and cable device. Note tractor remains scattered down the slope.
N. Main Divide Rd. The native chaparral was removed here. Only the oak remains.
Dozer line cut along a steep ridge.
