Fort Sill Conservation Planning

Photograph of a parking area-to minimize erosion the area sould be treated with a gravel cover. Lake Elmer Thomas Recreation Area.
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Sill Conservation Planning

Photograph of active erosion in roadside borrow. Stabilization measures needed. Chatto Road, north of Golf Course.
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Sill Conservation Planning

Photograph of roadside borrow erosion. Stabilizaton measures needed. Jct. South Boundary Road (East) and East Cache Creek-Looking east.
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Sill Conservation Planning

Photograph of streambank erosion at Pratt Road crossing. Stabilization measures needed.
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Sill Conservation Planning

Photograph of roadside erosion-stabilization measures needed to reduce silt pollution of nearby streams.
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Sill Conservation Planning

Photograph of roadside borrow erosion. Stabilizaton measures needed. Jct. South Boundary Road (East) and East Cache Creek-Looking west.
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Sill Conservation Planning

Photograph of fireguard in combination with road-side borrow areas. With excessive areas denuded of vegetation which contributes to accelerated erosion. East Boundary Road vicinity of Jct. with Bald Ridge Road.
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Sill Conservation Planning

Photograph of fireguard in combination with road-side borrow areas. With excessive areas denuded of vegetation which contributes to accelerated erosion. East Boundary Road vicinity of Jct. with Bald Ridge Road.
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Sill Conservation Planning

Photograph of grave and monument of Geronimo, The Great Chief of the Apache Indians. Apache Cemetery-East range.
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Ft Sill Conservation Planning

Photograph of roadside stabilization and beautification. Wall is honeysuckle ot control erosion highway interchange.
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watershed Planning and Construction

Photograph of breakthrough drainage hole in fill containing slickspot (sodium affected) fill material. Repair and treatment needed. OK-3031-6.
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds, Planning and Construction

Photograph of a general view of a construction operation near upper end of channel. Spoil banks to be spread. Slide slopes to be vegetated. OK-3031-9.
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds, Planning and Construction

Photograph of the installation of a pipe drop for adjacent field drain. OK-3031-1.
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds, Planning and Construction

Photograph of breakthrough drainage hole in fill containing slickspot (sodium affected) fill material. Repair and treatment needed. OK-3031-4.
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish

Photograph of an inlet to 7 acre fish pond from irrigation ditch. Water is from dug wells, 14,000 four inch fingerlings-10,000 channel and approximately 4,000 blue cat will be stocked 4-10-68. Fish will be commercially fed and sold. Pond will stand 4 feet in depth on north end to 5 feet in depth on south end.
Date: April 9, 1968
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Burn Recovery Area

Photograph of increased growth of switchgrass compared to earlier photos. This area was burned in August 1963. Switchgrass which spreads by rhyzomes was less damaged than bunch type grasses.
Date: April 4, 1968
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Range Fire Recovery

Photograph of buffalo grazing on area athat burned in March 11, 1967 east of highway north of Cache gate. This fire was of incendiary origin. Quanah-Elk Mountain pasture. Animals tend to concentrate grazing on areas that have been burned.
Date: April 4, 1968
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Range Sulpher Flat Trap

Photograph of SW corner of the Sulpher Flat trap looking east. Note fence line contrast.
Date: April 4, 1968
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Recovery From Fire

Photograph of grass recovery from August, 1963 fire. An increase in little bluestem, sand dropseed and fingedleaf paspalum is noted. Area north of cedar grove east of Meers Gate.
Date: April 4, 1968
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sulpher Flat Trap

Photograph of SW corner of the Sulpher Flat trap looking east. Note fence line contrast.
Date: April 4, 1968
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Burn Recovery Area

Photograph of the area just outside the August 1963 burn.
Date: April 3, 1968
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Burnline of August 1963 Fire

Photograph of the burnline of the August 1963 fire looking into the OU permanent enclosrue from the south. Boulder Ridge Range Site.
Date: April 3, 1968
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fire Damage Recovery Mt. Scott Pasture

Photograph of area damaged by fire in early August 1963 east of Meers gate in Mt. Scott pasture. 2,700 acres were burned. There is still evidence of accelerated erosion. The area is grazed. Little bluestem and tall dropseen are the main grasses.
Date: April 3, 1968
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Graham Flat Pasture

Photograph of a savannah area looking north into Graham Flat pasture from 1/10 mi. east of entrance to Camp Doris campground. This pasture has been grazed by buffalo in the winter. Before cross fencing, this was a part of the Big Game pasture and had light use.
Date: April 3, 1968
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History