Ponderosa Pine Forests Montane Life Zone Ponderosa Pine Forests
Dominant Species: Ponderosa Pine
Ponderosa Pine Ponderosa Forest distribution Most widespread forest type in W. US
Historically – Ponderosa Forest Forest rangers marking ponderosa pine for timber sale near Flagstaff, Arizona, 1909. Image 57a by A.G. Varela courtesy of Cline Library Special Collections, Northern Arizona University. cpluhna.nau.edu/Change/grazing.htm
Indicator Species: Abert’s squirrel
Indicator Species: Stellar’s Jay
Role of Fire?
Role of Fire?