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Ponderosa Pine Forests

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1 Ponderosa Pine Forests
Montane Life Zone Ponderosa Pine Forests

2 Dominant Species: Ponderosa Pine

3 Ponderosa Pine Ponderosa Forest distribution
Most widespread forest type in W. US

4 Historically – Ponderosa Forest
Forest rangers marking ponderosa pine for timber sale near Flagstaff, Arizona, Image 57a by A.G. Varela courtesy of Cline Library Special Collections, Northern Arizona University. cpluhna.nau.edu/Change/grazing.htm

5 Indicator Species: Abert’s squirrel

6 Indicator Species: Stellar’s Jay

7 Role of Fire?

8 Role of Fire?

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