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1943. Deterioration of fire-killed Douglas-fir. Cross-section 30 inches diameter inside bark (DIB) at 75 feet above base. Showing 6-7 inches penetration by Asemum and Criocephalus. T1S; R6W; Section 2. Tillamook Burn, Oregon.

Deterioration of fire-killed Douglas-fir. Cross-section 30 inches diameter inside bark (DIB) at 75 feet above base. Showing 6-7 inches penetration by Asemum and Criocephalus. T1S; R6W; Section 2. Tillamook Burn, Oregon.

 

Photo by: Robert L. Furniss

Date: May 18, 1943

 

Credit: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection.

Collection: Portland Station Collection; La Grande, Oregon.

Image: PS-633

 

To learn more about this photo collection see:

Wickman, B.E., Torgersen, T.R. and Furniss, M.M. 2002. Photographic images and history of forest insect investigations on the Pacific Slope, 1903-1953. Part 2. Oregon and Washington. American Entomologist, 48(3), p. 178-185.

 

For additional historical forest entomology photos, stories, and resources see the Western Forest Insect Work Conference site: wfiwc.org/content/history-and-resources

 

Image provided by USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection: www.fs.usda.gov/main/r6/forest-grasslandhealth

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