Santa Fe Trail stone marker 1906 at Cimarron National Grassland
Daughters of the American Revolution marker 1906 with view; nr/feature/places/13000136.htm; rmrs/geography/cimarron-national-grassland
Santa Fe Trail stone marker 1906 close up at Cimarron National Grassla...
Daughters of the American Revolution marker 1906; nr/feature/places/13000136.htm; rmrs/geography/cimarron-national-grassland
Public Relations - Montana, National Forest Service photograph.
Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
Sunrise Mine, Hall, Granite County, MT
Significance: The property was one of the more successful and longest operating of the dozen or so gold mills established in Granite County. It made significant contribution to the economic and social developme... More
Mullan Road Segment, Saint Regis, Mineral County, MT
Significance: Although the military road never functioned as such, it did become a popular thoroughfare for emigrants and fortune seekers during the gold rushes in the 1860s and for a few years thereafter. Pred... More
Indian - Alaska, National Forest Service photograph.
Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
Pineau Placer Mining Camp, Goldcreek, Powell County, MT
Significance: The camp was constructed at an early date (1890s or shortly thereafter), and for three decades was associated with Gus Pineau, a well-known miner in the area. Up until the 1940s, the Pineau operat... More
Moonlight Mining Camp, Maxville, Granite County, MT
Significance: Few mining camps in Montana are as complex, intact, and unaltered as the camp. It is an excellent example of the distinctive characteristics of the type, period, and method of construction inheren... More
Royal Basin Mine & Mill Site, Maxville, Granite County, MT
Significance: It was one of the larger outfits in a region noted for numerous and varied mining operations. The intensive development and large-scale investment in the mine made an important contribution to the... More
Eloise Gerry (1885-1970), shown at microscope
Description: By the 1920s, Eloise Gerry (1885-1970) was considered one of the foremost investigators in wood technology in America and one of few female scientists specializing in research on lumbering, wood ut... More
Inside the Pelican Club Cabin at Big Creek cattle ranch on the Colorad...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First photographed in 1919, the building was originally built and used by the U.S. Forest Service, likely as an out station where rang... More
The humble Pelican Club Cabin at Big Creek cattle ranch on the Colorad...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First photographed in 1919, the building was originally built and used by the U.S. Forest Service, likely as an out station where rang... More
The humble Pelican Club Cabin at Big Creek cattle ranch on the Colorad...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First photographed in 1919, the building was originally built and used by the U.S. Forest Service, likely as an out station where rang... More
Inside the Pelican Club Cabin at Big Creek cattle ranch on the Colorad...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First photographed in 1919, the building was originally built and used by the U.S. Forest Service, likely as an out station where rang... More
The humble Pelican Club Cabin at Big Creek cattle ranch on the Colorad...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First photographed in 1919, the building was originally built and used by the U.S. Forest Service, likely as an out station where rang... More
The Taylor House in Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Built in 1904, the fourquare-style house was the home of U.S. Rep. Edward Taylor, who authored the Taylor Grazing Act, New Deal legisl... More
The humble Pelican Club Cabin at Big Creek cattle ranch on the Colorad...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First photographed in 1919, the building was originally built and used by the U.S. Forest Service, likely as an out station where rang... More
Inside the Pelican Club Cabin at Big Creek cattle ranch on the Colorad...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First photographed in 1919, the building was originally built and used by the U.S. Forest Service, likely as an out station where rang... More
Ouachita National Forest employees at booth, Hot Springs Arkansas
Two women and a man holding a plate sized cluster of small quartz crystals, standing in front of free standing display
Idaho National Guardsmen depart from Gowen Field, Boise
Idaho National Guardsmen depart from Gowen Field, Boise after being activated to support the U.S. Forest Service in their fight against wildfires in the area.
"Cimarron River" wayside at Cimarron National Grassland
"The Cimarron River" wayside; nr/feature/places/13000136.htm; rmrs/geography/cimarron-national-grassland
Tall grass prairie at Cimarron National Grassland
Tallgrass prairie; nr/feature/places/13000136.htm; rmrs/geography/cimarron-national-grassland
Conestoga, Cimarron National Grassland stone monument
Monument and wayside on the prairie; The Santa Fe Trail’s Cimarron Route cuts diagonally through this grassland; nr/feature/places/13000136.htm; rmrs/geography/cimarron-national-grassland
Rock bluffs overlooking the prairie at Cimarron National Grassland
Rock bluffs overlooking the prairie; nr/feature/places/13000136.htm; rmrs/geography/cimarron-national-grassland
"People and the Land" wayside with views at Cimarron National Grasslan...
"People and the Land" wayside with views; nr/feature/places/13000136.htm; rmrs/geography/cimarron-national-grassland
"Middle Spring" wayside beside trees at Cimarron National Grassland
Middle Spring wayside looking at trees; Middle Spring is 8 miles north of Elkhart on Kansas Hwy 27, about 1 mile west on a dirt road to a small enclosed park. After Lower Spring, this was the next reliable wate... More
Santa Fe Trail stone marker # 684 at Cimarron National Grassland
The Santa Fe Trail marker on the tall grass prairie; nr/feature/places/13000136.htm; rmrs/geography/cimarron-national-grassland
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Keith Crump, loadmaster
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Keith Crump, loadmaster for the 156th Airlift Squadron, North Carolina Air National Guard, studies latest regulations onboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft as he and others members of the... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nathan Dennis, flight engineer
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nathan Dennis, flight engineer for the 156th Airlift Squadron, North Carolina Air National Guard, goes over a pre-flight checklist onboard a 145th Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft ... More
California National Guard 1-140th Aviation Brigade (Air Assault) crew ...
Chief Warrant Officer Chris Aylstock, Capt. Colton Brauer, Sgt. Chris Boni, of the 1-140th Aviation Battalion (Air Assault) out of Los Alamitos, and Scott Corn, Cal Fire manager battle the Rim wildfire over Yos... More
The California Army National Guard's 1-140th Aviation
The California Army National Guard's 1-140th Aviation Brigade (Air Assault) battles the #Rimfire in a UH-60 Black Hawk near Yosemite, Aug. 23, 2013. California Air and Army National Guard out in force in suppor... More
California Army and Air National Guard helicopter pilots
California Army and Air National Guard helicopter pilots from the 1st and 3rd Battalion of the 140th Aviation Battalion (Air Assault), based out of Los Alamitos, Stockton and Mather, and the 129th Rescue Wing, ... More
Petroleum Supply Specialists, like Spc. Sergio Dumitru
Petroleum Supply Specialists, like Spc. Sergio Dumitru with F Co., 2-135th General Support Aviation Battalion, get a good workout refueling five helicopters under 30 minutes in 90 degree heat at the Columbia, C... More
California Army and Air National Guard helicopter pilots
California Army and Air National Guard helicopter pilots from the 1st and 3rd Battalion of the 140th Aviation Battalion (Air Assault), based out of Los Alamitos, Stockton and Mather, and the 129th Rescue Wing, ... More
California Army and Air National Guard helicopter pilots
California Army and Air National Guard helicopter pilots from the 1st and 3rd Battalion of the 140th Aviation Battalion (Air Assault), based out of Los Alamitos, Stockton and Mather, and the 129th Rescue Wing, ... More
California Army National Guard pilots Chief Warrant
California Army National Guard pilots Chief Warrant 2 Dan Lowry and Scott Englebrick, both from Alpha Company, 3-140th Aviation Battalion, out of Stockton, flew their LUH-72 Lakota helicopter to recon the Day F... More
A long shot prairie views at Comanche National Grassland
Long shot view from Sierra Vista; recarea/psicc/recreation/recarea/?recid=12441&actid=104; General Location - 37.86152833; -103.7300998; 4420 feet
"Life in the Shadow" wayside at Comanche National Grassland
"Life in the Shadow" wayside; recarea/psicc/recreation/recarea/?recid=12441&actid=104; General Location - 37.86152833; -103.7300998; 4420 feet
Senior Master Sgt. Douglas F. Clayton, 75th Security
Senior Master Sgt. Douglas F. Clayton, 75th Security Forces Squadron, reads a U.S. Forest Service letter of recognition to 75th SFS Airmen at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Oct. 26, 2015. The Airmen, military worki... More
Stairs down to an old pulley system that once carried water-speed meas...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More
Young Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep rams calmly share the Waterton Cany...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More
Young Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep rams calmly share the Waterton Cany...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More
Wildflowers along the wide trail in Waterton Canyon in Jefferson Count...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More
Distant view of the Strontia Springs Dam in Douglas, County, Colorado,...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Completed in 1983, this dam towers 243 feet above the South Platte River streambed, forming a 1.7-mile-long lake with 98 surface acres... More
Fishermen try their luck in the South Platte River as it crosses from ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More
Young Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep rams within a few yards of human ou...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More
The roaring Strontia Springs Dam in Douglas, County, Colorado, diverts...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Most of this takes place in plain sight of one of metropolitan Denver's favorite workout venues; the 6.2-mile Waterton Canyon Trail th... More
Of note on the Waterton Canyon Trail in Waterton Canyon in Jefferson C...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More
The Denver Water utility's headquarters for canyon activities in Water...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More
Young Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep rams calmly share the Waterton Cany...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More
Bikers and hikers take a break at a shelter along the 6.2-mile-long Wa...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More
The roaring Strontia Springs Dam in Douglas, County, Colorado, diverts...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Most of this takes place in plain sight of one of metropolitan Denver's favorite workout venues, the 6.2-mile Waterton Canyon Trail th... More
A diversion dam slows the waters of the South Platte River in Waterton...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More
A diversion dam slows the waters of the South Platte River in Waterton...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More
In full view of some Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, the roaring Stronti...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Most of this takes place in plain sight of one of metropolitan Denver's favorite workout venues, the Waterton Canyon Trail, where bicy... More
A "water landmark" in the (mostly) ghost town of Kassler in Waterton C...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More
Young Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep rams within a few yards of human ou...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More
Fishermen try their luck in the South Platte River as it crosses from ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More
Bikers and hikers take a break at a shelter along the 6.2-mile-long Wa...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More
The roaring Strontia Springs Dam in Douglas, County, Colorado, diverts...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Most of this takes place in plain sight of one of metropolitan Denver's favorite workout venues; the 6.2-mile Waterton Canyon Trail th... More
Young Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep rams calmly share the Waterton Cany...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More
Fishermen try their luck in the South Platte River as it crosses from ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More
The roaring Strontia Springs Dam in Douglas, County, Colorado, diverts...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Most of this takes place in plain sight of one of metropolitan Denver's favorite workout venues; the 6.2-mile Waterton Canyon Trail th... More
Young Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep rams calmly share the Waterton Cany...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More
View of the rushing South Platte River in Waterton Canyon in Jefferson...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More
In full view of some Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, the roaring Stronti...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Most of this takes place in plain sight of one of metropolitan Denver's favorite workout venues; the 6.2-mile Waterton Canyon Trail th... More
Arizona Citizen-Airmen support Frye Fire operation
Firefighters from the Arizona Air National Guard’s 162nd Wing answered a call for assistance in battling the Frye Fire near Safford, Arizona. On June 20, 2017 the 162nd Wing received an order to activate three ... More
NTIR Staff walks by a cactus at Comanche National Grassland
Lady in black walking by a cactus at Comanche National Grassland; Iron Spring meant a welcome stop for water for both traders and stage coach travelers. Trail ruts are visible nearby.
Damage assessment displays developmental impacts in Elkhart, KS.
Massive ground disturbance beside a windmill, unauthorized work; Stock tank built on top of SAFE swale before designation; recent unauthorized work to clear adjacent pond created further damage.
Non-NTIR Sign at Comanche National Grassland
NTIRS sign on the prairie at Comanche National Grassland; Iron Spring meant a welcome stop for water for both traders and stage coach travelers. Trail ruts are visible nearby.
Windmill on a dry day displays developmental impacts in Elkhart, KS.
Damage around a windmill, unauthorized work; Stock tank built on top of SAFE swale before designation; recent unauthorized work to clear adjacent pond created further damage.
Prairie fences display developmental impacts in Elkhart, KS.
Ground damage beside a barbed wire fence, unauthorized work; Stock tank built on top of SAFE swale before designation; recent unauthorized work to clear adjacent pond created further damage.
Faint trail trace at Comanche National Grassland meets blue skies, 2
Prairie with dead bushes at Comanche National Grassland; Iron Spring meant a welcome stop for water for both traders and stage coach travelers. Trail ruts are visible nearby.
A marker on the dry prairie in LaJunta, CO shows livestock impacts
Grazing destruction to monument; https://home.nps.gov/places/dar-monument.htm Public domain photograph of a graveyard monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
View of Mormon Lake, a perennially partially dry large lakebed in Nort...
As the United States Forest Service puts it, it "is the largest natural lake in Arizona . . . sometimes. During droughts it's frequently not so large, and not so much a lake. Occasionally it's even bone dry. We... More
View of Mormon Lake, a perennially partially dry large lakebed in Nort...
As the United States Forest Service puts it, it "is the largest natural lake in Arizona . . . sometimes. During droughts it's frequently not so large, and not so much a lake. Occasionally it's even bone dry. We... More
A limestone marker at Comanche National Grassland, with a trail trace ...
Limestone monument out on the dry prairie at Comanche National Grassland; Iron Spring meant a welcome stop for water for both traders and stage coach travelers. Trail ruts are visible nearby.
A dry and dusty marker in LaJunta, CO shows livestock impacts
Cow manure on monument; https://home.nps.gov/places/dar-monument.htm
Comanche National Grassland horizon, with a trail trace in the distanc...
Dry prairie floor leading to the horizon at Comanche National Grassland; Iron Spring meant a welcome stop for water for both traders and stage coach travelers. Trail ruts are visible nearby.
A dry marker and cows in LaJunta, CO shows livestock impacts
Monument with manure on it; https://home.nps.gov/places/dar-monument.htm Public domain photograph of a graveyard monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Overgrown ruts and swales at Commanche National Grassland
Swales leading uphill at Comanche National Grassland; Iron Spring meant a welcome stop for water for both traders and stage coach travelers. Trail ruts are visible nearby.
Mr. Logan F. Harris, a helicopter instructor pilot
Mr. Logan F. Harris, a helicopter instructor pilot with the U.S. Forest Service, observes an Oregon Army National Guard crew from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, as they complete a Bambi ... More
A crew chief on a Blackhawk helicopter watches the
A crew chief on a Blackhawk helicopter watches the water bucket pendent and relays placement to the pilot during a check ride with the US Forest Service. Washington National Guard aviators receive water bucket ... More
Cal Guard shuttles hand crews to the South Fire
A pair of U.S. Forest Service helitack crew members watch as a U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter from the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, lands at... More
Wildland firefighters with the U.S. Forest Service
Wildland firefighters with the U.S. Forest Service participate in the prescribed burn at Devens Reserve Forces Training Area (Devens RFTA) Nov. 4, 2019. The Forest Service crew worked in cooperation with Devens... More
Shem Dam, Along Santa Clara River on west side of County Road 3184, 0....
Significance: Shem Dam was built in 1934–35 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) as a project sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service, Dixie National Forest. The dam was designed by two Utah engineers: Luther ... More
Shem Dam, Along Santa Clara River on west side of County Road 3184, 0....
Significance: Shem Dam was built in 1934–35 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) as a project sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service, Dixie National Forest. The dam was designed by two Utah engineers: Luther ... More
Idaho National Guardsmen depart from Gowen Field, Boise
Idaho National Guardsmen depart from Gowen Field, Boise after being activated to support the U.S. Forest Service in their fight against wildfires in the area.
U.S. Air Force Col. Steve Rader, commander of the 153rd
U.S. Air Force Col. Steve Rader, commander of the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, welcomes members from the 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard and representatives from 302nd A... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Chris Valine, pilot for the 30th
U.S. Air Force Capt. Chris Valine, pilot for the 30th Airlift Squadron, Wyoming Air National Guard runs the scheduling board for flight operations during the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System annual trainin... More
The California Army National Guard's 1-140th Aviation
The California Army National Guard's 1-140th Aviation Brigade (Air Assault) battles the #Rimfire in a UH-60 Black Hawk near Yosemite, Aug. 23, 2013. California Air and Army National Guard out in force in suppor... More
Aircraft maintainers at the Mather Flight Facility
Aircraft maintainers at the Mather Flight Facility scrub down a UH-60 Black Hawk during the aircrafts routine maintenance. The bird returned from fighting the Rim Fire near Yosemite Aug. 28, 2013. (U.S. Army Na... More
California Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer
California Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Scott Smith and Bryan Bartucci from the 1-140th Aviation Battalion (Air Assault), based out of Los Alamitos, fly their UH-60 Black Hawk, Aug. 29, 2013, fro... More
California Army and Air National Guard helicopter pilots
California Army and Air National Guard helicopter pilots from the 1st and 3rd Battalion of the 140th Aviation Battalion (Air Assault), based out of Los Alamitos, Stockton and Mather, and the 129th Rescue Wing, ... More
California Army and Air National Guard helicopter pilots
California Army and Air National Guard helicopter pilots from the 1st and 3rd Battalion of the 140th Aviation Battalion (Air Assault), based out of Los Alamitos, Stockton and Mather, and the 129th Rescue Wing, ... More
California Army National Guard pilots Chief Warrant
California Army National Guard pilots Chief Warrant 2 Dan Lowry and Scott Englebrick, both from Alpha Company, 3-140th Aviation Battalion, out of Stockton, flew their LUH-72 Lakota helicopter to recon the Day F... More
Military working dog handlers from the 75th Security
Military working dog handlers from the 75th Security Forces Squadron pose with U.S. Forest Service members at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Oct. 26, 2015. The handlers received special recognition from the Forest ... More
Oregon Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Steven A. Kirkpatrick,
Oregon Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Steven A. Kirkpatrick, a facility standardization instructor with 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, surveys the area near state Highway 730 during a CH-47 Chinook hel... More
A crew chief on a Blackhawk helicopter watches the
A crew chief on a Blackhawk helicopter watches the placement of a water bucket pendent and relays its information to the pilots during a check ride with the US Forest Service. Washington National Guard aviators... More
Wildland firefighters with the U.S. Forest Service
Wildland firefighters with the U.S. Forest Service ignite the holding line during the prescribed burn of Turner Drop Zone Nov. 4, 2019. Objectives of the two-day Devens Reserve Forces Training Area (Devens RFTA... More