Forest History Society Photograph Collection Images from the "Views From the National Forests" Auxiliary Photo Collection / Views3th.jpg

Image ID:   Views3 Image Date:   Oct. 6, 1923 Image Title:   Erosion Image Caption:   [Caption 1:] Forest denudation--from unrestricted cutting or from repeated forest fires--is followed, all too often, by erosion. And silt, washed from treeless slopes, muddies city water supplies, fills irrigating ditches, clogs expensive pipe lines and reservoirs, impedes navigation in rivers and harbors. Here is a striking example of erosion. How long would city water supply remain clear, or rivers navigable, if subject to continuous silting from such eroded areas as this? Hills near North Fork of South Platte River. Since the timber was all cut off, 40 years ago, this area has been repeatedly burned and constantly overgrazed. Now erosion has started. Colorado National Forest, Colorado. (3-180,718) [Caption 2:] 10-6-1923. RS. Pg-1, Pike. Erosion inside and outside fenced area from brow of hill at camera point 127. [This image is from an album produced in the mid-1930s by the U.S. Forest Service for placement on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's California Limited in an attempt to introduce passengers to the National Forests. Includes 36 black-and-white photographs, dating 1914-1933, from National Forests across the country with accompanying captions addressing such topics as recreation, wildlife, reforestation, timber management and use, fire control, forage, and the activities of the Civilian Conservation Corps.] Photographer:   Mann, J. M., for the U.S. Forest Service Use Restrictions:   Permission from the Forest History Society required for any use of this image. Repository Contact Information:   Forest History Society, Inc.; 701 William Vickers Ave., Durham, NC 27701; Tel.: (919) 682-9319; Fax: (919) 682-2349.