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Santa Fe Watershed Fire Scar Tree Ring sample

By Land Change Science Program 2012 (approx.)
cross-section of tree showing tree rings and fire scars
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Detailed Description

Fire-scarred cross-section of a ponderosa pine from the Santa Fe Watershed, New Mexico. Three fire scars are marked and labeled in the years 1664, 1685, and 1700. 

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.