Juniperus monosperma 1. Galleta-blue grama range 2. The January and March burns occurred on lands administered by the Coconino National Forest. The June wildfire took place in the Wupatki National Monument. Oneseed juniper had been steadily invading the area during the past century and by 1956, numbered approximately 60 trees per acre.
Calcareous silt tends to cement the cinders.
Moisture patterns - little surface runoff, low evaporation, subsurface is often moist. Grazing history - badly overgrazed by 1907. Levels reduced in recent years. Fire slowed down or died as it moved toward the junipers. Relative humidity - 44 percent.