Upper South Umpqua Headwaters Precontact Reference Study
Pickett Butte
Pickett Butte Fire Lookout Tower, South Umpqua River, Douglas County, Oregon, January 10, 2010 (B. Zybach).
Pickett Butte Area of Special Interest is located within the Jackson Creek subbasin of the South Umpqua River drainage in Tsp. 30 S., Rng. 1 W. It contains the old Picket Butte fire lookout tower, which is included in the ORWW Osbornes Project.
Pickett Butte was selected as an "Area of Special Interest" for the Upper South Umpqua Headwaters Precontact Reference Study for several reasons: words go in here. Pickett Butte was one of ten Areas of Special Interest in which Mike Dubrasich examined stand development histories and performed related analytical studies for the Upper South Umpqua Project.
This page includes specific maps and aerial photographs of Pickett Butte, panoramas and QTVR video files constructed from the 2010 field research studies, and individual historical and 2010 documentary photographs showing current condtions, native plants and animals, and other points of interest related to this study area.
Panoramas and QTVRs