Entry - August 18, 1936

7.00 PM Worked up on Howe Ridge today cutting down burnt timber. It sure is a dirty job. Signed the payroll today. I am six bucks in the hole today. I sent nineteen of scenery pictures of mine home today.

Robert

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Comments from Chris

In today's parks, opinions about cutting burnt timber have changed. Cutting the timber interrupts the natural healing process the forest goes through after a wildfire, so the remains are left standing. I saw this on a trip to Yellowstone a few years ago. I've included a picture below from that trip.

Moose on Howe Lake
From Robert's CCC Photo Collection

Burnt Trees at Yellowstone
Photo by Sean Fitzgerald