ghostsofevolution | CTL 7B - Alligator Juniper (collecting seeds) @ghostsofevolution | Uploaded February 2016 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
Part B of "Alligator Juniper Assisted Range Expansion" series.
00:52 Map of where Alligator Juniper is found today (Arizona & New Mexico)
02:10 Connie Barlow's role in leading assisted migration of Florida Torreya tree
02:34 Alligator junipers in the region of Prescott, Arizona
04:32 Alligator juniper in the Dells (near Prescott)
05:03 Alligator junipers along Rte 82A (east of Prescott)
08:05 Show Low, Arizona, Alligator Junipers in Ponderosa Pine forest
09:45 Map of native range of Rocky Mountain juniper
10:07 Map of native range of Alligator juniper
10:45 Compare foliage of Rocky Mtn v. Alligator junipers
11:24 Compare foliage of 3 species of juniper
11:59 Map of native range of One-seed juniper
12:17 Map of native range of Utah juniper
14:10 Alligator junipers along road east of Show Low, AZ
15:35 Desert to the north, bars northward migration
17:12 Map of current v. projected shrinking range in 21st century AZ & NM
18:22 Map shows AZ & NM are northern-most range of Alligator juniper
18:34 Map shows Alligator range will shrink substantially in New Mexico
19:09 Topographic map of Alligator juniper in New Mexico
19:58 Alligator junipers in Cibola National Forest. SE of Gallup NM
21:18 Excellent fire mitigation (thinning of forest) seen along the trail
21:51 Series of videos of the Alligator junipers along Strawberry Canyon trail
26:16 View from the Lookout Tower and the last Alligator juniper
27:51 Introduction and maps of the Sandia Peak site of Alligators in New Mexico
31:11 Video series of Sandia Peak site visit to Alligator Junipers (March 2014)
43:58 "Competitive exclusion" and why White Fir onset is end of Alligator J range
44:39 Introduction to Sandia Peak November 2015 site visit (and seed gathering)
46:05 Seeds gathered at the first Alligator juniper by trailhead entrance
47:46 Several videos of fire mitigation (forest thinning) along the trail
51:46 Mixture of trees along the upper trail, including Douglas and White firs
53:44 First year (immature) seeds on a Rocky Mountain juniper
54:35 Michael Dowd describes finding seeds only at the first Alligator
55:40 Michael shows the seeds he collected, and map shows site of 2nd seed area
56:27 Video of Connie collecting seeds at Alligator seed tree #2
56:57 Michael collects seeds at Alligator seed tree #3 (plus burned tree)
59:18 Alligator seed tree #4 still amidst highly thinned out forest (fire mitigation)
01:00:15 Alligator seed tree #5 (visited the next morning, same lower-slope site)
01:01;27 Alligator seed tree #6
01:02:53 Ravine area has no Alligators (only Rocky Mtn. junipers & Ponderosa pines)
01:03:42 Alligator seed tree #7
01:05:17 Thinning crew cut some young Alligators, which are resprouting from the base.
01:05:40 Alligator site visit to Sandia Peak ends at the horse trailer parking area.
01:06:05 Closing statements; seed planting will be in CTL 07c video (3rd part)

Part A of Alligator Juniper series:
youtu.be/Kbyx2eKUv-Y

Annotated list of all videos in "Climate, Trees, and Legacy" series on youtube: thegreatstory.org/climate-trees-legacy.html

Part C to be published soon.