Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Elk in Bitterroot River Surrounded by Fire |
Catalog Number |
2014.041.031 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Elk in Bitterroot River Surrounded by Fire 2000 >> Bitterroot Fires of 2000 >> Photograph was widely distributed on the internet >> Considered in the public domain because photographer was government firefighter >> Photo credit: John McColgan, BLM, Alaska Fire Service >> Bitterroot Forest Fire (elk) by John McColgan during a forest fire in Bitterroot Forest, Montana. "The image was captured in the late afternoon of Sunday, August 6, 2000 from a bridge over the East Fork of the Bitterroot River just north of Sula, Montana. The elk sought refuge in the river bottom during what may have been the most extreme day of fire behavior on the Bitterroot in more than 70 years. The elk and fire snapshot has fast become the most downloaded environmental photo on the Internet. McColgan, a fire behavior analyst was working on the Bitterroot National Forest in Montana Color Photo / Scanned |
Place |
Bitterroot National Forest, Montana |
Date |
2000 |
Year Range from |
2000 |
Year Range to |
2000 |
Print size |
4.0 X 7.0" |
Subjects |
Bitterroot Fires of 2000 Elk |
Search Terms |
Fire Effects Wildlife |
Catalog date |
2014-10-29 |
Collection |
Freeman, James and Ruth |