Photograph of a cross sectional view of gley soil near Bruce Lake, Ontario. A shovel can be seen in the newly dug cross section. The soil's waterlogged nature can been seen by the large amount of water resting at the bottom of the cross…

Photograph of a view of an area of newly regrown trees near Bug River, Ontario. Older scorched trees from a fire in 1961 can be seen sparsely dotted above the fresh green regrowth below.

Aerial photograph of Job Lake, Ontario. The lake can be seen in the foreground while forested areas and rivers are shown in the background. Darker forest lines show older stands while lighter forest lines indicate areas of regrowth that were…

Aerial photograph of Job Lake, Ontario. The lake can be seen in the foreground while forested areas and rivers are shown in the background. Darker forest lines show older stands while lighter forest lines indicate areas of regrowth that were…

Aerial photograph of Job Lake, Ontario. The lake can be seen in the foreground while forested areas and rivers are shown in the background. Darker forest lines show older stands while lighter forest lines indicate areas of regrowth that were…

View of the unburned portion of the forest surrounding Job Lake, Ontario. A man can be seen standing with a shovel in the image.

Soil type: #14

Photograph of a cross sectional view of soil in unburned forest near Job Lake, Ontario. The organic, topsoil and subsoil layers can clearly be seen.

Soil type: #14

View of the burned portion of the forest surrounding Job Lake, Ontario. A man can be seen standing next to a hole, bucket and a few white cylinders in the image. Information on file suggests this newer regrowth is due to a 1935 fire.

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Photograph of a cross sectional view of soil in forest burned by 1935 fire near Job Lake, Ontario. The organic, topsoil and subsoil layers can clearly be seen.

Soil type: #15

Photograph of a forest stand near Wavell Lake, Ontario. The edge of the burn caused by a fire in 1932 can clearly be seen with the burned trees on the right and the unburned on the left.