Superior tree of black spruce: age 80 yrs, Ht. 14.3m, Dbh 22 cm. Stand BA 140 sq.ft/ac (32 sq.m./ha). Grand Falls, Abitibi-Price. Persons are Mac Squires & Dunc Naysmith.

Area cut 1940, wildfire 1943; treated with site preparation 1966 (SFI scalper). N.B. lack of regeneration. Person is Dunc Naysmith.

Aerial views of 1957 horse logging and 1960 strip cutting (66ft.) N.B the different patterns, residuals (too small) and lack of stream buffers. Manitouwadge, Ontario Paper

Aerial view of cutover 1970 whole tree using "Arbomatic". N.B. road pattern. Manitouwadge, Ontario Paper

Aerial view of conventional cut & skid (1972). Manitouwadge, Ontario Paper.

Aerial view of the area cut with Koehring feller forwarder. N.B. lack of roads. Manitouwadge, Ontario Paper.

Black spruce strip clearcut 1963, regeneration after 15 yrs. Persons are Bill Fullerton, Fred Robinson & George Marek. Beardmore, Domtar.

Black spruce (2+2) was planted in 1966, now at 12yrs. Ht 3-4m. Dbh 2-5cm. Person is Darko Jovic. Geraldton.

Prescribed burn 1970 and planted the Fall '70 with black and white spruce. Longlac. N.B. This was the fire that was shown in the Imax film, "North of Superior"

Same as slide #1428. Prescribed burn planted to spruces, Fall 1970. Aerial herbicide (2lb./acre, 24D) in 1977. Longlac.