Site preparation for White spruce. Bracke cultivator used to prepare the area for planting. Northwestern Pulp & Power, Hinton

Site preparation for White spruce. Bracke cultivator used to prepare the area for planting. Northwestern Pulp & Power, Hinton

Site preparation for white spruce. Old cutover site prepared using Bracke cultivator. Northwestern Pulp & Power, Hinton. N.B. This is an old cutover.

Site preparation for White spruce. Old cutover site prepared using Bracke cultivator. Northwestern Pulp & Power, Hinton. N.B. This is an old cutover.

White spruce forest site preparation. Blade site preparation in clay loam for planting Spencer-lemaire stock. Saddle Hills, Proctor & Gamble.

White spruce forest site preparation. Bladed area in clay loam. Persons are Fred Robinson, Wes Lawrence & Daryl Morris. Saddle Hills, Proctor & Gamble

Lodgepole pine forest site preparation. Image shows the comparison of treated vs untreated with chains. N.B. light slash due to whole-tree harvesting. Proctor & Gamble, Grande Prairie

Lodgepole pine forest site preparation. Close-up of shoes on front blade of D-8 pulling chains for site preparation. Proctor & Gamble, Grande Prairie. N.B. Light slash

Lodgepole pine forest site preparation. Close-up of drawbar being pulled by D-8 and attachment to chains. Proctor & Gamble.

Site preparation for Lodgepole pine. View of D-8 pulling seven rows of spiked chains (40lb. links). Proctor & Gamble Grande Prairie.