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. 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 clearcut patterns. Clearcuts of various ages. Northwestern Pulp & Power, Hinton

Lodgepole pine clearcuts. Patterns/lanscape of clear-cuts in various stages of development. Northwestern Pulp & Power, Hinton

Lodgepole pine plantation. Clearcuts 1976 in background and 1964 that was regenerated in fore & middle ground. Northwestern Pulp & Power, Hinton

Lodgepole pine 3 yrs after scarification and seeding N.B. dead top from drought damage. Proctor & Gamble, Grande Prairie

Scarified cutover after two yrs. Proctor & Gamble, Grande Prairie

Lodgepole pine- poplar. Recent cutover in old quota area (Sawlogs only by quotaholder), Proctor & Gamble, Grande Prairie.

Lodgepole pine 3 yrs after scarification and seeding. Proctor&Gamble. Grande Prairie.

Lodgepole pine forest seeding regeneration. Image shows lodgepole pine cutover seeded in Fall of 1976 @ 18,000seeds/ac (44,400/ha). Flags mark the location of cotyledonous seedlings. Proctor & Gamble, Grande Prairie