Balsam fir stand thinned using Rotne single grip harvester. N.B. logs. Repap, Miramichi.

High graded stand of balsam fir on private woodland. N.B. Poor form. Photo: Fred Robinson

Balsam fir stand, 5 yrs after main attack. Black Sturgeon, NW Ontario. Person is Doug Brodie. Photo Ken Turner.

Balsam fir sawlogs. Bathurst New Brunswick. Person is Barry Nelson

Spaced balsam fir, considered too heavy. N.B. size of trees. Photo: Fred Robinson

Balsam fir killed by spruce budworm. N.B. black spruce relatively unaffected. Shebandowan Management Unit. Thunder Bay.

Balsam fir killed by spruce budworm, Engelhart M.U.

Budworm damage in young balsam fir and white spruce. Grand Falls, Abitibi-Price

Aerial view of budworm damage in balsam fir. Grand Falls, Abitibi-Price.

Aerial view of clearcut. Grand Falls, Abitibi-Price. N.B. slash.