Fe) NE ee ie Sale cee ae | on Tease Standard, Wednesday, July 21, 1991 — page 4s Po ‘Demonstration forest fakes root rn OE ae ETTERS | is as i ay _ : ee " ~ . oe _ ; oes cs a8 me Z ; = 2 TO THE TEARAGE STANDARD . -trees*being planted in.a:spiral,; Noting much-of the'soil in the he or she wasn’t wanted; fo. ‘Taller like @ catherine wheel... Red Sand was: sandy, Moi said I, the same as a great many . ~ At the centre, the trees would’ - the ‘lack of nutrients was con. _-f other people, still say-you are : beplanted just six inches apart. -;firmed..by a. “shutdown” ia spotlight seekers and: don't know of any other. way to steal the spotlight." You are ‘tincaring, cravers of the limelight. Grow Lp; ! > That spacing would increase the.’ growth after 30' years, Evidence : Further “away from the: centre’ of that. was seen in the rings’ of : _ the planting was done and the _-pine trees cut down to clear the + distance between the curls of the “trails, ~ a : $Ppiral: would also , become’ .” As for harvesting methods, - and do something wor- greater. ae ‘there could eventually be ex- thwhile. ba on «. . This, Moi explained, would. amples of clearcutting, selective Adriane Stewart show the effects of competition logging and possibly the selec- on growth rates, The end result — tion and shelterwood systems. ra” should see at the centre Slender Emphasizing selective logging trees the. lower branches of ‘did not mean removing only the which have died off while those _ big trees from a stand, Moi said on:.(he,.outer edges ‘would..be that approach would only create larger ‘in’ diameter with full “problems in the future. branches all the way to ground: “Tf you keep: cutting the - level, “stronger, faster’ growing ones, . you ruin the gene pool that pro- “It's nice to: know . auces _, those tree D yi “ characteristics." what's going to happen ‘Taking out ‘diseased trees in your neck . of the would be a priority in the selec- woods,” tive system, he added. ee y : ae The selection system, he ex- " nar a ‘In 20 years, you'll reaily see plained, involved removing BEGINNING OF TH “the difference,’ he added. ‘some trees in each diameter thoughtless visitor to the 5 love fife, truly do and care ~ JsThe effect of competition was class throughout the stand, This 4X cuts — allow wind-bo invade the tree. Once the fungi have taken hold, it'sonly | for their families and others also,behind plans to carry out amounted to. thinning in the 4 Matter of tine before the tree dies. People are asked to bear that in mind when they are out at Red in a beautiful loving way. juvenile spacing and commer- case of the’ smalf“treés and Sand, or elsewhere in the bush for that matter. May | suggest we all check cial thinning projects... >” harvesting with the larger ones. our hearts and motivations -* . Pointing out: any soil could Because the objective was to and thank God for all we only grow a. finite volume of ensure a continuous canopy'on |. ad, : . ' oe ana. have and are and direct Our wood, he: said reducing “the the site and at three age-class — 7 r a | S r OVI e . } Nn S] word, and actions from His number of stems on a site meant,;.. levels, ‘You need the right kind orlw ararliows i 02 “ebayy0t Kslinmiel bey “aE U is ' weheaad Siinshag Wee) Pechad sa ree Lg9y if. ° pe erate Sete: Cake SHEE A salt ee ee FRE anion fae ‘abaya? MIG! bie erugepuy WOM OS ga Eh SHR ESY GE: Fewer bees. competing, {pr the, nor Rand boat system left .. 7Red:Sand Leke:demonstration forest is tocated Already roughed in-is.the 1.5kit'Loukout‘ Hitt: pore oda ty Thai in turn would translate | 25-30 large trees per hectare to’: 2” on ra and 26km north of Terrace on the trail. It begins about halfway round the introduc. f=, Térracep BC. * tO larger trees which was impor. provide shade and - protection .. West ae Noms re _ Hen Grail and Heeger third to be comp eee ails ee "tant in logging because -“the - for the nurse crop underneath, — .° That road: forms the wesiern Poundary of the Plans call for construction of two more ' . fewer pieces of wood you have “‘Shelterwood™ hasn't’ really: forest until [¢ reaches the Nelson River which then one through the southern wetlands and the other P ick eters tO'miéve, the less expensive it been tried around hete but it is becomes the boundary to its outfall into Kit. fo the Ne ison River delta, ISO ay ; /somiething the forest ‘service is Sumkalum Lake,. the northermost point ofthe lo ke tres plas ‘daa species auch nt ifthe stand was eft as it was, seriously looking at" Moi said, forest. as sang Willow, udder cottonseed aes recess such as | OE base : he-added, many trees would “He