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‘trom pages Silvicon plans all aspects of reforestation

bridge construction.

A sile preparation must be
done prior to harvesting,
taking. into account all the
many. potential ecological
problems. They classify the

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‘area, determining its
feasibility for logging.
They've also got to

determine the affect this
logging will have on wild-
- life and water sources, not
to mention recreational

and/or range value of the
land,

After the job of harvesting
an area has been done, the
wheels are already in mo-

tion for Silvicon to get that
site back to normal again.
Planting is usually done
within a year of harvesting.
After two years, a silvicul-
ture study is done, and the
area is brushed and weeded.
After five years, another

survey is done, including a
monitoring of pest damage.

area; clear cut, partial cut,
elc,

next time the area is planted,
the insects can be control-
led.

vicon has three on staff, Reb
Roulston, Gord Pratt and

Bill Golding.

Withoul companies. like
Silvicon, B.C,” forests
wouldn’t be as beautiful as
they are.

Determining which insects
are on site at the time of the
harvest also helps them to
come up with treatments
ahead of time, so that the

Spacing, pruning and fertil-
ization are included. It’s
kind of like a dactor’s
checkup for trees.

Every block in B.C. that is
to be logged has to be ap-
proved by a Registered
; Professional Forester. Sil-

The actual harvesting it-
self needs to be determined
ahead of time as well. Em-
ployees of Silvican
determine which system of |
logging would best suit the J

PROFESSIONAL EQ

DETAILS,
DETAILS: Rob Roul-

’ ston, a Registered
Professional Forester,
glances through some
plans that detail the
future of a woodiot for

. the years to come.

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