Objective:
1) To provide a vivid demonstration of the effects of fertilization
on growth and development of young regeneration obtained after
harvest cutting.
2) To assess the impact of fertilization on production of wildlife
browse and its crude protein content.
3) To assess the impact on deer day usage.
4) To determine the degree of nutrient movement into stream
water and its effect on stream fauna.
Objective:
To determine: 1) if soil aluminum, deer, and/or shade/allelopathy
are affecting development of forest regeneration
2) the effect of lime on growth rates of seedlings and residual
trees
3) the effect of lime on soil aluminum and the availability of
soil nitrogen and phosphorous.