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Image taken at coordinates 90-25; direction N55E; distance 56 ft; with a bearing S72E; Snow depth 2". Note heavy spruce blowdown - note roots.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
blowdown
Organisms: spruce
yellow birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 46
Description: Image taken at coordinates 90-25; direction N55E; distance 56 ft; with a bearing S72E; Snow depth 2". Note heavy spruce blowdown - note roots.
Date: 11/25/1958

Spruce-yellow birch stand residual photo taken facing S74E from a spot 1.05 chains S40W of stake 84-20. No initial stand photo was taken. Stand is opened more than usual for the designated selection cut due to windthrow; mostly hemlock has been cut.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
blowdown
Organisms: spruce
yellow birch
hemlock
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 50
Description: Spruce-yellow birch stand residual photo taken facing S74E from a spot 1.05 chains S40W of stake 84-20. No initial stand photo was taken. Stand is opened more than usual for the designated selection cut due to windthrow; mostly hemlock has been cut.
Date: 3/26/1957

Taken NW from same position as photo #388 (PSEF_MU4_10051956_20). Heavy 1954 blowdown area after 1956 salvage cut
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
salvage cut
blowdown
Organisms: maple
fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 4
Description: Taken NW from same position as photo #388 (PSEF_MU4_10051956_20). Heavy 1954 blowdown area after 1956 salvage cut
Date: 10/5/1956

Taken S60W from a point 0.46 chain S31E of stake 58-19. This is an area of 1950 blowdown. Note dense growth of red maple and raspberry which has developed following severe opening of stand by blowdown.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
blowdown
Organisms: red maple
raspberry
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 14
Description: Taken S60W from a point 0.46 chain S31E of stake 58-19. This is an area of 1950 blowdown. Note dense growth of red maple and raspberry which has developed following severe opening of stand by blowdown.
Date: 10/3/1956

Taken due N from a point 0.10 chains NE of stake 81-21.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
blowdown
personnel
Organisms: spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 50
Description: Taken due N from a point 0.10 chains NE of stake 81-21.
Date: 5/15/1956

Taken N50W from a point 0.50 chains S50E of stake 62-34.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
blowdown
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 35
Description: Taken N50W from a point 0.50 chains S50E of stake 62-34.
Date: 5/8/1956

Taken N20E from stake 68-26.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: blowdown
Organisms: fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 18
Description: Taken N20E from stake 68-26.
Date: 5/7/1956

Taken N60E from apoint S36E 0.40 chains from stake 66-25.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
blowdown
Organisms: birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 18
Description: Taken N60E from apoint S36E 0.40 chains from stake 66-25.
Date: 5/7/1956

In October 1956.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
blowdown
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 29
Description: In October 1956.
Date: 1956

In October 1956.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
blowdown
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 29
Description: In October 1956.
Date: 1956

Taken N06E from a point S06W 0.53 chains a from stake 45-10. Dense fir stand with blowdown 1954. A. Misura in photo.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
blowdown
personnel
Organisms: fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 4
Description: Taken N06E from a point S06W 0.53 chains a from stake 45-10. Dense fir stand with blowdown 1954. A. Misura in photo.
Date: 10/10/1955

Taken toward plot stake from a point 0.42 chains S20E of plot stake 29-60, D. Vander Poel in photo.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: plot
personnel
blowdown
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 30
Description: Taken toward plot stake from a point 0.42 chains S20E of plot stake 29-60, D. Vander Poel in photo.
Date: 6/6/1955

Taken N20E from a point 0.31 chais N78W from stake 29-61.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: blowdown
post-harvest
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 30
Description: Taken N20E from a point 0.31 chais N78W from stake 29-61.
Date: 5/20/1955

Taken due N from a point 0.15 chains N68E of plot stake 30-63. Blowdown occurred after cutting.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
blowdown
Organisms: spruce
fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 30
Description: Taken due N from a point 0.15 chains N68E of plot stake 30-63. Blowdown occurred after cutting.
Date: 5/20/1955

Taken N from a point about 25 ft south of plot stake 33-52.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: blowdown
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 31
Description: Taken N from a point about 25 ft south of plot stake 33-52.
Date: 5/11/1955

Looking north from photo station #4, near plot 20-58. This is in the area of 1950 blowdown. The area is poorly stocked, and brush and red maple reproduction are abundant. Stand before 2955 cutting.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
blowdown
reproduction
Organisms: maple
red maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 14
Description: Looking north from photo station #4, near plot 20-58. This is in the area of 1950 blowdown. The area is poorly stocked, and brush and red maple reproduction are abundant. Stand before 2955 cutting.
Date: 5/10/1955

Looking north from photo station #3, near plot 20-58. This is in the area of 1950 blowdown. The area is poorly stocked, and brush and red maple reproduction are abundant. Stand shown before 1955 cutting.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
blowdown
reproduction
Organisms: maple
red maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 14
Description: Looking north from photo station #3, near plot 20-58. This is in the area of 1950 blowdown. The area is poorly stocked, and brush and red maple reproduction are abundant. Stand shown before 1955 cutting.
Date: 5/10/1955

Severe winds can cause damage even to these old veteran hemlocks. They exceed 200 years of age, and withstood storms until soil moisture, wind strength and direction, and their own large size led to their destruction. Prior to the storm, no cutting had occured here within 50 years. Some logs were salvaged.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: blowdown
old growth
Organisms: hemlock
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Severe winds can cause damage even to these old veteran hemlocks. They exceed 200 years of age, and withstood storms until soil moisture, wind strength and direction, and their own large size led to their destruction. Prior to the storm, no cutting had occured here within 50 years. Some logs were salvaged.
Date: 1950

Windfall can be severe on heavily cut over spruce flats, in pockets where the soil remains wet.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: blowdown
Organisms: spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Windfall can be severe on heavily cut over spruce flats, in pockets where the soil remains wet.
Date: 1950

Hardwood seedlings are encouraged in less-dense stands of red spruce. The 1950 hurricane helped open the stand.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
blowdown
Organisms: red spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Hardwood seedlings are encouraged in less-dense stands of red spruce. The 1950 hurricane helped open the stand.
Date: 1950

Balsam fir, about 70 years old, was partially uprooted by hurricane Hazel.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
blowdown
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Balsam fir, about 70 years old, was partially uprooted by hurricane Hazel.
Date: 1950

Opening made by severe windstorms in 1950 and 1954. Nearly all of the 60-80-year-old red maples are severely affected by heart rot at each overgrown limb; they have been poisoned to release the softwoods. If the young maples developing in the opening are not controlled, they will someday duplicate the present overstory condition.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
blowdown
gap
Organisms: red maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Opening made by severe windstorms in 1950 and 1954. Nearly all of the 60-80-year-old red maples are severely affected by heart rot at each overgrown limb; they have been poisoned to release the softwoods. If the young maples developing in the opening are not controlled, they will someday duplicate the present overstory condition.
Date: 1950

Large opening made by 1950 windfall did not have understory softwoods, and it was occupied by red maple seedlings and red raspberry 6 years later.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: gap
blowdown
Organisms: red maple
raspberry
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Large opening made by 1950 windfall did not have understory softwoods, and it was occupied by red maple seedlings and red raspberry 6 years later.
Date: 1950

After cutting in 1953, hurricane Hazel one year later caused only minor windfall damage among the residual white pine.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
blowdown
Organisms: white pine
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: After cutting in 1953, hurricane Hazel one year later caused only minor windfall damage among the residual white pine.
Date: 1950

More than half the basal area was cut. Windfall before cutting and mature trees contributed to this excessive opening.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
stump
gap
blowdown
road
personnel
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: More than half the basal area was cut. Windfall before cutting and mature trees contributed to this excessive opening.
Date: 1950

Mature hemlock and yellow birch probably exceeding 200 years of age. An analysis of growth rings on nearby hemlock stumps indicates that severe windfall probably occured about 1790, and that cutting occurred about 1860 and 1905.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
old growth
blowdown
post-harvest
Organisms: hemlock
yellow birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Mature hemlock and yellow birch probably exceeding 200 years of age. An analysis of growth rings on nearby hemlock stumps indicates that severe windfall probably occured about 1790, and that cutting occurred about 1860 and 1905.
Date: 1950

More windfall occurred in very moist pockets.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: blowdown
Organisms: spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: More windfall occurred in very moist pockets.
Date: 1950

Some of the oldest and largest red spruce in this area. On a similar, nearby area, two hurricanes within an 8-year period destroyed 20 sq. feet of basal area of spruce. The eastern spruce beetle population probably built up in the windfall and they now are attacking and killing some large spruce like these.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
old growth
blowdown
Organisms: eastern spruce beetle
red spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Some of the oldest and largest red spruce in this area. On a similar, nearby area, two hurricanes within an 8-year period destroyed 20 sq. feet of basal area of spruce. The eastern spruce beetle population probably built up in the windfall and they now are attacking and killing some large spruce like these.
Date: 1950

Image taken at coordinates 92-20; direction S80W; distance 96 ft; with a bearing of 59W. Extreme blowdown.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
personnel
blowdown
swamp
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 45
Description: Image taken at coordinates 92-20; direction S80W; distance 96 ft; with a bearing of 59W. Extreme blowdown.
Date: 1950

Image taken at coordinates 90-24; direction N7W; distance 128 links; with a bearing of N72E. Forest type is spruce - yellow birch. Spruce blowdown - note death occurred to exposed hemlock in (illegible) of blowdown.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
blowdown
Organisms: spruce
yellow birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 46
Description: Image taken at coordinates 90-24; direction N7W; distance 128 links; with a bearing of N72E. Forest type is spruce - yellow birch. Spruce blowdown - note death occurred to exposed hemlock in (illegible) of blowdown.
Date: 1950