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Harold Tuttle bucking paper birch bolts in MU31 in March 1957
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU31
Compartment Management Study
selection system
personnel
logging
Organisms: paper birch
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Harold Tuttle bucking paper birch bolts in MU31 in March 1957
Date: Mar-57

M. C. Collins measuring stump height
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Collection: RMRS Archive Images
Keywords: personnel
forest pathology
Navajo defect study
Location:
Description: M. C. Collins measuring stump height
Date: 10/31/1956

M. C. Collins scaling
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Collection: RMRS Archive Images
Keywords: personnel
forest pathology
Location:
Description: M. C. Collins scaling
Date: 10/31/1956

Thomas Notah cutting off section of log for splitting
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Collection: RMRS Archive Images
Keywords: personnel
forest pathology
Location:
Description: Thomas Notah cutting off section of log for splitting
Date: 10/31/1956

Charley Watchman bucking log at four-foot intervals
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Collection: RMRS Archive Images
Keywords: personnel
forest pathology
Location:
Description: Charley Watchman bucking log at four-foot intervals
Date: 10/31/1956

Tom Long marking log at four-foot intervals for bucking
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Collection: RMRS Archive Images
Keywords: personnel
forest pathology
Location:
Description: Tom Long marking log at four-foot intervals for bucking
Date: 10/31/1956

Two-foot section being split to trace out rot column
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Collection: RMRS Archive Images
Keywords: personnel
forest pathology
Location:
Description: Two-foot section being split to trace out rot column
Date: 10/31/1956


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Collection: RMRS Archive Images
Keywords: personnel
forest pathology
Navajo defect study
Location:
Description: Navajo defect study. Cluster 12.
Date: 10/31/1956

Log being broken out to obtain scale
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Collection: RMRS Archive Images
Keywords: personnel
forest pathology
Navajo defect study
Location:
Description: Log being broken out to obtain scale
Date: 10/31/1956

Log bucked to trace rot column
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Collection: RMRS Archive Images
Keywords: personnel
forest pathology
Navajo defect study
Location:
Description: Log bucked to trace rot column
Date: 10/31/1956

General view after cutting
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Collection: RMRS Archive Images
Keywords: personnel
forest pathology
Navajo defect study
Location:
Description: General view after cutting
Date: 10/31/1956

CPL plot #4 "poor". This duplicates view shown in #178 (PSEF_MU29_148), taken in 1950. Taken N48E from a point 1.1 chains S53W o stake 30-64. Kodachrome #403 is a duplicate of this.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: plot
regeneration
personnel
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 29
Description: CPL plot #4 "poor". This duplicates view shown in #178 (PSEF_MU29_148), taken in 1950. Taken N48E from a point 1.1 chains S53W o stake 30-64. Kodachrome #403 is a duplicate of this.
Date: 10/30/1956

CPL plot #4 "poor". This duplicates view shown in #179 (PSEF_MU29_149), taken in 1950. Taken N73E from a point 2.15 chains N52E of the intersectiopn of logging road with the west boundary of the "poor" plot. Kodachrome #404 is a duplicate of this.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: plot
regeneration
personnel
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 29
Description: CPL plot #4 "poor". This duplicates view shown in #179 (PSEF_MU29_149), taken in 1950. Taken N73E from a point 2.15 chains N52E of the intersectiopn of logging road with the west boundary of the "poor" plot. Kodachrome #404 is a duplicate of this.
Date: 10/30/1956

CPL plot #3 - "fair". This duplicates view shown in #173 (PSEF_MU29_143), taken in 1950. Taken N78E from a point 2.2 chains S27E of the northwest corner of the "fair" plot. Kodachrome #405 is a duplicate of this.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: plot
regeneration
personnel
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 29
Description: CPL plot #3 - "fair". This duplicates view shown in #173 (PSEF_MU29_143), taken in 1950. Taken N78E from a point 2.2 chains S27E of the northwest corner of the "fair" plot. Kodachrome #405 is a duplicate of this.
Date: 10/30/1956

CPL plot #3 - "fair". This duplicates view shown in #172 (PSEF_MU29_142), taken in 1950. Taken N17E from a point 0.52 chains S48W of stake 31-64. Kodachrome #406 is duplicate of this.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: plot
personnel
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 29
Description: CPL plot #3 - "fair". This duplicates view shown in #172 (PSEF_MU29_142), taken in 1950. Taken N17E from a point 0.52 chains S48W of stake 31-64. Kodachrome #406 is duplicate of this.
Date: 10/30/1956

This duplicates views shown on #174, taken in 1950. Taken N45E from a point 2.10 chains N69E of point where west boundary of plot crosses logging road. Kodachrome 401 is a duplicate. CPL plot #2 "GOOD."
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: road
personnel
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 29
Description: This duplicates views shown on #174, taken in 1950. Taken N45E from a point 2.10 chains N69E of point where west boundary of plot crosses logging road. Kodachrome 401 is a duplicate. CPL plot #2 "GOOD."
Date: 10/30/1956

Taken N from large pine stump located 0.5 chain N11E of stake 30-58. After 1955 cut. This is same view as shown in photo #146, taken before cutting.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
stump
personnel
Organisms: birch, fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 31
Description: Taken N from large pine stump located 0.5 chain N11E of stake 30-58. After 1955 cut. This is same view as shown in photo #146, taken before cutting.
Date: 10/25/1956

Taken S80W from a point 0.76 chains S30E of stake 72-17.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
personnel
Organisms: hemlock
fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 51
Description: Taken S80W from a point 0.76 chains S30E of stake 72-17.
Date: 10/24/1956

Taken N72W from a point 0.10 chains N of stake 16-71.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
personnel
Organisms: hemlock
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 51
Description: Taken N72W from a point 0.10 chains N of stake 16-71.
Date: 10/24/1956

Taken S14W from a point 0.51 chain S77W of stake 76-16. Heavy spruce stand.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
personnel
Organisms: spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 51
Description: Taken S14W from a point 0.51 chain S77W of stake 76-16. Heavy spruce stand.
Date: 10/24/1956

Taken N33E from a point 0.91 links S60E of stake 76-17.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
personnel
Organisms: hemlock
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 51
Description: Taken N33E from a point 0.91 links S60E of stake 76-17.
Date: 10/24/1956

Taken N39E from a point 0.68 chain S39W of stake 75-17.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
personnel
Organisms: hemlock
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 51
Description: Taken N39E from a point 0.68 chain S39W of stake 75-17.
Date: 10/24/1956

Taken N26E from a point S26W 0.75 chain from stake 74-17.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
personnel
Organisms: birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 51
Description: Taken N26E from a point S26W 0.75 chain from stake 74-17.
Date: 10/24/1956

Taken N25E from a point 0.26 chain N25E of stake 73-17.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
personnel
Organisms: birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 51
Description: Taken N25E from a point 0.26 chain N25E of stake 73-17.
Date: 10/24/1956

Taken N20E from a point 0.44 chains S01E of stake 19-77. First-growth spruce. Andrew Misura in photo.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
pre-harvest
Organisms: spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 52
Description: Taken N20E from a point 0.44 chains S01E of stake 19-77. First-growth spruce. Andrew Misura in photo.
Date: 10/24/1956

Taken nine years after harvest. Taken N25W from a point about 1.57 chains N49E of stake 34-47.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
hardwood
Organisms: red maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 38
Description: Taken nine years after harvest. Taken N25W from a point about 1.57 chains N49E of stake 34-47.
Date: 10/23/1956

Taken nine years after harvest. Taken S70E from a point 0.15 chains N70E of stake 35-47. Red maple stand which developed after early cutting for softwood. One of old softwood stumps is to left of Misura.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
stump
Organisms: pine
red maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 38
Description: Taken nine years after harvest. Taken S70E from a point 0.15 chains N70E of stake 35-47. Red maple stand which developed after early cutting for softwood. One of old softwood stumps is to left of Misura.
Date: 10/23/1956

Taken nine years after harvest. Taken S85E from point 0.92 chains S33W of stake 36-45. Red maple stand which developed after early softwood cutting. A. Misura in Photo.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
personnel
Organisms: red maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 38
Description: Taken nine years after harvest. Taken S85E from point 0.92 chains S33W of stake 36-45. Red maple stand which developed after early softwood cutting. A. Misura in Photo.
Date: 10/23/1956

Taken 9 years after cutting. Taken due E from point 0.72 chains S58W from stake 34-46. Reproduction here is almost entirely beech. A. Misura in photo.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: reproduction
hardwood
personnel
Organisms: beech
pine
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 38
Description: Taken 9 years after cutting. Taken due E from point 0.72 chains S58W from stake 34-46. Reproduction here is almost entirely beech. A. Misura in photo.
Date: 10/23/1956

Taken N49E from a point 0.66 chains N49E of stake 21-79. Overmature hemlock. Andrew Misura in photo.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
pre-harvest
Organisms: striped maple
hemlock
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 52
Description: Taken N49E from a point 0.66 chains N49E of stake 21-79. Overmature hemlock. Andrew Misura in photo.
Date: 10/11/1956

Taken N70E from a point S70W 0.72 chains from stake 29-59. After cutting. Photo #149 is same view before cutting.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
personnel
Organisms: spruce
birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 31
Description: Taken N70E from a point S70W 0.72 chains from stake 29-59. After cutting. Photo #149 is same view before cutting.
Date: 10/9/1956

Taken N10W from a point 20 feet S45E of stake 33-60. Duplicate of photo #153.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
personnel
Organisms: spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 31
Description: Taken N10W from a point 20 feet S45E of stake 33-60. Duplicate of photo #153.
Date: 10/9/1956

Taken N69E from a point 1 chain S69W of stake 32-60. Taken after cutting.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
personnel
stump
Organisms: spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 31
Description: Taken N69E from a point 1 chain S69W of stake 32-60. Taken after cutting.
Date: 10/9/1956

Taken N from a point 10 feet S of stake 33-54. Little cutting was done in this area. There was little merchantable timber present.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
personnel
Organisms: red maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 31
Description: Taken N from a point 10 feet S of stake 33-54. Little cutting was done in this area. There was little merchantable timber present.
Date: 10/9/1956

Taken N15E from a point 75 feet S15E of stake 32-54. After cutting. Abundant witch-hobble in understory. Photo #163 is same view before cutting.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
personnel
Organisms: fir
witch-hobble
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 31
Description: Taken N15E from a point 75 feet S15E of stake 32-54. After cutting. Abundant witch-hobble in understory. Photo #163 is same view before cutting.
Date: 10/9/1956

Dense 60 year old fir stand at approximate location shown on map in compartment journal. Old stump is from 1900 cut. A. Misura in photo. No cutting or blowdown at this particular point in 1956.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
stump
Organisms: fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 4
Description: Dense 60 year old fir stand at approximate location shown on map in compartment journal. Old stump is from 1900 cut. A. Misura in photo. No cutting or blowdown at this particular point in 1956.
Date: 10/5/1956

Taken N20W from a point S73W 0.89 chain from stake 59-20. After 1955 cut.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
stump
personnel
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 14
Description: Taken N20W from a point S73W 0.89 chain from stake 59-20. After 1955 cut.
Date: 10/3/1956

Taken due N from Point 0.25 chain SW from stake 60-21. Stump of 42" white pine of 250 yr. age class. G. Lavoy in photo. Taken after 1955 cut.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
personnel
stump
Organisms: white pine
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 14
Description: Taken due N from Point 0.25 chain SW from stake 60-21. Stump of 42" white pine of 250 yr. age class. G. Lavoy in photo. Taken after 1955 cut.
Date: 10/3/1956

Taken toward stake 60-19 from a point 0.40 chains S81E of stake. Stand of 6"-8" spruce with a few pine. Overstory of small white birch was deteriorating even before area was poisoned. Cutting was very light in this area. G. Lavoy in photo. After 1955 cut.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
personnel
Organisms: spruce
pine
paper birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 25
Description: Taken toward stake 60-19 from a point 0.40 chains S81E of stake. Stand of 6"-8" spruce with a few pine. Overstory of small white birch was deteriorating even before area was poisoned. Cutting was very light in this area. G. Lavoy in photo. After 1955 cut.
Date: 10/3/1956

Observer making fire weather reading, on September 29 1956
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
infrastructure
road
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Observer making fire weather reading, on September 29 1956
Date: 9/29/1956

Pre-cut balsam fir stand with 8-9 inch dbh fir marked, photo point #1 in MU13 on July 5 1956
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU13
Compartment Management Study
diameter-limit cut
marking
personnel
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Pre-cut balsam fir stand with 8-9 inch dbh fir marked, photo point #1 in MU13 on July 5 1956
Date: 7/5/1956

Heavy marking of balsam fir, 7-12 inches before cutting, in MU13, photo point #4 on July 5 1956
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU13
Compartment Management Study
diameter-limit cut
marking
personnel
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Heavy marking of balsam fir, 7-12 inches before cutting, in MU13, photo point #4 on July 5 1956
Date: 7/5/1956

Eastern hemlock marked for cutting, in MU13 on July 5 1956
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU13
Compartment Management Study
diameter-limit cut
marking
personnel
Organisms: eastern hemlock
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Eastern hemlock marked for cutting, in MU13 on July 5 1956
Date: 7/5/1956

Eastern hemlock stand before cutting, two 14-inch dbh trees marked, in MU13 on July 5 1956
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU13
Compartment Management Study
diameter-limit cut
marking
personnel
photo point
Organisms: eastern hemlock
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Eastern hemlock stand before cutting, two 14-inch dbh trees marked, in MU13 on July 5 1956
Date: 7/5/1956

13-inch dbh eastern hemlock chemically debarked, 9-inch dbh spruce left, photo point #2 (permanent sample plot 2/1) in MU14 on July 5 1956
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU14
Compartment Management Study
selection system
personnel
plot
photo point
Organisms: eastern hemlock
spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: 13-inch dbh eastern hemlock chemically debarked, 9-inch dbh spruce left, photo point #2 (permanent sample plot 2/1) in MU14 on July 5 1956
Date: 7/5/1956

Spruce regeneration 3-5 feet tall, photo point #6 in MU14 on July 5 1956
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU14
Compartment Management Study
selection system
regeneration
personnel
photo point
Organisms: spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Spruce regeneration 3-5 feet tall, photo point #6 in MU14 on July 5 1956
Date: 7/5/1956

14-inch dbh paper birch in MU14 on July 5 1956
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU14
Compartment Management Study
selection system
personnel
photo point
Organisms: paper birch
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: 14-inch dbh paper birch in MU14 on July 5 1956
Date: 7/5/1956

Northern white-cedar and hardwood marked for removal, in MU14 on July 5 1956
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU14
Compartment Management Study
selection system
marking
personnel
photo point
Organisms: northern white-cedar
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Northern white-cedar and hardwood marked for removal, in MU14 on July 5 1956
Date: 7/5/1956

Larger trees chemically debarked, 9-10 inch dbh spruce and eastern hemlock left, photo point #1 (permanent sample plot 3/5) in MU15 on July 5 1956
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU15
Compartment Management Study
diameter-limit cut
personnel
plot
photo point
Organisms: spruce
eastern hemlock
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Larger trees chemically debarked, 9-10 inch dbh spruce and eastern hemlock left, photo point #1 (permanent sample plot 3/5) in MU15 on July 5 1956
Date: 7/5/1956

Opening seeding in to balsam fir, eastern hemlock, red maple, and American beech, photo point #4 (between old woods road and MU14 boundary) in MU15 on July 5 1956
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU15
Compartment Management Study
diameter-limit cut
personnel
regeneration
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
eastern hemlock
red maple
American beech
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Opening seeding in to balsam fir, eastern hemlock, red maple, and American beech, photo point #4 (between old woods road and MU14 boundary) in MU15 on July 5 1956
Date: 7/5/1956