| Collection: | Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive |
| Keywords: |
pre-harvest regeneration |
| Organisms: |
maple beech birch spruce hemlock |
| Location: | Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 48 |
| Description: | This is a softwood overstory of spruce and hemlock with a hardwood understory of beech, birch, and maple all 2 to 4 inches in diameter. This photo is taken facing N80W from a point 1.2 chains N60W of stake 86-22. |
| Date: | 4/11/1957 |
| Collection: | Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive |
| Keywords: | pre-harvest |
| Organisms: |
maple witch hobble hemlock yellow birch |
| Location: | Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 48 |
| Description: | Opening in understory with only a few witch hobble and suppressed maple saplings. Canopy topped with hemlock (see edge of photo). Background is sawlog yellow birch of good form and quality. Photo taken facing due west from a point 1.26 chains S11E of stake 86-23. |
| Date: | 4/11/1957 |
| Collection: | Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive |
| Keywords: |
pre-harvest personnel softwood suppression |
| Organisms: |
spruce hemlock fir |
| Location: | Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 47 |
| Description: | Shafer in picture. Photo points up stagnated condition of pole size fir and spruce which has closed canopy completely; small hemlock are being crowded or suppressed in understory. There is little to no ground cover and note the fallen softwood at the foot of the figure, mortality apparently due to excessive suppression. Taken facing S20W from a point 0.6 chains S45E of stake 87-17. |
| Date: | 4/10/1957 |
| Collection: | Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive |
| Keywords: |
pre-harvest regeneration |
| Organisms: |
spruce yellow birch fir hemlock |
| Location: | Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 47 |
| Description: | Spruce-fir-yellow birch-hemlock overstory with spruce-fir understory. Photo is taken into stream gully. Taken facing N40E from a point .24 chains N4E of stake 88-18. |
| Date: | 4/10/1957 |
| Collection: | Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive |
| Keywords: |
pre-harvest reproduction browse |
| Organisms: |
spruce hemlock striped maple |
| Location: | Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 47 |
| Description: | Note suppressed spruce reproduction in foreground. In background spruce is being released by opening in overstory. There is also abundant striped maple reproduction - heavily browsed - 2 feet high. Photo taken facing S45W from a point 0.93 chains S75E of stake 83-17. |
| Date: | 4/4/1957 |
| Collection: | Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive |
| Keywords: |
pre-harvest reproduction |
| Organisms: |
spruce hemlock fir |
| Location: | Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 47 |
| Description: | Initial spruce - hemlock stand photo taken facing N80E from a point 0.54 chains due east from stake 84-17. Note the suppressed fir reproduction 3 to 6 feet height; growth is 0.5 to 0.75 inches per eyar. Overstory is mature spruce and overmatured hemlock. |
| Date: | 4/4/1957 |
| Collection: | Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive |
| Keywords: | pre-harvest |
| Organisms: |
spruce yellow birch hemlock maple beech viburnum fir |
| Location: | Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 47 |
| Description: | Merchantable yellow birch, spruce, hemlock, and hard maple overstory; understory predominantly beech; some fir in the intermediate position; ground cover mostly viburnum. Initial stand photo taken facing N40E from a point 0.45 chains N16E from stake 83-19. |
| Date: | 4/4/1957 |
| Collection: | Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive |
| Keywords: | pre-harvest |
| Organisms: |
striped maple beech witch hobble hemlock yellow birch |
| Location: | Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 47 |
| Description: | Initial stand photo of spruce-yellow birch stand with beech, striped maple, and witch hobble in the understory. Photo taken facing due west from a point 0.2 chains S14E of stake 86-17. |
| Date: | 4/4/1957 |
| Collection: | Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive |
| Keywords: | post-harvest |
| Organisms: |
hemlock paper birch spruce white pine |
| Location: | Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 50 |
| Description: | Mixed conifer-white birch residual stand photo. Taken facing N85E from a spot 2.06 chains N78E of stake 83-20. No initial stand photo of this area. The area was occupied primarily by mature and over mature hemlock. Cutter dicontinued cutting after the poor quality of the hemlock became evident. Seed source spruce is abundant on the perimeter of this area. Some small spruce and white pine reproduction present in limited number. |
| Date: | 3/26/1957 |
| 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 |