CANFOR

Harvest

Foresters study each area carefully to decide whether or not to harvest. If the area has sensitive soils or special fish & wildlife considerations the decision may be not to log. If it is a good area for logging they must decide how, when and where to harvest - in ways that will be best for each particular forest. Below are ten situations. You decide which would be the most appropriate way to harvest: clearcutting (cc) or Selection harvesting (sh).

1. This forest started 80 years ago after a fire.  A majority of trees are lodgepole pine.  Most of the trees are the same age and size.
2. This forest is deep rooted and windfirm.
3. This forest has several different ages and sizes of trees.
4.  This forest is flat with a lot of space between the trees.  These species will grow in the shade.
5. This forest is crowded.  The trees are old and break easily.
6. This stand is infected with mistletoe.  This parasitic plant species spreads by dropping seeds on any new trees growing below.
7. There is a large number of dead and dying trees in this stand.  The cause is a large population of spruce beetle.
8. This coastal stand is Douglas fir.  Your goal would be to have a Douglas fir forest in the future.
9. This forest is an area of high tourism value.  Visual quality is the primary goal.
10. The future forest will be composed of shade loving tree species.