site preparation for white spruce. bracke cultivator used to prepare the area for planting. northwestern pulp & power, hinton

site preparation for white spruce. bracke cultivator used to prepare the area for planting. northwestern pulp & power, hinton

site preparation for white spruce. old cutover site prepared using bracke cultivator. northwestern pulp & power, hinton. n.b. this is an old cutover.

site preparation for white spruce. old cutover site prepared using bracke cultivator. northwestern pulp & power, hinton. n.b. this is an old cutover.

white spruce forest site preparation. blade site preparation in clay loam for planting spencer-lemaire stock. saddle hills, proctor & gamble.

white spruce forest site preparation. bladed area in clay loam. persons are fred robinson, wes lawrence & daryl morris. saddle hills, proctor & gamble

lodgepole pine forest site preparation. image shows the comparison of treated vs untreated with chains. n.b. light slash due to whole-tree harvesting. proctor & gamble, grande prairie

lodgepole pine forest site preparation. close-up of shoes on front blade of d-8 pulling chains for site preparation. proctor & gamble, grande prairie. n.b. light slash

lodgepole pine forest site preparation. close-up of drawbar being pulled by d-8 and attachment to chains. proctor & gamble.

site preparation for lodgepole pine. view of d-8 pulling seven rows of spiked chains (40lb. links). proctor & gamble grande prairie.