Plate 17. Plant succession must be one of the bases of grouse management. 

 A (Upper). An old white pine has established the makings of a stand of solid 

 pine around it while near by (in the foreground) the new woods will be mixed 

 pine and hardwoods in a few years. B (Lower left). A view of the north end of 

 the Connecticut Hill area, showing how natural plant succession of hardwoods with 

 scattered conifers is gradually changing the open fields, first to brush overgrown 

 land, ultimately to forest. No planting has been done on this part of the area. 

 Management must maintain openings and overgrown land with ax and plow. 

 C ( Lower right ) . Among the factors that influence plant succession is the nearness 

 to an existing woodland or hedgerow. Except for light-seeded species, most plants 

 invade an old field slowly from the edges, as the hemlock and maple are here. 



