Plate 46. Slashings, or clear-cuttings, oflFer a means of improving and man- 

 aging woodlands for the benefit of ruffed grouse. A (Upper). Aerial view of a 

 Connecticut Hill woodland showing both unit and lane cuttings. B (Lower left). 

 Close-up of a one-acre clear-cutting grown to briars, elderberry and other shrubs 

 and trees. C (Lower right). A lane slashing, thirty feet wide, providmg needed 

 brush cover and valuable edges. 



