Artificial Regeneration 



The number of trees planted on Crown lands and Agreement Forests is 

 slightly in excess of 1961-62. The total plantings in these categories for the past 

 five years are as follows: 



Nursery targets, presently established, will allow an increase of several million 

 trees in the annual programme in each of the next three or four years. 



In addition to planting, 2,713 acres were artifically treated by seeding. Of 

 this area, 1,352 acres were seeded from the ground and the remaining 1,361 acres 

 were seeded from the air by helicopter. 



Of the 2,713 acres, 604 acres were seeded following a burn without further 

 site preparation and 220 acres were seeded following logging operations. The 

 balance of 1,889 acres was seeded following some form of special site preparation. 



This year marked the beginning of a series of aerial seeding trials to develop 

 techniques of sowing various tree species by helicopter. A summary of the projects 

 by districts is as follows : 



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