Stand Improvement 



During the 1962-63 fiscal year, 129 regular Stand Improvement projects on 

 Crown lands were carried out on a gross area of 30,618 acres. These projects 

 were designed either to secure adequate regeneration following cutting operations 

 or to improve the growth or quality of young timber stands. 



In addition, four regeneration surveys and nine assessment surveys were 

 conducted under the regular programme. 



Junior Rangers were used in 14 projects involving 1,024 acres of Crown 

 land; also, inmates of the Department of Reform Institutions camp in the Sault Ste. 

 Marie area were used in four projects involving 24 acres of Crown land. 



The summary of Stand Improvement work completed during the year 

 1962-63, by Districts and by type of treatments, showing gross area treated, 

 follows : 



STAND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME. 1962-63 



Work (Acres) Carried Out by Districts on Crown Lands 



Regrular Junior Dept. Reform 



Treatment Programme Rangers Institutions 



One regeneration survey 



Scarification — cone 



scattering 70 



Brush control — ground 53 



Thinning 46 



Prescribed burning 11 



Total 180 



Scarification — cone 



scattering 28 



Cleaning 4 



Modified cutting 711 



Scarification, seeding, 



cone scattering 73 



Prescribed burning 55 



Thinning 255 



One assessment survey 



Total 1094 4 



Scarification and cone 



scattering 196 



Cleaning 305 5 



One assessment survey 



Total 501 5 



Cone scattering 70 



Scarification 43 



Scarification, cone scattering 



and seeding 567 



Total 610 70 



Cleaning 1500 260 



One regeneration survey 



One assessment survey 



Total 1500 260 



District 



Total 



Fort Frances 



Kenora 



70 

 58 



46 

 11 



180 



Sioux Lookout 



28 



Port Arthur 



Geraldton 



4 

 711 



73 



55 



265 



1098 



196 

 310 



506 



White River 



70 

 43 



567 



680 



Chapleau 



1760 



1760 



280 



