For administrative and recording purposes, the work of the unit is carried out 

 within the following groups: 



A. Artificial Regeneration — covers activities concerned with carrying out 

 the direct seeding and planting programmes. 



B. Stand Improvement — includes the natural regeneration programme, and 

 activities concerning tending of the existing stands. 



C. Special Projects — include co-operative silvicultural activities involving the 

 use of Junior Rangers and inmates from the Department of Reform Institutions, in 

 either regeneration or stand improvement projects. 



SUMMARY OF AREA TREATED IN 1964-65 



A. Regeneration Programme 



Planted 73,267 acres 



Seeded 4,835 acres 



Natural regeneration, treatments 22,960 acres 



Sub-Total 101,062 acres 



B. Improvement Programme 



Various treatments 42,890 acres 



Total 143,952 acres 



The details of these programmes are shown in the following tables: 



Artificial Regeneration 



PLANTING 



The number of trees planted on Crown Lands and Agreement Forests was 

 increased considerably during the past year. This was brought about to some 

 extent by the planting done by Kimberly-Clark and Spruce Falls Power & Paper 

 Company in their Regeneration Agreement*. Total planting over the last five 

 years is as follows: 



1 960-61 35,630,390 



1961-62 31,666,580 



1962-63 33,958,450 



1963-64 34,752,240 



1964-65 40,744,221 



The planting programme, divided into the two major categories — Crown 

 Lands and Agreement Forests — is shown below. 



CROWN LANDS 



1. Unalienated — 13,536,010 trees planted on 19,055 acres. 



2. Licensed — 22,779,866 trees planted on 47,322 acres. 



3. Miscellaneous Crown land planting — 47,030 trees planted for ornamental, 

 research and other purposes on 300 acres. 



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