CONTENTS 



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INTRODUCTION 1 



SILVICULTURAL HISTORY 2 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT. 4 



METHODS 4 



PEAK SNOW ACCUMULATION 5 



Harvesting Effect 5 



Climatic and Vegetative-Recovery Trends 8 



SPRING SNOWME LT RATE 12 



North Slope 12 



South Slope 12 



SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 13 



PUBLICATIONS CITED 14 



