ABSTRACT 



Clearcutting of lodgepole pine stimulates production of 

 understory vegetation that may provide a grazing resource 

 for livestock and big game for an estimated 20 years or more. 

 Peak production of 800 to 1,000 lbs. /acre occurred about 11 

 years after clearcutting. Prediction equations were developed 

 to permit gross estimates of potential production and its 

 change with time. Although palatability of the indigenous 

 understory vegetation is low, the large acreages of lodgepole 

 pine that are harvested annually warrant efforts to improve 

 the quantity and quality of forage by reseeding. 



