CONTENTS 



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INTRODUCTION 1 



AREA AND VOLUME OF MATURE LODGE POLE PINE 2 



CHARACTERISTICS AND PRODUCT POTENTIAL 6 



CURRENT HARVEST OF LODGEPOLE 9 



POTENTIAL FOR UTILIZING MATURE LODGEPOLE PINE. . . 10 



Location 10 



Economic Feasibility 10 



Logging Systems 12 



Alternative Marketing Schemes 12 



Timber Harvest Schedules 13 



CONCLUSIONS 16 



