ASPEN IN THE CENTRAL ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION 41 
areas must be watched with care to see that grazing does not prevent 
a new stand from coming in. 
Concentrate cuttings on certain areas and make the cuttings as 
heavy as possible to bring about vigorous sprouting and a rapid 
growth of new trees. 
Protect all young conifers in aspen from injury during logging. 
Do not allow isolated merchantable conifers in an aspen stand to be 
cut. The transformation of aspen type to conifers is desirable. 
Utilize aspen for small material (poles, posts, cord wood, etc.), as 
it yields best on that basis, and cutting while young and small has 
no effect on reproduction as does the cutting of conifers before seed- 
ing age is reached. By using aspen when small, the losses from de- 
ca\ are also avoided. 
