Northwest History. Forest Service. Reforestation.

Beaver Snag Crew Cleared Much Land: Made Area Ready for Planting of Young Trees Next Spring; Snags Will Be Burned. BEAVER SNAG CREW CLEARED MUCH LAND Made Area Ready for Planting of Young Trees Next Spring; Snags Will Be Burned. Camp Upper Beaver's crew of snag fallers, consisting of about 40 m...

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Language:English
Published: 1936
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Summary:Beaver Snag Crew Cleared Much Land: Made Area Ready for Planting of Young Trees Next Spring; Snags Will Be Burned. BEAVER SNAG CREW CLEARED MUCH LAND Made Area Ready for Planting of Young Trees Next Spring; Snags Will Be Burned. Camp Upper Beaver's crew of snag fallers, consisting of about 40 men, cut 6,075 snags and cleared 67 acres of land in the period August 31-September 4, according to Camp Superintendent L. J. Morin. Preparations are being made to burn the snags which have been cut during the summer. Next spring the land will be planted to young trees. Paul Gustafson, enrollee bulldozer operator, has built a 5 1/2 miles fire break around the area to be burned. This will prevent the fire from spreading to surrounding timbered areas. Intensive training has been given in handling of tools and safety and there have been no accidents in the last three weeks. John Hibee and James Gillogly took first place in crew competition during the week beginning August 31 when they cut an average of 125.4 trees per day. Other averages were: Kendzoir - Baldwin, 104.6; Lease- Kerr, 103.8; Collins-Shreves, 100.2. These were the four highest scores for the week.