Bolean Lake trial

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Trial name: Bolean Lake (EP371)
Trial objectives	Installation name	Ecosystems represented	Tree species	Silvicultural systems tested	Post establishment treatments
Tree regeneration and growth Bark beetles windthrow	Bolean Lake	ESSFdc2	Engelmann spruce Sub-alpine fir	Clearcut 50% retention in strip cuts Group selection Single tree selection	Prescribed fire Bulldozer scarification
Comments: Project terminated in early 1970's

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Publication topics	Publications
General Overview	Smith, J.H.G. 1954. A cooperative study of Engelmann spruce – alpine fir silviculture and management. N.W. Sci. 28(4):157–164. Smith, J.H.G. and M.B. Clark. 1960. Growth and survival of Engelmann spruce and alpine fir on seed spots at Bolean Lake, B.C. 1954–1959. For. Chron. 36(1):46–49. Smith, J.H.G. and M.B. Clark. 1974. Results of methods of cutting and related studies initiated in the ESSF forests near Bolean Lake, B.C. N.W. Scientific Assoc. Meet., May 1974,Vancouver, B.C. Herring, L.J. 1977. Studies of advance subalpine fir in the Kamloops Forest District (PDF, 2.5MB). B.C. Min. For., Res. Br. Res. Note RN-80. Mather, J. 1987. Assessment of silvicultural practices in the Engelmann Spruce – Subalpine fir zone in the Kamloops Forest Region (PDF, 5.8MB). B.C. Min. For. Lands, Silv. Section, Kamloops, B.C. Mather, J. 1991. A comparison of silvicultural systems in the ESSFdc2 subzone at Bolean Lake 38 years after logging. B.C. Min. For., Kamloops For. Reg., Kamloops, B.C.

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