. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 46-50. Forests and forestry. areas slionld contain at least partially stocked second <2:rowth forest. Much of this land, however, can be described as a barren, for no timber crop has become established with the excei)tion of the so-called weed species, fire cherry and as{)en. Areas in the State Forest, Avhich ev<'ii as late as fifteen years apfo contained a «»round cover of jjfrass, weeds briars, and scrnb «»rowth, are now devoid of this tyi)e of veetati()ii. District Forester AVilliam F. Dajine, Clearfield, Pa., has obs
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 46-50. Forests and forestry. areas slionld contain at least partially stocked second <2:rowth forest. Much of this land, however, can be described as a barren, for no timber crop has become established with the excei)tion of the so-called weed species, fire cherry and as{)en. Areas in the State Forest, Avhich ev<'ii as late as fifteen years apfo contained a «»round cover of jjfrass, weeds briars, and scrnb «»rowth, are now devoid of this tyi)e of veetati()ii. District Forester AVilliam F. Dajine, Clearfield, Pa., has observed areas which even ten years ajio had an almost impenetrable brnsh cover. Dnrinp: the past decade this o:r()wth has been so heavily browsed by deer that it may be said there is practically no nnder«>Towth whatever. Althonj^h the soil is deep and moist, of a sand}' loam texture and hi^ddy. FiGiKF (i. Oak Spr(nits Si rcrrhf Iftntiif/rd Inf Ihrr Hnnrxinf/. A Stud if Plot Laid Out iu this Clrar-ctit Area IfrrraicfJ tlir Fart that »/% of the Sprout (iroirth Has lirrn Scrrrrlu liruasnt hif fhcr and '//'/r Has lirrn Sliyhtln Katrn. liriish Vattri/, Miles Toirnship. f'rufrc Countij. satisfactory for jrrowinj? trees, it is District P'orester Dajjue's opinion that the natural reforestation of this rejjion will recjuire one hundred years if present conditions persist. It has been estimated that there are 1 .â ),(){)() acres in the State Forest in Clearfield County that under present conditions would have to bo planted to restore an adequate j?rowth of timber (8). At least ten and probably twelve million trees would be recpiired. Under the con- ditions obtaininp: in Clearfield County at the present time, and in view of the fact that the present size of the deer herd prohibits a successful establishment of these plantations, it is apparent that this reforestati(tn 10 project must be abandoned unless satisfactory solutions can be found either to reduce the deer populati
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