The evidence of browsing on this and other maple saplings in the area, only a few rods away from the above picture, indicate that this clearcut is providing feed for moose, deer and other wildlife.lat. N 45 deg. 47.771 min. lon W 69 deg. 50.276min.
The yellow trees in this clearcut are larch trees, (also known as hackmatac and tamarack), which turn yellow in the fall just before they shed their needles. The webmaster's truck appears in the distance for scale.lat N45 deg 48.331min. lon. W69 deg 47.852 min.
Twenty years ago this was a winter road, on which tractor trailers hauled logs and pulpwood. The old road is barely visible and narrows down to a game trail now used only by wildlife such as moose, deer and bear. lat N 45 deg 49.148 min lon. W69 deg. 47.139 min.
This area was clearcut by the Beloit Harvester Crew in the early eighties. As on most softwood sites in Maine, these young trees in the photo were naturally regenerated, (natural regrowth without needing to replant), which was thinned when the trees were 8 to ten feet tall.lat 45 deg. 46.763 min lon. 69 deg. 50.278min. lat. N 45 deg. 47.771 min. lon W 69 deg. 50.276min.
The evidence of browsing on this and other maple saplings in the area, only a few rods away from the above picture, indicate that this clearcut is providing feed for moose, deer and other wildlife.