Abstract

supplying the mills in the Lower Peninsula in 1951. Within two or three years it is estimated that the yearly cut will reach 300,000 cords. Other Lake States are experiencing similar increases in use of aspen. Although mature stands of aspen are generally unattractive to wildlife, this is not true of recently cutover areas. The large annual harvest of aspen will play an important role in wildlife management. In the past it was the policy on both public and private lands to convert aspen stands to hardwoods or conifers of higher value. Consequently, research 1Paper #2, Phoenix Project #29, Aspen Study. Financed by contributions from woodusing industries and others. 2 Appreciation is expressed to Professor S. A. Graham, who directed this investigation and offered suggestions in the preparation of the manuscript.

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