A View from the Fundy License
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The Cut

Spilled oil running off the
road into the water.
Shepody Road, May 2004
Selective cutting leaves
a thin network of trees.
Will they survive wind and ice?
Off Shepody Rd, May 2004
Straight young hardwood trees, mostly maple, harvested before they grow to a sufficient size to be used as a valuable sawlog. Instead of reaching their full potential, they were chipped. Of the 4200 cords that were cut on this block in 2004, 60% were turned into hardwood chips.
Big Salmon River, Jan. 2004
Trees with damaged trunks and split tops
remain. Are they destined to be the next
generation of poor quality forest?
Shepody Road, May 2004
Clearcut right up to the bog
beside the Big Salmon River.
King Pool on Big Salmon River,
Jan. 2004
Hardwood at the roadside
as far as the eye can see.
Big Salmon River, Jan. 2004.
Ruts causing soil erosion and
loss of topsoil.
Jardine Road, May 2004
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