A photo essay of the whole-tree harvest
of Watershed 5 at Hubbard Brook

 
Aerial view of the canopy in the autumn

Skidder and other equipment at the landing

View of chipper power plant

Feed belt of chipper

Various equipment at the landing

Grapple and pile of trees to be chipped

Chip van on left

Sugar maple logs

Yellow birch logs

Aerial view of the clearcut W5

Aerial view of the lower part of W5 in summer 1985

Side view of W5 at about the mid point looking east

Aerial view of the top of W5 before all the trees were removed

Winter view of W5 
1984-1985

Skid trail looking downslope from near the top of W5

Another skid trail

General view of the upper slope of W5

View looking up the west side of W5 in 1984

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Web page created June 2000
by Thomas Siccama and Ellen Denny