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| BC Archives NA 05198 |
This photograph, from Forest Service Records, is undated. It is from a file in which the Forest Service was recording the growth of natural second growth regeneration in previously logged clearcut areas through photographs. The stump in the photo shows an old growth tree which features springboard notches. In order to elevate themselves to a position where the tree narrowed and was growing in a consistent manner, loggers would notch a wedge out of the bottom of the tree and slip in a narrow plank which they could stand on while they were cutting down a tree, a 'springboard.' You can still find these notches on most old growth stumps on the North Island.
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