Applying Research
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This plantation of red pine-planted at 700 trees per acre, was established 50 years ago. Removing enough tress will bring the density down to the optimum density and then thin every 15 years or so. And what better place to conduct this important research than at the Dunbar Forest Experiment Station. The long-term research conducted here can be applied elsewhere.

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Long-Term Commitment to Long-Term Research
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The Dunbar Forest Experiment Station is a 5,700 acre tract near Sault Ste. Marie. It is the University's largest and second oldest off-campus facility and has been a part of the Department of Forestry's research, education and demonstration program since 1925. Forestry research is unique among all the types of research conducted at Michigan Agricultural Experiment Stations.

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Thinning Makes the Plot Thicken
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About eight years ago, researchers at the Dunbar Forest Experiment Station started a new red pine plantation. The key to getting red pine well-established here is to get it planted in dry areas. This project is less an experiment, but more of a demonstration of the process you go through to grow red pine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

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