A study funded by Forest Resource Development Agreement (FRDA), FERIC, and FORINTEK Canada Corp. examined the potential for thinning and utilizing 40- to 70-year-old lodgepole pine stands in British Columbia. This study included a review of literature pertaining to the thinning of lodgepole pine, and investigation of thinning activities in British Columbia, a survey of processing and marketing opportunities for this resource, and a productivity study of partial cutting in lodgepole pine. This report summarizes the results and provides recommendations for managing and utilizing this resource. The study took place in late 1989.