the primary objective of this study was to examine the effects of alternative vegetation management on epigeal insects, coleoptera, carabidae, and non-insectan arthropods. this study, which is a component of the fallingsnow ecosystem project, 60km southwest of thunder bay, ontario, utilized roofed pitfall traps containing a saline preservative. four blocks were treated with four vegetation management alternatives including a manual brushsaw treatment, a mechanized treatment (silvana selective-ford versatile cleaning machine), and two herbicides (vision [a.i. glyphosate] and release [a.i. triclopyr]). in addition, a control (untreated) plot was located within each block. all insects and non-insectan arthropods were identified to the order level.