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Forest Roads 10 items

This publication discusses Best Management Practices that can be used to help locate and construct road systems.
A well-planned and constructed forest road system is important for the management of your forest, and is a vital link between people and the forest.
Roads provide access to forest resources, but poorly designed roads increase maintenance costs, restrict access, and create environmental problems.
How to plan, layout, construct, stabilize, use, and maintain roads.
Poorly constructed access roads often cause severe erosion and stream sedimentation that benefit no one.
Water moving over forest roads, skid trails, and landings causes erosion. Sediment that reaches water bodies can hurt aquatic organisms. Soil also makes water ...
Water running down forest roads and trails can erode surfaces, moving soil and other pollutants into nearby lakes, wetlands, and streams. One way to prevent ...
Timber harvesting and hauling equipment can damage water quality by stirring up sediment and harming fish and other aquatic organisms when crossing streams. ...
Operators crossing wetlands with vehicles and other logging equipment may harm water quality, alter the water flow, and damage habitat. To protect wetlands, ...
Timber bridges can help protect water quality and stream habitat during forestry operations. This publication discusses three basic types of temporary timber ...
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