Forestry Best Management Practices

2005 BMP Field Guide

Preface

Planning the Forestry or Logging Operation

Forest Roads

• Planning Forest Roads
• Constructing Forest Roads
• Road and Trail Maintenance
• Closing Forest Roads

Skid Trails

Stream Crossings

• Bridges
• Culverts
• Fords

Riparian Management Zones and Ephemeral Streams

Log Landings

• Planning Log Landings
• Constructing Log Landings
• Using and Maintaining Log Landings
• Closing Landings

Fuel, Lubricants, and Trash

• Equipment Breakdown and Spills
• Litter

Non-logging BMPs

• Planning the Forestation Project
• Planting and Weed Control
• Planting Site Preparation
• Woodland Grazing
• Recreation Trails
• Fire Control Lines

Appendices

• Glossary of best management practice terms
• Guidelines for Seeding Disturbed Areas
• Federal requirements for forest roads in wetlands
• Sources of help and information
• Known Regulations

Tables

• Recommended Maximum Spacing for Drainage Structures
• Spacing for Water Bar
• Culvert Size Guidelines
• Suggested Riparian Management Zone Widths

Comprehensive Indiana Forest Best Management Report 1996-2016