LOGGING AND FORESTRY BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES- Indiana

Indiana Division of Forestry

2004

Indiana

LOGGING AND FORESTRY BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

Eco-Regions:
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54. Central Corn Belt Plains
55. Eastern Corn Belt Plains
56. Southern Michigan/Northern Indiana Drift Plains
57. Huron/Erie Lake Plains
71. Interior Plateau
72. Interior River Valleys and Hills

Keywords: BMPs , Forestry , Indiana , Water Quality

Activities occurring in and around forests impact the forest environment in many different ways. A main focus of these guidelines is the quality of the water flowing from forest lands. Because the reduction in water quality from forest activities can't be seen flowing from a pipe but is spread across the land, the term nonpoint source pollution (NPS) is used. Overall, forestry practices are a very minor NPS pollution contributor. Forests have long been recognized as the best protector of watersheds. The fact that other land uses contribute more to total pollution, although true, is not important. Improvement of water quality requires reduction of NPS pollution from all sources--including forestry. Additionally, these guidelines consider worker safety, aesthetics, and forest productivity concerns. Logging has the greatest impact of the typical forestry activities. The use of best management practices (BMPs) by loggers, landowners and land managers offers the greatest potential to reduce NPS and reach water quality and other forest health goals. This online guidebook summarizes BMPs for logging and forestry practices. It's a guide for everyone involved in logging and forestry activities. This guide does not contain all the specifics and background of each BMP. To do so would require many more pages. The BMP's contained in the guide are arranged to fall logically in the sequence of a logging operation and are followed by non-logging BMP's.


State Information Contributor Log in Name Password Forgot your password? New user?	LOGGING AND FORESTRY BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES- Indiana Indiana Division of Forestry 2004 Indiana LOGGING AND FORESTRY BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES Eco-Regions: View Eco-Regions Map 54. Central Corn Belt Plains 55. Eastern Corn Belt Plains 56. Southern Michigan/Northern Indiana Drift Plains 57. Huron/Erie Lake Plains 71. Interior Plateau 72. Interior River Valleys and Hills Keywords: BMPs , Forestry , Indiana , Water Quality Activities occurring in and around forests impact the forest environment in many different ways. A main focus of these guidelines is the quality of the water flowing from forest lands. Because the reduction in water quality from forest activities can't be seen flowing from a pipe but is spread across the land, the term nonpoint source pollution (NPS) is used. Overall, forestry practices are a very minor NPS pollution contributor. Forests have long been recognized as the best protector of watersheds. The fact that other land uses contribute more to total pollution, although true, is not important. Improvement of water quality requires reduction of NPS pollution from all sources--including forestry. Additionally, these guidelines consider worker safety, aesthetics, and forest productivity concerns. Logging has the greatest impact of the typical forestry activities. The use of best management practices (BMPs) by loggers, landowners and land managers offers the greatest potential to reduce NPS and reach water quality and other forest health goals. This online guidebook summarizes BMPs for logging and forestry practices. It's a guide for everyone involved in logging and forestry activities. This guide does not contain all the specifics and background of each BMP. To do so would require many more pages. The BMP's contained in the guide are arranged to fall logically in the sequence of a logging operation and are followed by non-logging BMP's.