(Video 11/21/06) Discussions of forestry best managment practices related to drainage in building roads during harvest. (Running Time: 60 seconds)

Best management practices for logging landings, decks and sets and what to avoid.

Best management practices for revegetation as well as equipment maintenance and litter.

A list of Louisiana's Natural and Scenic Rivers with accompanying descriptions. Included is a link to more detailed information regarding Louisiana's Natural and Scenic Rivers.

Discusses forest fertilization and pesticides, best management practices for application of silvicultural chemicals, and what to avoid.

Video streams of felling and skidding activities and BMPs associated with felling and skidding

This video describes proper site preparation and reforestation best management practices, including reasons why proper site preparation and reforestation are so important. Included in the discussion are ground cover to minimize soil erosion and the environmental benefits of quickly establishing a new forest.

Best management practices for site preparation and reforestation.

This section describes useful steps forest landowners can take to ensure that their forestland is protected and managed sustainably.

This form should be completed prior to commencement of commercial harvesting activities adjacent to natural and scenic rivers.

BMPs for chemical use and application in forest wetlands.

Description of circumstances where site preparation activities do or do not require a permit.

Mandatory best management practices for road construction and maintenance in forest wetlands

Best management practices for harvesting operations in forest wetlands.

Describes best management practices for permanent and temporary roads in forest wetlands, including 15 federally mandated best management practices for roads in forest wetlands.

Describes BMPs for location and planning of permanent forest roads.

Topographic maps defined and described, including scale, relief and slope.

Glossary of terms of forest management.

With support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, the Louisiana Forestry Association developed the invormation presented. It is a guide for forest landowners, logging contractors, and forest industry.

This article describes the planning-stage process of evaluating of a drainage area or watershed prior to initating a forestry-related activity.