Virginia Pennsylvania Maryland Pre- Harvest Plan Pre- Harvest Plan Pre- Harvest Plan The BMP manual includes an extensive This is not addressed in the Non- technical The Maryland BMP Manual presents a pre-harvest plan and also a BMP Manual. It is however included in the Standard Plan which has similar criteria to comprehensive plan. The form for this is 1993 PA Pocket Guide for Foresters ( the Virginia pre-harvest plan. A form is found in the Appendices. The plan must be Brown, 1993). found in Appendices 3 & 4 of the manual. done by a certified forester from the state, Instead of a pre-harvest plan, it is referred Maryland Department of the Environment or a consulting forester. Items included in to as a pre-harvest evaluation with a approves this plan. There are three areas the plan are: type of cut, terms of sale, focus on wetland forests. of concern addressed in the Standard Plan. topography, soils, hydrology, boundaries, The entrance to the harvest site easements, right of ways, volume of Haul and skid trails and Landings timber, truck type being used. Watercourses on the site
Virginia Pre- Harvest Plan The BMP manual includes an extensive pre-harvest plan and also a comprehensive plan. The form for this is found in the Appendices. The plan must be done by a certified forester from the state, or a consulting forester. Items included in the plan are: type of cut, terms of sale, topography, soils, hydrology, boundaries, easements, right of ways, volume of timber, truck type being used. Pennsylvania Pre- Harvest Plan This is not addressed in the Non- technical BMP Manual. It is however included in the 1993 PA Pocket Guide for Foresters ( Brown, 1993). Instead of a pre-harvest plan, it is referred to as a pre-harvest evaluation with a focus on wetland forests. Maryland Pre- Harvest Plan The Maryland BMP Manual presents a Standard Plan which has similar criteria to the Virginia pre-harvest plan. A form is found in Appendices 3 & 4 of the manual. Maryland Department of the Environment approves this plan. There are three areas of concern addressed in the Standard Plan. The entrance to the harvest site Haul and skid trails and Landings Watercourses on the site
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