Impacts of urban headwater disturbances on downstream sediment loading where streamside management zones for forest harvesting activities are present downstream

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 555-563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilkim Cavus ◽  
Latif Kalin ◽  
Ferhat Kara
Keyword(s):  
Forest Harvesting ◽  
Sediment Loading ◽  
Management Zones ◽  
Streamside Management Zones

Protecting Water Resources with Streamside Management Zones at Robinson Forest

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher D. Barton ◽  
Emma L. Witt ◽  
Jeffrey W. Stringer
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Ecosystem Function ◽  
Forest Floor ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Forest Harvesting ◽  
Management Zones ◽  
Best Management ◽  
Streamside Management Zones ◽  
Undisturbed Forest ◽  
The Impact

Streamside management zones (SMZ) are a common best management practice used to minimize impacts to water quality from forest harvesting. Information on the effectiveness of SMZ use in Kentucky is limited. Moreover, details on SMZ configuration (size, layout, canopy retention) is lacking. The objective of this research was to evaluate the impact of varying SMZ configurations on stream ecosystem function. Results indicated that the use of elevated stream crossings and maximizing the amount of undisturbed forest floor near streams via a combination of increased SMZ width and canopy retention was effective at minimizing water quality impacts from forest harvesting.

Streamside Management Zones Compromised by Stream Crossings, Legacy Gullies, and Over-Harvest in the Piedmont

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 1153-1164 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.J. Lang ◽  
W.M. Aust ◽  
M.C. Bolding ◽  
S.M. Barrett ◽  
K.J. McGuire ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Management Zones ◽  
Streamside Management Zones

scholarly journals Assessment of Compliance of Forestry Best Management Practices in West Virginia

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingxin Wang ◽  
Joseph McNeel ◽  
William Goff ◽  
Steve Milauskas
Keyword(s):  
West Virginia ◽  
Best Management Practices ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Management Zones ◽  
Best Management ◽  
Random List ◽  
Streamside Management Zones ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
Assessment Of Compliance

Abstract The compliance of forestry best management practices (BMP) was assessed based on 116 randomly selected sites harvested between November 2003 and March 2004 in West Virginia. Landowners were contacted to gain permission for site visits according to the random list. The landowners also were interviewed to identify their knowledge and satisfaction about the harvest and BMP. Four checklists were used to assess 29 BMPs on haul roads, skid trails, landings, and in streamside management zones (SMZ). A general increasing trend in BMP compliance was noted in this statewide BMP assessment with an overall BMP compliance of 74%. Results also indicated that the BMP compliances averaged 81% on haul roads, 68% on skid trails, 80% on landings, and 55% in SMZs.

scholarly journals Atrazine and picloram adsorption in organic horizon forest samples under laboratory conditions

2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.P. Pinho ◽  
A.T. Matos ◽  
L.A. Morris ◽  
L.M. Costa
Keyword(s):  
Mineral Soil ◽  
Significant Degree ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Surface Flow ◽  
Organic Horizon ◽  
Management Zones ◽  
Streamside Management Zones ◽  
Direct Adsorption ◽  
Negative Adsorption ◽  
Sorption Characteristics

Adsorption of two herbicides, atrazine and picloram, displaying different sorption characteristics, were evaluated for O (organic) horizon samples collected from SMZs (streamside management zones) in Piedmont (Ultisol) of Georgia, USA. Samples were randomly collected from within 5 SMZs selected for a study of surface flow in field trials. The five SMZs represented five different slope classes, 2, 5, 10, 15 and 20%. Results indicate that 0 horizons have the potential for sorbing atrazine from surface water moving through forested SMZs. Atrazine adsorption was nearly linear over a 24-hour period. Equilibrium adsorption, determined through 24-hour laboratory tests, resulted in a Freundlich coefficient of 67.5 for atrazine. For picloram, negative adsorption was observed in laboratory experiments. This seemed to be due to interference with ELISA analyses; however, this was not confirmed. The adsorption coefficient (Kd) obtained for atrazine in 0 horizons was greater than it would have been expected for mineral soil (from 1 to 4). Picloram was not sorbed in 0 horizons at any significant degree. Although there is a significant potential for the direct adsorption of soluble forms of herbicides in SMZs, the actual value of this adsorption for protecting water is likely to be limited even for relatively strongly sorbed chemicals, such as atrazine, due to relatively slow uptake kinetics.

Streamside Management Zones Affect Movement of Silvicultural Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fertilizers to Piedmont Streams

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph M. Secoges ◽  
Wallace M. Aust ◽  
John R. Seiler ◽  
C. Andrew Dolloff ◽  
William A. Lakel
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen And Phosphorus ◽  
Management Zones ◽  
Streamside Management Zones ◽  
Phosphorus Fertilizers

Effects of timber harvest within streamside management zones on salamander populations in ephemeral streams of southeastern Kentucky

2014 ◽  
Vol 324 ◽  
pp. 46-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas A. Maigret ◽  
John J. Cox ◽  
Dylan R. Schneider ◽  
Chris D. Barton ◽  
Steven J. Price ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Timber Harvest ◽  
Ephemeral Streams ◽  
Management Zones ◽  
Streamside Management Zones

Compliance with Silvicultural Best Management Practices on Harvested Sites in South Carolina

1994 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 163-167
Author(s):  
Tim O. Adams ◽  
Donal D. Hook
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Best Management Practices ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Timber Harvesting ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
Management Zones ◽  
Best Management ◽  
Streamside Management Zones ◽  
Forestry Commission ◽  
Physiographic Regions

Abstract One-hundred-seventy-seven harvested sites in South Carolina were evaluated for compliance with Best Management Practices (BMPs). South Carolina Forestry Commission (SCFC)foresters evaluated the roads, road stream crossings, streamside management zones, harvest operations, and log decks. In addition, each site was evaluated for overall BMP compliance, which was based on the level of both off-site and on-site impacts. Overall BMP compliance was 84.7%. Compliance was highest for log decks (97.7%), roads (92.0%), and harvest operations (89.8%) and lowest for streamside management zones (72.4%) and road stream crossings (41.7%). Nineteen variables were analyzed to determine their influence on BMP compliance. Two variables were responsible for the 27 sites with inadequate ratings: (1) the presence of perennial and intermittent streams, and (2) logging under wet soil conditions. Compliance did not differ significantly among landowner categories or physiographic regions. To improve BMP compliance, landowners should identify sensitive sites and take adequate steps to protect them during timber harvesting. South. J. Appl. For. 18(4):163-167.

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