Outline should include
- landowner objectives
- harvest method to be used
- BMP
- protecting the water and soil resources
- closing out roads and restricting access
- reseeding roads and logging decks
- environmental effects
- regeneration methods.
Process/Skill Questions:
- Why are landowner objectives important to harvest planning?
- What are different harvesting methods?
- What are BMP, and why are they important?
- What can be done to limit erosion on areas with exposed soil?
- Why is regeneration important to pre-harvest planning?
- Whose job is it to manage harvesting operations?
- What percentage of Virginia's forestland is privately owned?
- What role does the Virginia Department of Forestry play in harvest operations?