Application and Effectiveness of Forestry Best Management Practices in West Virginia

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingxin Wang ◽  
William Goff
Keyword(s):  
West Virginia ◽  
Best Management Practices ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Best Management

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 Compliance with Forestry Best Management Practices in West Virginia

1998 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 211-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew F. Egan ◽  
Robert D. Whipkey ◽  
John P. Rowe
Keyword(s):  
West Virginia ◽  
Best Management Practices ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Forest Industry ◽  
Private Forest ◽  
Best Management ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Nonindustrial Private Forest

Abstract A study of compliance with West Virginia's Best Management Practices (BMPs) for logging was conducted from May 1995 to November 1996. Practices were divided into those that influence haul roads, skid roads, and landings. For those practices that may be reliably compared, results of this study generally indicated improvements in compliance over studies conducted in previous years. In addition, this statewide field survey found higher levels of compliance with most practices on forest industry sites than on nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) sites. Other states in the region interested in assessing the degree to which BMPs for logging are followed may benefit from the methodological approaches and results of this study. North. J. Appl. For. 15(4):211-215.

scholarly journals Logging Sediment Control Act and Forestry Best Management Practices in West Virginia: A Review

2004 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingxin Wang ◽  
Joe McNeel ◽  
Steve Milauskas
Keyword(s):  
Soil Erosion ◽  
West Virginia ◽  
Best Management Practices ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
The State ◽  
The West ◽  
Sediment Control ◽  
Best Management

Abstract Best management practices (BMP) for controlling soil erosion and sedimentation are the operational guidelines for logging in the state of West Virginia, which have been revised in 1989, 1995, 1996, 2001, and 2002. The West Virginia legislature passed the Logging Sediment Control Act (LSCA) in 1992. This Act specifically mandates logger licensing, logger certification, harvesting operation notification, and enforcement capability for activities causing erosion and sedimentation on logging sites. Since the first BMP assessment conducted in 1981, the West Virginia Division of Forestry has periodically evaluated compliance with BMP. The evaluations have taken place in 1986, 1991, and 1996 respectively. The state LSCA, BMP, and compliance evaluations were reviewed, and the results indicate a trend of increasing compliance with BMP in West Virginia.

scholarly journals Application and Effectiveness of Forestry Best Management Practices in West Virginia

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingxin Wang ◽  
William A. Goff
Keyword(s):  
West Virginia ◽  
Best Management Practices ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
The West ◽  
Private Lands ◽  
Management Zones ◽  
Compliance Assessment ◽  
Best Management ◽  
Streamside Management Zones ◽  
Stream Type

Abstract The application and effectiveness of forestry best management practices (BMP) was assessed on 33 harvested sites with streamside management zones (SMZ) throughout West Virginia, which coincided with 116 sites of statewide BMP compliance assessment. The sampled sites either showed evidenceof activity in the SMZ or showed evidence of a stream crossing caused by the harvest. Four checklists derived from the West Virginia BMP guidelines were used to assess 27 BMPs on haul roads, skid trails, at landings, and in SMZs. Rankings were analyzed statistically to examine the differencesof BMP application and effectiveness among forester involvement, ownership, harvest, and stream type. The overall BMP application and effectiveness on sites with SMZs averaged 85 and 80% in West Virginia. Results also indicated that the BMP application and effectiveness rates were higheron industry-owned lands or with forester involvement than on private lands or without forester involvement. The findings should be useful to aid in future assessments of application and effectiveness of BMP across West Virginia or in the region.

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