Alabama Forest Owner's Guide
to Information Resources

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Introduction

Understanding
Information

Sources of
Publications

Woodlots/Small
Forests

Forest
Resources

Plants and
Animals

Planning the
Resource

Management for
Trees

Management for
Wildlife

Management for
Alternative Uses

Business
Information

Forest Industry

Environmental
Protection

Forestry Law

Reference
Sources

Special Methods
and Practices

Background
Information

Current
Periodicals

Programs for
Landowners

Guide and
Publication Lists

Conclusion

Man's activities in the forest often have an impact on the landscape and ecology of the forest. Best Management Practices (BPMs) serve to prevent or lessen potential harm from such activities. Good reads:

Alabama's Best Management Practices for Forestry 1993. Montgomery, Ala.: Alabama Forestry Commission, 1993. 30 p.
Outlines Best Management Practices (BPMs) for maintaining water quality while conducting forestry operations. Gives specifications for: streamside management zones, stream crossings, forest roads, timber harvesting, reforestations/stand management, and other areas.

Full text of BMPs covering streamside management zones, stream crossings, forest roads, timber harvesting, reforestation/stand management, forested wetland management, and revegetation/stabilization are also found on the Alabama Foresty Commission's Web site.

Also useful are recent pamphlets by the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service: BPMs for Stream Crossings, by Bobby L. Lanford and Don Burdette (Circular ANR-641), 1994. 4 p.; Best Management Practices for Timber Harvesters, by Richard W. Brinker (Circular ANR-539), 1992. 4 p. Forest Roads and Construction of Associated Water Diversion Devices, by Richard W. Brinker and Robert A. Tufts (Circular ANR-916), 1995. 4 p.; and BMP Pocket Guide for Logging, by Richard W. Brinker (Circular ANR-806), 1994. 23 p.

An article "Best Management Practices for Forested Wetlands," by Don Burdette, is published in Alabama's TREASURED Forests, Vol. 11, No. 4 (fall 1992), p. 13-17.

Haussman, Richard F., and Pruett, Emerson W. Permanent Logging Roads for Better Woodlot Management. 3rd ed. Broomall Penn.: U.S.D.A. Forest Service. State and Private Forestry. Northeastern Area, 1978. (NA-FR-18) 43 p.
Details on planning, constructing, and maintaining forest roads.