Timber Harvest Task Force Recommendations for Phase 7 Model Development
CompleteThe Timber Harvest Task Force has identified multiple opportunities to improve the mapping and modeling of forest harvest activities.
Description
The Timber Harvest Task Force was convened by the Forestry Workgroup and Land Use Workgroup to improve the mapping and modeling of forest harvest activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The Task Force identified multiple opportunities to improve modeling of water quality impacts of forest harvesting in the Phase 7 Modeling Tools. These recommendations for the forest harvesting BMPs and the technical appendix were accepted by the Watershed Technical Workgroup and the Water Quality Goal Implementation Team (GIT).
Project Resources
- Recommendations for Improving the Modeling of Forest Harvest in Phase 7 of the Chesapeake Bay Program's Watershed Model [PDF, 469.7 KB]
- Reevaluating Forest Harvesting BMP Efficiencies for the Chesapeake Bay Program's Watershed Model [PDF, 147.7 KB]
- Technical Requirements for Entering Forest Harvesting BMPs into CAST and the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Model [PDF, 130.9 KB]