Forestry Best Management Practices and Water Quality in the Piedmont and Ridge and Valley Provinces
This literature review was designed to determine the effectiveness of forestry best management practices in reducing water quality impacts of forestry management operations within the Piedmont and Ridge-and-Valley regions.
Description
The general objective of this literature review was to compile information on forestry best management practices (BMPs) used within the Chesapeake Bay watershed and analyze the scientific basis for those BMPs. To meet this objective, we specified four tasks:
- To compile and contrast forestry BMPs for those states having forest land area within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and summarize compliance with the BMPs recommended by each state.
- To review published studies of BMP effectiveness for reducing nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment pollution within the central Atlantic region, with particular emphasis on studies within the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
- To consider the breadth of applicability for BMP studies within the Chesapeake Bay watershed by examining the geographical and biological range reflected by the sites under which the studies were carried out.
- To suggest research or monitoring objectives for enhancement of forestry BMP implementation and effectiveness in protecting water quality.
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