Georgia's silvicultural Best Management Practices 2002 compliance survey report
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Green, Frank
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Hatcher, Kathryn J.
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Abstract
Scientific studies have shown that when
properly applied, silvicultural Best Management
Practices (BMPs) provide adequate water quality
protection. In order to determine the proper installation
and effectiveness of BMPs, the Georgia Forestry
Commission (GFC) conducts statewide BMP
Implementation and Compliance Surveys. During the
summer and fall of 2002, the GFC examined 420 sites
statewide from a stratified random sample across all
ownerships and regions of Georgia. These sites had to
have been silviculturally treated within the past 2 years,
preferably within the past 6 months. By ownership, 278
sites occurred on the non-industrial private forest
landowner (NIPF), 111 sites on forest industry land, and
31 sites on public land. By Region, 30 sites were in the
Mountains, 155 sites in the Piedmont, 82 sites in the
Upper Coastal Plain, and 153 sites in the Lower Coastal
Plain. The results show an 86% overall statewide BMP
Implementation rate with 99.1% of those acres in
compliance with BMPs. By ownership, BMP
implementation was 90.7% on forest industry lands,
86.9% on Public lands, and 83.8% on NIPF lands. With
public attention focusing on the protection of riparian
areas or streamside management zones (SMZs), a
statewide BMP Implementation rate of 87.1% with 96.6
% of those acres in compliance with BMPs, forest
operators are doing an excellent job of protecting these
sensitive areas.
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2003-04
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