programs (fucntion of WQB, USPS, BLM, DNR&C, Conservation 

 Districts and private industry); 



(b) make available written guides to laindowners, loggers, etc. 



(c) Immediately fill the position of extension forester in the 

 USDA Cooperative Extension Service. 



(9) In areas of checkerboard land ownership, encourage joint land use 

 planning to avoid separate owners from independently and simul- 

 taneously disturbing a drainage beyond its capacity to absorb 

 impacts from the treatment. 



(10) Encourage private forest industry, state and BLM, to use professional 

 expertise in soils, hydrology and aquatic biology for planning, 

 implementation, and monitoring of forest practices. Existing 

 expertise in forestry can be complemented by: 



(a) hiring qualified professional people in soils, hydrology and 

 aquatic biology and/or; 



(b) seeking additional training for existing personnel from 

 government agencies and/or; 



(c) seeking assistance from agencies which have qualified personnel 

 and/or; 



(d) hiring consultants. 



(11) Encourage the State, BLM, large private industry and others to 

 develop and adopt as formal guidelines Best Management Practices. 

 BMP's found in Section VII could be used as a basis. 



(12) Ask the Department of Fish and Game to do a detailed assessment 

 of enforcement of the Streambed Preservation Act, to determine if 

 implementation is effective as it relates to forest practices. 



(13) Encourage Conservation Districts or groups of districts to hire 

 or have assigned professional personnel to give forest management 



