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2. Know site-specific hazards and limitations of the area. 

 Modify plans to accomodate potential problems. 



3. Choose silvicultural system (where such flexibility exists) 

 which minimizes water quality impacts. 



4. Choose the type and size of logging equipment to minimize soil 

 disturbance. 



5. Consider limiting activities to periods when weather conditions 

 provide protection (i.e., road building during dry weather, 

 logging on snow, etc.). 



6. Assess the potential impacts of the proposed practices. 



7. Favor operations BMP's which prevent or avoid impacts over BMP's 

 which mitigate or correct impacts. 



Road Location. Construction, Design and Maintenance 

 A. Road Location 



1. Locate roads on natural benches, ridge tops, flatter slopes, etc. 

 to minimize the area of road disturbance. 



2. Fit location to the topography so that minimum alterations of 

 natural conditions will be necessary (i.e., minimize cut and fill 

 situations). 



3. Avoid high erosion hazard sites (steep narrow canyons, slide 

 areas, slumps, swamps, etc.). If necessary to locate across 

 slump, do so just above slump shoulder. Slight location changes 

 can often eliminate major erosion problems. 



4. Locate road a safe distance from streams when running parallel 

 to stream channels to provide an adequate buffer area or be 

 prepared to catch sediment moving downslope below the road. 



