Benefits and Costs of Forestry Best Management Practices in Virginia

Testing Forestry Best Management Practices for Protecting Water Quality in

Differing Levels of Forestry Best Management Practices at Stream Crossing Structures Affect Sediment Delivery and Installation Costs

Forestry best management practices (BMPs) are used to reduce sedimentation from forest stream crossings. Three BMP treatments (BMP ́, BMP-std, and BMP+) were applied to three forest road stream crossings (bridge, culvert, and ford). BMP ́ did not meet existing BMP guidelines, BMP-std met standard recommendations, and BMP+ treatments exceeded recommendations. Following BMP applications, three simu...

Pathogen reduction co-benefits of nutrient best management practices

BACKGROUND Many of the practices currently underway to reduce nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment loads entering the Chesapeake Bay have also been observed to support reduction of disease-causing pathogen loadings. We quantify how implementation of these practices, proposed to meet the nutrient and sediment caps prescribed by the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL), could reduce pathogen loadings an...

Biotechnology in Forestry: Considering the Costs and Benefits

Forestry today is on the threshold of promising change as biotechnology is introduced into its operations. Sophisticated tissue cultures for cloned seedlings and genetically modified organisms portend many benefits as more of the world’s industrial wood is being produced on planted forests. In many cases biotechnology in forestry is simply an extension of agricultural innovations, such as herbi...

Costs and Benefits of Best Agers Employment