Filter strip width guide for woodlot management. A landowner should develop a management plan before beginning any forest management activities. This plan should make clean water a priority while meeting the landowner's objectives. The map should also include existing roads and trails, forest types, soil types, and slopes. Eventually the map will be used to delineate new roads, harvest areas, filter strips, and other protected areas.
Individuals can also contract with a private consulting forester.
Cost-sharing programs may be available to assist woodlot owners with some management activities. Resources that are useful in preparing a management plan include soil surveys, soil maps, topographic maps, and aerial photos, as well as a thorough on-site examination of the area. BMPs for Forest Roads Erosion that occurs during forest road construction has the greatest potential to degrade lakes, streams, and wetlands. An important first step is to determine how the roads will be used now and in the future. Mulch and seed exposed soils.