Title: Outline the essential steps of a harvest plan.
Course: Forestry Management, Advanced (18502-II) > Section: Using Forestry Best Management Practices (BMPs) to Harvest Timber Products

Outline should include

- landowner objectives
- harvest method
- BMPs
  - protecting the water and soil resources
  - closing out roads and restricting access
  - reseeding roads and logging decks
- environmental effects
- regeneration methods.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why are landowner objectives important to harvest planning?
- What are different harvesting methods?
- What are BMPs, and why are they important?
- What can be done to limit erosion in areas with exposed soil?
- Why is regeneration important for pre-harvest planning?
- Whose job is it to manage harvesting operations?
- What percentage of Virginia's forestland is privately owned?
- What role does the DOF play in harvest operations?