Provides for protection of physical environment during harvest, renewal and maintenance operations (e.g., site productivity) by describing good practices to be used by an operator when working under certain site conditions (e.g., poorly drained soils).
| Date Published: | December 15, 1997 | |
| Publisher: | Ontario Government, Ministry of Natural Resources | |
| Author: | Forest Management |
The Forest Management Guidelines for the Protection of the Physical Environment provides for protection of physical environment during harvest, renewal and maintenance operations (e.g., site productivity) by describing good practices to be used by an operator when working under certain site conditions (e.g., poorly drained soils).
Note: Replaces Environmental Guidelines for Timber Management Activities referenced in Forest Operations and Silviculture Manual, 1995.
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