Soil & Water Conservation Program

Woodland Erosion

Use Exclusion Woodland erosion is caused by the removal of soil or vegetation through livestock trampling or improper tree harvesting. These practices address concerns regarding soil erosion and water quality, by exclusion of livestock and by developing timber harvest plans.

The following state cost-share practices are designed to address this concern:

Details for each practice are covered in the eligible practices chapter of the districts' Cost Share Handbook.

Timber Harvest Plans

C100 - Timber Harvest Plan

This practice provides financial assistance for the proper design and construction of logging roads and stream crossings for timber harvest operations.
Details

DFR-04 - Forest Plantation

Protect the soil and encourage the conversion of marginal soils to less intensive use by planting trees and shrubs and excluding livestock. 
Details

Use Exclusion

N472 - Livestock Exclusion

Install exclusion fence around existing ponds, woodlands, sinkholes, streams, or sensitive areas where vegetation, soil condition, and water quality are in need of protection from livestock.
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N655 - Restoration of Skid Trails, Logging Roads, Stream Crossings and Log Landings

Correct and control gully erosion resulting from improperly constructed logging roads and stream crossings following timber harvest.
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