PotlatchDeltic Works to Establish Hardwood Streamside Management Zones
PotlatchDeltic (PCH) is implementing forestry best management practices to protect water quality in Georgia and Alabama. The company is establishing hardwood streamside management zones (SMZs) in areas previously converted to pine plantations, which risked increased erosion. This process involves:
1. Creating a buffer zone around ephemeral channels
2. Removing existing pine trees from the buffer area
3. Protecting and promoting hardwood growth within the buffer
4. Recording and protecting these areas as young hardwood stands in their GIS mapping system
These efforts aim to enhance water quality, wildlife habitat, and biodiversity. The company believes this approach will better protect the litter layer on ephemeral channels during tree harvesting, as required by local BMPs.
PotlatchDeltic (PCH) sta implementando le migliori pratiche di gestione forestale per proteggere la qualità dell'acqua in Georgia e Alabama. L'azienda sta creando zone di gestione delle sponde fluviali in legno duro (SMZ) in aree precedentemente convertite in piantagioni di pini, che rischiavano di aumentare l'erosione. Questo processo comprende:
1. Creare una zona di protezione attorno ai corsi d'acqua effimeri
2. Rimuovere gli alberi di pino esistenti dall'area di buffer
3. Proteggere e promuovere la crescita di alberi di legno duro all'interno del buffer
4. Registrare e proteggere queste aree come giovani boschi di legno duro nel loro sistema di mappatura GIS
Questi sforzi mirano a migliorare la qualità dell'acqua, l'habitat della fauna selvatica e la biodiversità. L'azienda crede che questo approccio proteggerà meglio lo strato di lettiera sui corsi d'acqua effimeri durante il taglio degli alberi, come richiesto dai BMP locali.
PotlatchDeltic (PCH) está implementando las mejores prácticas de gestión forestal para proteger la calidad del agua en Georgia y Alabama. La empresa está estableciendo zonas de manejo de riberas de árboles de madera dura (SMZ) en áreas que antes se habían convertido en plantaciones de pino, las cuales estaban en riesgo de aumentar la erosión. Este proceso implica:
1. Crear una zona de amortiguamiento alrededor de los canales efímeros
2. Eliminar los pinos existentes del área de amortiguamiento
3. Proteger y promover el crecimiento de árboles de madera dura dentro del área de amortiguamiento
4. Registrar y proteger estas áreas como jóvenes stands de madera dura en su sistema de mapeo GIS
Estos esfuerzos tienen como objetivo mejorar la calidad del agua, el hábitat de la vida silvestre y la biodiversidad. La empresa cree que este enfoque protegerá mejor la capa de hojarasca en los canales efímeros durante la cosecha de árboles, como lo exigen los BMP locales.
PotlatchDeltic (PCH)는 조지아와 앨라배마에서 수질을 보호하기 위해 산림 관리 최선의 관행을 시행하고 있습니다. 이 회사는 이전에 소나무 플랜테이션으로 변환된 지역에 경목 스트림사이드 관리 구역(SMZ)를 설정하고 있으며, 이는 침식 증가의 위험이 있었습니다. 이 과정에는 다음이 포함됩니다:
1. 일시적인 하천 주변에 완충 구역 생성
2. 완충 구역에서 기존 소나무 제거
3. 완충 구역 내에서 경목 성장을 보호하고 촉진
4. GIS 매핑 시스템에 젊은 경목 스탠드로서 이러한 지역을 기록하고 보호
이러한 노력은 수질, 야생 동물 서식지 및 생물 다양성 향상을 목표로 합니다. 회사는 이 접근 방식이 지역 BMP에 따라 나무를 수확하는 동안 일시적인 하천의 낙엽층을 더 잘 보호할 것이라고 믿고 있습니다.
PotlatchDeltic (PCH) met en œuvre les meilleures pratiques de gestion forestière pour protéger la qualité de l'eau en Géorgie et en Alabama. L'entreprise établit des zones de gestion des rives en bois dur (SMZ) dans des zones précédemment converties en plantations de pins, ce qui risquait d'augmenter l'érosion. Ce processus comprend :
1. Création d'une zone tampon autour des rivières éphémères
2. Élimination des pins existants de la zone tampon
3. Protection et promotion de la croissance des bois durs à l'intérieur de la zone tampon
4. Enregistrement et protection de ces zones en tant que jeunes peuplements de bois dur dans leur système de cartographie SIG
Ces efforts visent à améliorer la qualité de l'eau, l'habitat de la faune et la biodiversité. L'entreprise est convaincue que cette approche protègera mieux la couche de litière sur les rivières éphémères lors de la récolte des arbres, comme l'exigent les BMP locaux.
PotlatchDeltic (PCH) setzt die besten forstwirtschaftlichen Managementpraktiken um, um die Wasserqualität in Georgia und Alabama zu schützen. Das Unternehmen etabliert Hartholz-Streamside-Managementzonen (SMZ) in Bereichen, die zuvor in Kiefernplantagen umgewandelt wurden, was das Risiko von Erosion erhöht hat. Dieser Prozess umfasst:
1. Erstellung einer Pufferzone um ephemere Gewässer
2. Entfernung der vorhandenen Kiefern aus dem Pufferbereich
3. Schutz und Förderung des Hartholz-Wachstums innerhalb des Puffers
4. Aufzeichnung und Schutz dieser Bereiche als junge Hartholzbestände in ihrem GIS-Kartierungssystem
Diese Bemühungen zielen darauf ab, die Wasserqualität, den Lebensraum für Wildtiere und die Biodiversität zu verbessern. Das Unternehmen ist der Meinung, dass dieser Ansatz die litter-Schicht an den ephemeren Gewässern während der Baumernte besser schützen wird, wie es die lokalen BMP vorschreiben.
- Implementation of forestry best management practices to protect water quality
- Establishment of hardwood streamside management zones to reduce erosion risk
- Potential enhancement of water quality, wildlife habitat, and biodiversity
- None.
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / August 30, 2024 / PotlatchDeltic
Forestry best management practices (BMPs) are voluntary practices that forestry professionals follow to protect water quality in the areas that they manage. In Georgia and Alabama, BMPs require that the litter layer on top of the soil be left on ephemeral channels when trees are harvested along ephemerals. Ephemeral channels are channels formed by water during or immediately after a precipitation event where the top layer of the forest floor is disturbed, and soil is exposed. Previous owners of one of our tracts had harvested all the pine and hardwood trees from along the ephemeral ditches and then converted the area to pine plantation. Our foresters identified areas where the prior conversion risked increased erosion and decided to establish them as hardwood streamside management zones (SMZs).
To achieve this transition back to hardwood, a buffer was established as an additional protected area. The existing pine was removed from the buffer area and all hardwood currently growing inside the buffer area was protected. The growth of the hardwood inside the newly established buffer area was aided by additional sunlight that reached the trees due to the removal of the pines. The buffer areas are recorded and protected as young hardwood stands in our GIS mapping system and are allowed to grow freely into riparian hardwood buffers. We believe that this enhances water quality, wildlife habitat, and biodiversity.
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