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Skid TrailsSkid trails are the trails used to move felled trees to a commonloading area. These trails have the ability to greatly impact soiland water quality by compacting soils and creating ruts. Skidtrails should not be located in an SMZ. If a stream crossing isneeded, a properly installed stream crossing structure is required.Skidding should be held to a minimum when soils are saturated.Upon completion of skidding, areas subject to erosion shouldhave properly constructed, properly spaced water control structuresinstalled. Seeding 10#/Ac Korean lespedeza in disturbedareas will speed healing and provide quail winter foods and broodhabitat widely distributed across the logged area.Log DecksLog decks are areas where logs are processed and loaded forshipping. Like skid trails, they can be subject to severe compaction,rutting, and erosion. Log deck sites should be determinedbefore road construction and located more than 50 feet fromStreamside Management Zones. Log deck sites should be slightlysloped and contain well-drained soils. A diversion ditch should beinstalled on the uphill side of the deck to intercept water runoff.After logging, the deck will need to be deep-ripped to reduce thecompaction. Deck areas can often be enlarged at this time. Plantto Korean lespedeza or to a native grass mixture such as 2# switchgrassand 2# little bluestem/Acre. A fringe of VA 70 lespedezaaround the edge of the log deck would make an excellent foodand cover planting.Re-vegetation of Bare SoilsBare soil areas need to be stabilized immediately followingtimber harvesting activities. Soil stabilization is recommended forall bare soil areas exceeding 5% slope or on highly erodible soils.Before seeding these areas, the necessary water control structuresshould be installed and a proper seed bed prepared. Also, a soiltest is recommended to determine proper application rates forlime and fertilizer. Forest soils are usually poor. Kobe or Koreanlespedeza work well. Native warm season grass mixes discussedearlier make fine nesting cover and travel lanes. Shrubs add food,cover and travel lanes.(Photo Jim Mehring)Sixteen
COST-SHARE PROGRAMS FOR MANAGING FOREST LANDSThe Virginia Departmentof Forestry and theNatural ResourcesConservation Service offerconservation incentiveprograms to assistlandowners interested inmanaging Virginia’sforests. For the latest informationon cost share programsplease contact yourDistrict Wildlife Biologistwith the Department ofGame and InlandFisheries.LEEWISESCOTTDICKENSONBUCHANANRUSSELL3WASHINGTONTAZEWELLSMYTHMarion - Region 31796 Highway SixteenMarion, VA 24354(276) 783-4860Verona - Region 4P.O. Box 996, 517 Lee HighwayVerona, VA 24482(540) 248-9360BLANDWYTHEGRAYSONGILESPULASKICARROLLMONTGOMERYFLOYDCRAIGALLEGHANYROANOKEBATHBOTETOURTFRANKLINPATRICKHENRYHIGHLANDROCKBRIDGEAUGUSTAAMHERSTBEDFORDCAMPBELLPITTSYLVANIA4ROCKINGHAMNELSONHALIFAXSHENANDOAHPAGEFREDERICKWARRENMADISONALBEMARLEBUCKINGHAM2APPOMATTOXGREENECHARLOTTEPRINCEEDWARDCLARKERAPPAHANNOCKFLUVANNACUMBERLANDFAUQUIERCULPEPERORANGELUNENBURGMECKLENBURGForest - Region 21132 Thomas Jefferson RoadForest, VA 24551-9223(434) 525-7522LOUISANOTTOWAYLOUDOUNGOOCHLANDFAIRFAXPRINCE WILLIAM5STAFFORDSPOTSYLVANIAPOWHATANKINGGEORGECAROLINEHANOVERCHESTERFIELDAMELIADINWIDDIEBRUNSWICKGREENSVILLEFredericksburg - Region 51320 Belman RoadFredericksburg, VA 22401(540) 899-4169HENRICOKING WILLIAMPRINCEGEORGESUSSEXCHARLESCITYARLINGTONWESTMORELANDESSEXKING AND QUEENNEWKENTJAMESCITYSURRYSOUTHAMPTONRICHMONDLANCASTERMIDDLESEXGLOUCESTERYORKISLE OFWIGHTSUFFOLKNORTHUMBERLANDMATHEWS1NEWPORTNEWSHAMPTONPORTSMOUTHNORFOLKVIRGINIABEACHCHESAPEAKEACCOMACKNORTHAMPTONCharles City - Region 13801 John Tyler Memorial Hwy.Charles City, VA 23030(804) 829-6580Seventeen
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