Dear netters I am working on the environmental impact of forest harvesting on fragile sites. So far, we particularly look at forested wetlands, steep slopes and shallow soil landscapes. We found a lot of information about wetlands and erosion control on steep slopes but not very much about shallow soils. We are actually conducting a monitoring program to mesure nature and extent of soil disturbances and the post-harvest vegetation dynamic on these sites. We're also studying the question of nutrient depletion. Our goal is to produce some kind of Best Management Pratices (BMP's) guidebook in the near future. I wonder if anybody has ever worked on harvesting impacts on shallow soils and is there any bmp's that have been developped somewhere? Thank you Jean-Pierre Jette Ministere des Ressources naturelles du Quebec Direction de l'environnement forestier 880 Chemin Ste-Foy, 5 etage Quebec,Qc Canada G1S-4X4 Tel(418) 528-2250 E-mail: JPJette@riq.qc.ca
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