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Loggers trained in water quality protection carry out thoughtful planning and building of forest roads, trails, log landings and stream crossings which can prevent or eliminate water quality problems during timber harvests. BMP tools like portable bridges offer loggers a flexible alternative for crossing streams, while geo-textile road fabric helps stabilize roads for hauling timber. |
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The Watershed Forestry Program partners with New York Logger Training's
"TLC" (Trained Logger Certification) program to help timber harvesters
get the safety, First Aid and CPR courses they need. Courses are
offered on a range of topics from sustainable forestry to "best
management practices" for water quality. Loggers in the program
are then recommended by The Watershed Forestry Program to forest
landowners in the New York City watershed who may be conducting
a timber harvest. Download our recently published Logger
Calendar (PDF 4.3MB) or check our Forestry
Calendar for this year's schedule of the classes listed
below, hosted by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Greene County.
 Game
of Logging™ courses
Hardwood
Log Bucking for Profit
Advanced
Logger Rescue
Working
with Skidder Bridges
Forest
Ecology, BMPs & Silviculture
First
Aid/CPR
"The bottom line is that
on every job, we want to come back again. BMPs make the road
better, and that's our investment in the future."
We have free samples of these BMP tools so you can try new ways
to do your job better…and protect water at the same time.
Pipe Culvert
Channels water quickly and safely off the road into filtered
areas.
Geotextile Road Fabric
A new technology for stabilizing roads.
Open-Topped Pipe Culvert
Cross drainage without high maintenance.
Rubber Belt Water Deflector
Diverts surface water and allows easy passage for vehicles.
Organic Bar & Chain Oil
Experiment with this biodegradable product to reduces risks
from spills.
Silt Fencing
Filters sediment from run-off efficiently.
"I like being self-reliant
and I could put one of these bridges together easy enough."
20’ Portable Skidder Bridge
50% cost-share up to $1,000 on purchase or construction or free
loan* (3 month max)
30’ Portable Skidder Bridge
free loan* (3 month max)
Long Span Haul Bridge
50% cost share up to $1,125 on rental* (45 days max) *Must be
used within NYC watershed
"The landowner wants roads
for recreation that are easy to maintain."
Forest Roads located with care will protect soil and water -
and last a landowner's lifetime. Apply for our cost-shares to
help offset the expenses of planning and building forest roads.
We have incentives for planning and layout and for BMP installations
like water bars, culverts and gravel that reduce sediment flow
into nearby streams.
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