Make sure your forester and logger know your expectations for your favorite spots on your woodlot, like a special trail or view.

Best Management Practices (BMP's) are techniques you or your logger can use on your trails to control the flow of water.

Hiking, ATV's, and horseback riding need different Best Management Practices. Match the techniques you use to the traffic your trails receive.

Require your logger to reduce soil erosion by including Best Management Practices in your written timber sale contract.

The areas where your trails and streams meet are the spots most likely to cause water quality problems. Protect your streams when crossing them by using an appropriate crossing structure, like a temporary bridge.