N.C. Forest Service - BMP Newsletter

The N.C. Forest Service (NCFS) BMP Newsletter highlights Best Management Practices (BMP) topics of interest and shares information about other water-resource projects that NCFS personnel are working on.

Before the winter of 2014, three regional newsletters were issued. 

• July 2025 Newsletter -- Make your forestry operation more appealing to the public eye ... meet Duane Truslow ... tips and tricks to slow water down and spread it out ... forest management site prep ... and more
   
• April 2025 Newsletter -- Preharvest planning tool tips and tricks ... streamside management zones on perennial streams and wetlands ... road templates ... and more
   
• Jan. 2025 Newsletter -- BMP education and outreach guest lecture at N.C. A&T University ... technical assistance success story ... Moreland Gueth Water Quality award recipient ... tree top canopy and temperatures in the SMZ ... and more
   
• Oct. 2024 Newsletter -- How much water should a water bar hold ... straw bale BMPs ... historical in-woods ditch drainage ... and more 
   
• July 2024 Newsletter -- Preparing and recovering forest lands from hurricane impact ... hot weather and dry soil ... the Temporary Bridges for Forestry Crossings Program ... and more
   
• April 2024 Newsletter -- Stream temperature ... BMPs for wetland roads ... Bladen Lakes State Forest wetland road ... Local spotlight: Anson County ... Biennial Water Quality Meeting ... and more
   
• January 2024 Newsletter -- The process for adhering to best management practices ... Post-wildfire suppression repair recommendations for the Poplar Drive fire site ... Preparing for flooding and storm damage ... Splash erosion ... and more