DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2017.07.002
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85024105049
论文题名: National status of state developed and implemented forestry best management practices for protecting water quality in the United States
作者: Cristan R. ; Michael Aust W. ; Chad Bolding M. ; Barrett S.M. ; Munsell J.F.
刊名: Forest Ecology and Management
ISSN: 0378-1127
出版年: 2017
语种: 英语
英文关键词: BMP effectiveness
; BMP implementation
; Nonpoint source pollution
; Water quality
Scopus关键词: Surveys
; Timber
; Water pollution
; Water quality
; Best management practice (BMPs)
; Best management practices
; BMP effectiveness
; BMP implementation
; Implementation strategies
; Non-point source pollution
; Program effectiveness
; Water quality standard
; Forestry
英文摘要: United States forestry best management practices (BMPs) were developed by U.S. states to protect water quality while enhancing the sustainability of forest management activities. Forestry BMPs are revised over time or new BMPs are written to meet current water quality standards. Properly implemented forestry BMPs have been found to minimize the impact of erosion and sediment that may occur during forest management activities. States developed implementation strategies to help determine if BMPs are being implemented correctly; however, these strategies can vary between regions and states making implementation results difficult to interpret. Few studies have compared monitoring strategies and implementation of BMPs on a national level. This study surveyed and received responses from state forestry agencies in all 50 states. Each state reported a documented BMP manual. Twenty states reported non-regulatory BMP guidelines, 19 reported quasi-regulatory BMP guidelines, and 11 reported regulatory BMP guidelines. Thirty-nine states have BMP monitoring programs with the state forestry agency as the lead agency in 35 states. BMP effectiveness studies were reported in 33 states with 19 states reporting current or future effectiveness studies. Thirty-two states reported that they have conducted BMP implementation studies resulting in a mean national BMP implementation rate of 91%. However, when evaluating implementation of individual BMP categories, the survey indicated potential deficiencies for some states, yet these states' overall BMP implementation rate appear to be satisfactory. There was no significant difference between non-regulatory, quasi-regulatory, and regulatory BMP guidelines when compared by mean state BMP implementation rates (90.2%, 90.2%, and 93.4%, respectively). Mean BMP implementation rates for the western (93.2%) and southeastern (92.4%) regions were significantly higher than the northeastern region (86.4%). This assessment of state BMP programs indicates that BMP programs appear to be implemented at relatively high levels across the U.S. These findings should be useful globally for agency managers to improve program effectiveness and better understand BMP implementation and program structure among 50 diverse states. © 2017 Elsevier B.V. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/64616
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作者单位: Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation (FREC), Virginia Tech, 228 Cheatham Hall, 310 West Campus Drive, VA 24061, USA; FREC, Virginia Tech, 304 Cheatham Hall, 310 West Campus Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
Recommended Citation:
Cristan R.,Michael Aust W.,Chad Bolding M.,et al. National status of state developed and implemented forestry best management practices for protecting water quality in the United States[J]. Forest Ecology and Management,2017-01-01