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BMP For Silvaculture

Silviculture is the science at the heart of applied forest: ecology, restoration, conservation and management. Silviculture is a very dynamic and expanding discipline. With the increasing complexity of the demands placed on forests, silvicultural knowlege is needed now more than ever. Silviculturalists can help to provide the insights and mechanisms for making forest projects successful, whether they are creating wildlife habitat, protecting streams, producing boards or some combination of these.

This is a 73 page booklet which covers:

  • Woodland Erosion
  • Erosion and sediment control
  • Silviculture standards and specifications for individual control practices
  • Woodland access roads and trails
  • Important rules for planning, construction, and maintaining logging roads
  • Bridges
  • Culverts
  • Streambed culverts
  • Stream crossings
  • Site preperation

and much more!

Description Price
BMP for Silviculture $ 9.50

If mailed a shipping and handling charge will apply.


 

Keys To Effective Pond Management

This booklet covers various topics such as:

  • Uses of ponds
  • Types of ponds
  • building a pond
  • Pond vegetation
  • Illustrations of pond plants
  • Pond maintenance
  • Permits and approval
  • Pond safety
  • Dry hydrant ( fire protection)
Description Price
Key 2 Pond Management $ 7.50

If mailed a shipping and handling charge will apply.


 

Stream Corridor Restoration: Principals, Processes and Practices 

This document takes a more ecompassing approach to restoration than most other texts and manuals. It provides broadly applicable guidance for common elements of the restoration process, but also provides alternatives, and references to alternatives, which may be appropriate for site specific restoration activities. It provides a common technical reference.

Description

Price

Stream Corridor Restoration

$ 60.00

If mailed a shipping and handling charge will apply.

 


DC SOIL SURVEY

Up-dated 1991 edition, descriptions and properties of soils within the county. A complete set of aerial photographs from the mid-1980's with the soil layer over the photo. The map scale is the same as the USGS topographic quads 1:24,000 or 1" = 2,000'DC soil survey book

- Soil maps are also for sale as single copy quads.

Description Price

DC Soil Survey

30.00

If mailed a shipping and handling charge will apply.

 


DC Soil Survey Users Guide

Descriptions and properties of soils within the county. NO soil maps come with this guide. Paper back 106 pg.

Description Price
DC Soil Survey Users Guide $ 15.00

If mailed a shipping and handling charge will apply.


NYS Erosion and Sediment Control:NYS erosion and sediment control book

This is a 2 1/2" three ring binder loading with information

This manual is a valuable tool for planners, engineers, local officials, contractors and others involved in development.

Contains standards and specifications for erosion and sediment control measures commonly used on construction sites. Both vegetative and structural measures (permanent and temporary) are included.

It also contains information calculating stormwater runoff and erosion rates as well as a sample soil erosion and sediment control ordinance.

These guidelines provide information on minimizing erosion and sediment problems on land undergoing urban development. They show how to use soil, water and plants to improve the quality of our environment.

Description Price

NYS Standards and Specifications for Erosion and Sediment Control

$

If mailed a shipping and handling charge will apply.


New York State Stormwater Design Manual

This is a three ring binder. It was prepared under a joint effort between the NYS DEC, Soil and Water Conservation Committee, and the Central NY Regional Planning and Development Board.

The purpose of this manual is threefold:

  1. To protect the waters of the state of NY from adverse impacts of urban stormwater runoff.
  2. To provide design guidance on the most effective stormwater management practices (SMPs) for new development sites.
  3. To improve the quality of MPs constructed in the State, specifically in regard to their performance, longevity, safety, ease of maintenance, community acceptance and environmental benefit.

This manual covers many topics. These are some chapters:

  • Impacts of new development
  • Stormwater permit requirements
  • Unified Stormwater sizing criteria
  • List of acceptable stormwater management practicies
  • Performance criteria
  • SMP Selection Matrices
  • Stormwater Design example
Description Price
NYS Stormwater Design Manual  $

If mailed a shipping and handling charge will apply.


Snakes of Dutchess County

is an 8 pg. paper booklet that includes information on non-poisonous as well as poisonous snakes. Also has black and white drawings of snakes.

Description Price
Snakes of Dutchess County $ 2.00

If mailed a shipping and handling charge will apply.


Water Saver's Guide

A colorful step by step guide to creating and maintaining beautiful outdoor spaces.

This is a 41 pg. booklet that covers many topics. It has one chapter on Planning and Designing and the other covers Planting and maintaining your landscape

Sample titles

  • Preparing a base map
  • Analyzing your site
  • Landscaping to save energy
  • Creating water use zones
  • Choosing your plants
  • Water wise plant selection
  • Drip watering systems
  • Planning for irrigation
  • Working with your soil
  • Easy steps to composting
  • Maintaining your landscape
  • Mulching
  • Fertilizing
  • Watering Drought survival
  • Pruning
  • All about lawns

Plus More

Description Price
Watersaver's Guide $ 18.00

If mailed a shipping and handling charge will apply.

 
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