Logging operations most commonly produce Vermont-listed wastes (“VT” wastes); typically oily wastes, hydraulic fluids, fuels, contaminated debris, and wood preserving wastes.

Here are a few steps to help protect yourself when choosing a logging contractor: 1. Search the internet for their name and business name. This may seem obvious, but this step is often overlooked. A quick search can turn up complaints, online reviews, news articles, etc. 2. Search the Vermont Judiciary and Environmental Enforcement records.

Acceptable Management Practices (AMPs) for Maintaining Water Quality on Logging Jobs in Vermont were developed and adopted as rules for Vermont's water quality statutes and became effective in 1987 and were subsequently revised effective August 11, 2018 AMPs are intended and designed to prevent sediment, petroleum products, and woody debris ...

2019年5月29日 · Summary of Content: The Timber Harvesting in Vermont Guide provides a summary of laws and regulations affecting timber harvesting businesses in Vermont. While it is primarily intended for loggers and foresters, there are …

2016年3月18日 · Loggers and trees (birch, maple, oak, pine, and all alike) have coexisted on the Vermont landscape for centuries, from the early settlers who built houses and boats with logs sawed by hand, to modern loggers who zip through the …

Montpelier -- An improved set of practices designed to protect water quality on logging jobs goes into effect as a revised rule tomorrow, October 22. The Acceptable Management Practices for Maintaining Water Quality on Logging Jobs in Vermont, or AMPs, are a set of practices designed to protect water quality by minimizing soil erosion and ...

Looking for forest product markets, a licensed forester or a logging contractor in your area? The Vermont Forest and Wood Products Directory, created and maintained by the VT Working Lands Enterprise Initiative, is a visual locator for forest and wood products businesses in the state.

2024年1月18日 · The document, published by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Vermont Land Trust, recommends the state work toward a goal of allowing 9% of the forests in the state to become old...

2024年2月29日 · Skidding wood, a conventional logging practice used to drag a tree by a cable to a landing where it can be cut and loaded onto trucks, must be done with firm, stable ground conditions. Climate change has led to more severe weather and less time in the woods for Vermont loggers.

THE PURPOSE OF THE VERMONT LEAP PROGRAM IS TO PROMOTE A PROFESSIONAL APPROACH TO LOGGING BY PROVIDING THE KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY FOR LOGGERS TO WORK SAFELY, EFFICIENTLY, AND IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIENTIOUS MANNER WHILE HARVESTING TIMBER IN VERMONT.