From: Sustainable forest biomass: a review of current residue harvesting guidelines
Indicator, consequence or actiona | North America | Europe |
---|---|---|
Water quality [any action or consequence) | 90 | 50 |
Actions to prevent or minimize sedimentation | ||
 Minimize stream crossings | 81 | 20 |
 Avoid exposing mineral soil | 81 | 20 |
 Design roads, landings to minimize runoff directly to water bodies | 90 | 30 |
 Use appropriate harvesting equipment | 76 | 10 |
 Harvest when soil frozen or dry | 62 | 30 |
Consequence | ||
 Sedimentation | 76 | 30 |
Actions to prevent or minimize leaching/contaminationb | ||
 Avoid leaving residue in or near water | 76 | 50 |
 Minimize potential for chemical spills | 76 | 30 |
Consequence | ||
 Leaching/contaminationb | 86 | 60 |
Water quantity/flow | ||
 Maintain desired water flow and drainage | 81 | 20 |
Aquatic ecosystem | ||
Indicator | ||
 Water temperature/shading | 76 | 10 |
 Actions |  |  |
 Leave live trees, dead standing trees, CWD, buffers, RMZ, SMZ | 95 | 70 |
 Protect wetlands | 100 | 60 |
 Protect karst pools or vernal pools | 62 | 0 |