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Log Decks and Landings
Issue:
Log decks and landings have a visual impact
Objective:
Minimize the visual impact of log decks and landings. |
 Left: Restore log decks and landings.
Photo: Westvaco Corporation
Below: Logging jobs are often judged by the appearance of their log decks and landings.
Photo: Champion International |
Considerations
- The size, shape and number of flog decks and landings
- Location based on topography, ground conditions, and proximity to highways and viewsheds
- Restoration
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Avoid:
- Decks and landings near property lines
- Decks and landings in view of travel routes
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"Plan log decks and landings in advance by taking locations, terrain, size, and number into consideration." |
Recommended Practices:
Level #1: Least Sensitive
- Dispose of all trash and litter properly.
- Stabilize log decks and landings as needed.
- Locate log decks and landings for best economy.
Level #2: Moderately Sensitive
- Dispose of all trash and litter properly.
- Stabilize log decks and landings as needed.
- Scatter or dispose of slash on log decks and landings as soon as possible.
- Plan log decks and landings in advance by taking locations, terrain, size, and number into consideration.
- Screen log decks and landings from view as long as possible.
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Level #3: Most Sensitive
- Dispose of all trash and litter properly.
- Stabilize log decks and landings promptly.
- Scatter or dispose of slash and stumps as soon as possible.
- Plan log decks and landings in advance by taking locations, terrain, size, and number of decks into consideration.
- Screen log decks and landings from view as long as possible with vegetation or dog-legged roads.
- Restore log decks and landings (example: create wildlife food plots).
- Plan log decks and landings for future harvest.
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School of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences Extension
602 Duncan Drive · Auburn University, Alabama 36849
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