6. Revegetation and forest regeneration - continued

Some general principles of revegetation and reforestation to consider are:

• Establish a vegetative cover planting on erodible areas that were cultivated in the fall but will not be planted until spring.
• Stabilize steep slopes prior to planting.
• Use native grasses or other plant species to reseed bare-erodible areas; do not introduce invasive non-native plants under any circumstance.
• Windrow logging debris along contours, in gullies, and on skid trails to stabilize these areas.
• Remove unneeded logging roads and skid trails immediately. Do not wait for entire harvest operation to be completed.
• Smooth, grade and revegetate landings and, where appropriate, main haul roads.
• Remove temporary drainage structures and clean permanent drainage structures.

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