Home > Environment & Natural Resources > Forestry > Forestry BMPs > The Louisiana Forestry Best Management Practices website is designed from the pamphlet “Recommended Forestry Best Management Practices for Louisiana,” developed and printed in 2000 by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, The Louisiana Forestry Association, The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, the Louisiana Logging Council, and the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center. This website is developed as part of an educational grant funded by the Environmental Protection Agency through the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. Drainage BMPs for Road Construction (Video 11/21/06) Discussions of forestry best managment practices related to drainage in building roads during harvest. (Running Time: 60 seconds) Forestry BMPs Protect Water Quality in Louisiana’s Streams, Bayous and Lakes [Image: April Mason, left, and Philip Saksa, graduate students] Louisiana is blessed with an abundance of forests and waterways. Miles of rivers, bayous and lakes provide Louisiana’s citizens with fishing, hunting, boating and recreational opportunities, which contribute to the state’s wealth and economic growth. Prescribed Burning in Louisiana Pinelands [Image: Prescribed Burning in Louisiana Pinelands] Prescribed burning is the deliberate use of fire, under specified and controlled conditions, to accomplish one or more objectives of forest land management. All fires in a natural environment do some damage, and prescribed burns are no exception. It is a matter of accepting a risk of loss to obtain a desired gain. Properly planned and executed, prescribed burning can accomplish many objectives at reasonable cost and minimum risk. This publication explains how this can be done. (PDF Format Only) Introduction [Image: Pie Graph] With support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, the Louisiana Forestry Association developed the invormation presented. It is a guide for forest landowners, logging contractors, and forest industry.