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      <title>General Methods</title>
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      <title>Notification of Commercial Harvesting Form</title>
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      <title>Map and Legend of the Louisiana Natural and Scenic Rivers System</title>
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      <title>Reforestation and Forest Chemicals in Wetlands</title>
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      <title>Access Systems</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:12:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Best management practices for harvesting operations in forest wetlands. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Roads in Forest Wetlands</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:43:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Permanent Forest Road BMPs</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:29:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Describes BMPs for location and planning of permanent forest roads. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Forest Road BMP Video--Road Maintenance</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:08:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Describes procedures to follow when constructing a road in a forest. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Forest Road BMPs--Forest Road Video</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:45:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Describes procedures to follow when constructing a road in a forest. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Forest Road BMPs--Road Construction Video</title>
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      <title>Drainage BMPs for Road Construction</title>
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      <title>Forest Operations Planning: Evaluation of Topographic Maps</title>
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      <title>Glossary</title>
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      <title>Forest Wetlands Overview, Benefits, Functions, and Best Management Practices</title>
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      <title>Prescribed Burning</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:29:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Describes best management practices for prescribed burning, why it is an important silvicultural tool and what to avoid when conducting prescribed burns. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Revegetation</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:06:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Landings, Log Decks and Sets</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:00:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Best management practices for logging landings, decks and sets and what to avoid. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Road Specifications - recommendations</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:34:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A simple list of recommended specifications for forest roads. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Temporary Forest Roads</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Introduction to timber harvesting operations and best management practices related to planning for a timber harvest. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Streamside Management Zones (SMZs)</title>
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      <title>Visual Examples of Streamside Management Zones</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Aerial views of Streamside Management Zones. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Evaluation of Aerial Photos</title>
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      <title>Evaluation of Soil Maps</title>
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      <title>Evaluating Slope</title>
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      <title>Evaluation of Drainage Area</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:06:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Forestry BMPs Protect Water Quality in Louisiana’s Streams, Bayous and Lakes</title>
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      <title>Introduction</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:50:10 GMT</pubDate>
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