Brooktrails Township Greenbelt Stewardship Plan

~ Greenbelt Stewardship Plan ~ May 2006 Table of Contents
Introduction		1
	Creation of a Stewardship Plan	2
Zones for Management		4
Fire		5
	Introduction - Core Zone Defense	5
	Risk Reduction	6
	Fuel Treatments	6
	Improved Access for CDF and Brooktrails Fire Department	8
	Community Education, Involvement and Cooperative Abatement	8
Erosion & Sedimentation		10
	Causes of Erosion	10
	Impacts	10
	Remediation and Prevention	11
	County Roads in Brooktrails	11
	Old Logging Roads	11
	Landslides and Earth Slippages	11
	Illegal ATV and Four-Wheel-Drive Vehicle Access	11
	Construction	12
	Guidelines for Work Within the Greenbelt	12
Riparian Zones		13
	Introduction	13
	Guidelines for Work Within or Near Riparian Zones	13
Recreation		15
	Active Recreation – Planned and Developed	15
	Ecosystem Protection for Active Recreation Sites	15
	Passive Recreation - Planned and Developed	16
	Hiking Trails	16
	Funding	16
Restoration of the Core Zone		17
	Natural Selection Forestry Principles	17
	Guidelines for Restoration	17
	Greenbelt Steward	17
	Funding Sources	19
Implementation		20
Conclusion		22

~ Greenbelt Stewardship Plan ~ May 2006