Learning Objectives

Introduction

Best Management Practices

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Karst Management Handbook for
British Columbia

Introduction

As you work through this lesson, you will understand how timber harvesting can be modified to accommodate the assessed vulnerability of a karst area.

Issues and Challenges

What are some of the management issues associated with timber harvesting on karst terrain?

• Minimizing the disturbance of karst soils to prevent soil erosion and sediment transfer into subsurface karst environments
• Maintaining surface and subsurface water quality and quantity
• Maintaining stable microclimates around significant cave entrances
• Maintaining critical karst surface processes above significant caves
• Protecting significant surface and subsurface karst features
• Protecting and conserving karst-dependent flora and fauna
• Maintaining recreational values of significant surface karst features and cave entrances.