New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 90 - STATE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE
Subchapter 2 - SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PROJECT COST SHARING: ELIGIBLE PROJECTS
Section 2:90-2.20 - Forest tree stand improvement
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 2:90-2.20
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Forest tree stand improvement practices which enhance the environment by improving or protecting a stand of desirable trees intended for timber production, pulpwood, posts, etc., and to provide soil protection may be applied to stands of forest trees where quality can be improved through timber stand improvement.
(b) The following types of practices are approved for forest tree stand improvement:
1.
Thinning;
2. Pruning crop
trees;
3. Releasing desirable seedlings
and young trees.
(c) The following special conditions are applicable to forest tree stand improvement:
1. Cost-sharing is not authorized for:
i. Correcting existing erosion problems with
forestry practices. (The correction of erosion problems created by past land use
activities may be authorized under other appropriate State practices);
ii. Fencing, fire breaks, fuel breaks, firelanes,
or roads;
iii. Timber stand improvement
in stands where the undesirable stems can be removed by commercial sales, such as
fuelwood, poles, etc.
2.
Chemicals used in performing this practice must be Federally and State registered
and must be applied strictly according to authorized uses, directions on label, and
other Federal or State policies and requirements.
3. The area must be protected from destructive
fire and, if seedlings are present, from destructive grazing.
4. Improvement measures should be carried out in a
way that preserves or improves the quality of the environment, especially wildlife
habitat and the appearance of the area.
(d) The practice shall be maintained for a minimum of eight years following calendar year of installation or establishment.
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