Best Management Practices

The Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry, has published a set of rules defining forest "best management practices" (BMPs) as required by Public Chapter 680, Acts of the Tennessee General Assembly, 2000. 

The act requires that such BMPs be identified as part of authorizing the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation the power to require that a logger "stop work" if the harvesting operation pollutes waters of the state because the logger failed or refused to use BMPs.

 Best Management Practices in Tennessee, A Guide to Best Management Practices 

2007 Logger of the Year

2007 Logger of the Year Guideline & Application

Logger Resources & Links

Forest Resources Association

The Mission of the Forest Resources Association is to promote the interests of forest products industry members in the economical, efficient, and sustainable use of forest resources to meet the needs of the wood fiber supply chain through private enterprise.

Tennessee Occupational Safety Health Administration (TOSHA)

OSHA Web site
TN Occupational Safety Health Administration Web site