Maintaining
Dirt and Gravel Roads in Your Woodlands
Mike Klimkos, former Dirt and Gravel Road
Program Coordinator with the State Conservation Commission will be the featured
speaker at the Thursday, January 14 meeting of the Cumberland Woodland Owners
Association. He will be speaking about the importance of proper design
and maintenance of roads for private forest landowners. The meeting will
be held at 7:00 P.M. at the Cumberland County Extension Office which is located
at 310 Allen Road in Carlisle. You do not have to be a member and there is
no cost to attend.
Runoff from dirt roads is a major source of
sediment in streams. It contributes to flooding, increases streambank erosion
and decreases water quality. There are practices for new or existing roads that
private forest landowners can use to minimize erosion potential. The
benefits of road stabilization include less road maintenance, less wear and
tear on vehicles, better access, improved water quality and reduced flood
damage. To learn more about the resources available to assist landowners
with designing an maintaining forests roads, plan to attend this meeting.
The Cumberland Woodland Owners Association is
an organization of forestland owners and others interested in forestry issues
in south central Pennsylvania. For more information about the meeting or
the Cumberland Woodland Owners Association, contact Fred Peabody at
717/776-3565 (email: fredp5@earthlink.net)
or Mike Waldron, 717-677-7317 (email: mdwald57@yahoo.com).
