Statewide Best Management Practices implementation percentage
Measure Last Modified
09-19-2024 01:56 p.m.
Measure Last Published
09-23-2024 09:28 a.m.
Status
Active
Data Source and Calculation
The agency uses a team of professional forestry staff to annually evaluate tract information following tree harvests. Samples of total annual logging harvests are selected for the auditing team to measure. The Department of Forestry (DOF) applies the sample data to overall performance in Virginia. The annual reportable result is expressed as a percentage of all applicable Best Management Practices (BMP) that have been properly installed on timber harvesting operations. The results are based on a sample size of 240 tracts per year.
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Natural Resources
Chesapeake Bay Restoration
Protect and improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay, by making every effort to meet the goals for nutrient reduction outlined in the federal government’s cleanup plan.
Beginning this year, the harvest median score is reported. Given the skewed distribution of the overall scores, the median score is a better judge of central tendency of the tract score data and is a better representation of what is actually occurring on the ground statewide.