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Primary Zones - Silviculture: Best Management Practices

Primary Zones - Silviculture: Best Management Practices

The Primary Zone applies to perennial streams, perennial lakes, sinkholes with perennial water, Outstanding Florida Waters (OFW), Outstanding National Resource Waters (ONRW), Class I Waters, and in some cases wetlands.

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Although forestry activities are allowed, this Zone has significant timber harvesting restrictions, and varies in width from 35 to 200 feet per side, depending on the type and size of the waterbody.

For more information, visit http://www.fl-dof.com/forest_management/bmp/index.html

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Date Published: 2008-08-21
By: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Duration: 4:48


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