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Permanent Stream Crossings for Forest Management: Culverts

Permanent Stream Crossings for Forest Management: Culverts. FISTA - Forest Industry Safety and Training Alliance Funding provided by: Great Lakes Basin Program for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control. Introduction. Using and Protecting Our Resources Forests Roads.

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Permanent Stream Crossings for Forest Management: Culverts

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  1. Permanent Stream Crossings for Forest Management: Culverts FISTA - Forest Industry Safety and Training Alliance Funding provided by: Great Lakes Basin Program for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control

  2. Introduction • Using and Protecting Our Resources • Forests • Roads

  3. Topics of Discussion • Types of Stream Crossings • Choosing a Stream Crossing • Culvert Design • Culvert Installation • Culvert Maintenance

  4. Types of Stream Crossings Fords Bridges Culverts

  5. Choosing a Stream Crossing • Stream Size • Debris Potential • Foundation Conditions • Construction Cost • Maintenance Costs • Road Use and Life

  6. “A good installation starts with a good planning process.” Pete Lindgren, NRCS

  7. Choosing a Stream Crossing • Published Manuals, U.S. Topographic Sheets, Plat Books • Soil Surveys, Runoff Characteristics • DNR Water Regulation Authorities

  8. Culvert • Well defined, deep channel • Narrow enough to require no more than three culverts • Single vs Double

  9. Culvert Design • Permits • Cost • Posted

  10. Culvert Design • Culvert Types • Corrugated Steel or Aluminum • Concrete • Polyurethane

  11. Culvert Design • Sizing of Culvert • Drainage Tables • width • length

  12. Culvert Installation • Timing of Installation • Equipment • Crew

  13. Culvert Installation • Size of Installation Channel • Clear Streambed • Placement of Culvert • direction • depth • level

  14. Culvert Installation • Sediment Control Techniques Silt Fencing

  15. Culvert Installation • Sediment Control Techniques Riprap Inlets and Outlets

  16. Culvert Installation • Sediment Control Techniques Resting Pools

  17. Culvert Installation • Type of Fill • Depth of Fill • Methods of Compaction

  18. Culvert Installation • Road Approaches • Road Grade • Revegetation • Types of Seed • Hay

  19. Culvert Maintenance • Keep Culverts Clear • Clear Stream of Woody Debris • Check Culvert after Storms • Spring and Fall Inspections

  20. Summary • Choosing a Stream Crossing

  21. Summary • Culvert Design

  22. Summary • Culvert Installation

  23. Summary • Culvert Maintenance

  24. Contact Information FISTA 3243 Golf Course Rd Rhinelander, WI 54501 715-282-4979

  25. Funding Provided by: Great Lakes Basin Program for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control

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