• Use the minimum number of roads to meet transportation needs.
• Design roads for safety, the intended purpose and the specific site.
• Avoid wetlands unless impractical. Keep wetland constraints in mind.
• Design roads to fit the natural terrain.
• Locate and construct road surfaces to drain naturally.
• Don't make roads too steep.
• Plan enough drainage features at suitable locations.
• Place excavated materials in stable areas.
• Use stream crossings only when necessary, and when used, be sure they will accommodate peak water flows.

• Start work timely to avoid wet and winter seasons, if possible.
• Install drainage features at time of road construction.
• Compact all fill material.
• Allow adequate drainage from road surface.
• Use live vegetation or slash to prevent erosion of fill material and to prevent surface runoff from entering live streams.
• Stablize disturbed areas as soon as practical.
• Consider surfacing to prevent road surface erosion or excessive maintenance.

• Maintain drainage of road surface. Avoid leaving a berm which might cause standing water or channel surface runoff down the road.
• Grade roads only when necessary. Avoid cutting toe slopes and creating
  excess material.
• Surface road if appropriate to reduce erosion and rutting if road is used in
  all types of weather.

• I n stall crossings during appropriate season to minimize effects on water quality.
• Consider low flow periods and impact to fish populations.
• Identify appropriate type of stream crossing.
• Install stream crossing appropriately whether ford, culvert or bridge.
  Protect integrity of existing stream channel.
• Place rock, gravel, slash or other material along streamsides to protect the fill material, culvert inlet and outlet and bridge abutments from erosion.

• Use fewest number of skid trails possible to limit soil disturbance.
• Use appropriate skidding systems for terrain, i.e. rubber-tired skidders,
  tractors, cable, etc.
• Avoid skidding patterns that might concentrate or channel runoff.
• When skidding is terminated, consider water bars and seeding if erosion
  might become a problem.

• Avoid landings in Streamside Management Zones.
• Minimize number and size of landings.
• Locate landings away from natural drainages and divert runoff away
  from streams.
• Construct landings to allow for natural drainage to occur.
• Locate landings to preclude skidding through drainages and streams.
• At the end of operations, restore landings and reseed if necessary.

Winter Operations

• Use winter season for low-impact logging of sensitive areas.
• Construct roads during summer or fall months to insure compaction
  of fill material.
• Provide adequate drainage for winter operations as well as other seasons.
• Use cold weather to solidify roads and prevent damage to moist areas.
• Suspend operations during periods of alternate freezing and thawing.