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Authority approves Morgan East pre-harvest plan with 100-foot riparian buffers; stewardship plan to guide reforestation
Summary
The Conservation Authority approved a pre-harvest timbering plan for the UVA Foundation's Morgan East property, endorsing 100-foot riparian buffers and referencing a separate forest stewardship plan that will guide post-harvest reforestation and management.
The Albemarle County Conservation Authority approved a pre-harvest timbering plan for the UVA Foundation's Morgan East property after staff and the foundation explained the plan's best-management practices and riparian-buffer treatment.
The estate's easement requires a pre-harvest plan and, for timbering of 20 acres or more, a forest stewardship management plan prepared by the Department of Forestry (DOF). Staff said the pre-harvest plan and its proposed best management practices (BMPs) were prepared by DOF and reference the BMP manual. The authority's role was to verify that the pre-harvest plan addresses water-quality BMPs for harvest operations, haul…
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