Cost, performance, and esthetic impacts of an experimental forest road in Montana

Rulon B. Gardner

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Cost, performance, and esthetic impacts of an experimental forest road in Montana

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Rulon B. Gardner

Year:

1978

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. INT-RP-203. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 28 p.

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Abstract

An experimental logging road designed to minimize environmental and esthetic impact was constructed in northwest Montana. The road was single-lane (14-foot finished surface, 3-foot ditch), constructed along the contour. Esthetically, the single-lane experimental road was judged far superior to existing roads on the forest.

Keywords

forest roads, logging roads, road design, environmental impact

Citation

Gardner, Rulon B. 1978. Cost, performance, and esthetic impacts of an experimental forest road in Montana. Res. Pap. INT-RP-203. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 28 p.