Forest management in the New York City Watershed.

Search Repository

dc.contributor.author	Brunette, V.
dc.contributor.author	Germain, R.H.
dc.date.accessioned	2013-07-22T19:23:16Z
dc.date.available	2013-07-22T19:23:16Z
dc.date.issued	2003
dc.identifier.citation	Brunette, V. and Germain, R.H. 2003. Forest management in the New York City Watershed. XII World Forest Congress. Quebec City, Canada. Available at: <http://www.fao.org/docrep/ARTICLE/WFC/XII/0649-B3.HTM>.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/127
dc.description.abstract	This paper gives a brief history of water supply for NYC, before looking at the current challenge - maintaining water quality and sustainable forests. To bring upstate and NYC interests together and develop a mutually beneficial solution, the Watershed Agricultural Council (WAC) was established in 1993. WAC promotes voluntary participation in agriculture Best Management Practices (BMPs) by landowners in the Watershed. WAC is a partnership between watershed farmers and the city created in an effort to balance pollution prevention, economic viability and public health concerns.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	XII World Forest Congress	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Forestry, Agriculture, & General Land Use;E1
dc.subject	NYC water supply	en_US
dc.subject	Forest management	en_US
dc.subject	Forest Management Planning	en_US
dc.subject	Forestry Best Management Practices	en_US
dc.subject	water quality	en_US
dc.subject	sustainable forests	en_US
dc.title	Forest management in the New York City Watershed.	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US