Forest Roads and the Environment Series

by USDA Forest Service (Production Company)

Multimedia, 2006

Status

Available

Publication

Viewing time: 116 minutes DVD and VHS

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This six-part program provides information on rural gravel and dirt road maintenance. The settings are in federal forests, but the basic information is helpful for all rural low-volume roads. Each segment is also available individually – five in VHS and one in DVD format:

Part 1 “Forest Roads and the Environment” (#18554) covers the general environmental impact of a road on the surrounding environment – 18 minutes.
Part 2 “Reading the Traveled Way” (#18560) shows how to understand defects in the traveled way – 16 minutes.
Part 3 “Reading Beyond the Traveled Way” (#18559) describes problems off the traveled way including erosion and slides – 17 minutes.
Part 4 “Smoothing and Reshaping the Traveled Way” (#18561) covers road grading techniques – 18 minutes.
Part 5 “Maintaining the Ditch and Surface Cross Drains” (#18556) shows ditch and culvert maintenance – 16 minutes.
Part 6 “Dangerous Travelers” (#18818) discusses problems and maintenance of roadside plants – 26 minutes.

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