Logging roads and landings are essential to timber harvesting. Usually located on dry or moist, welldrained soils, they are shaded by trees left after logging is finished. Bare soil of roads and landings must be reclaimed according to best management practices (BMP) to stop soil erosion and prevent sediment and mud from getting into streams and rivers. Most landings (where logs are loaded onto trucks) are only 1/10 to 1/2 acre in size.