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Project ID: 03-2-3-22

Year: 2003

Date Started: 07/29/2003

Date Completed: 07/30/2007

Title: Post-Fire Erosion and the Effectiveness of Emergency Rehabilitation Treatments Over Time

Project Proposal Abstract: Millions of dollars are being spent on emergency rehabilitation efforts after wildfires, but we still have very limited information on the effectiveness of these techniques. The proposed project will evaluate the effectiveness of four techniques applied on the June 2000 Hayman fire mulching, hydromuiching, seeding and scarification, and the application of a polyacylamide soil binding agent. Sediment production will be monitored at the hillslope scale from 18 pairs of swales, allowing 4-6 replicates of each treatment. Given the uncertainty and variability of natural rainfall events, we also will use a rainfall simulator to apply standardized rainfalls on 1 m2 plots. Runoff and erosion rates will be related to measured site characteristics in order to better understand the underlying processes. The field data will be used to populate, test, and modify erosion prediction models. These models are urgently needed to quantify post-fire erosion risks and the effectiveness of post-fire emergency rehabilitation treatments in the Rocky Mountain region.

Principal Investigator: Peter R. Robichaud

Agency/Organization: Forest Service

Branch or Dept: RMRS-Forestry Sciences Lab-Moscow

Other Project Collaborators

Type	Name	Agency/Organization	Branch or Dept
Co-Principal Investigator	Lee H. MacDonald	Colorado State University	Department of Forest, Rangeland & Watershed Stewardship
	Peter R. Robichaud	Forest Service	RMRS-Forestry Sciences Lab-Moscow

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Southern Rockies

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Final Report ("Results presented in JFSP Final Reports may not have been peer-reviewed and should be interpreted as tentative until published in a peer-reviewed source.")

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