From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:The summer of 2013 was drier than normal along the Front Range, so when rain started …
From watersheds to the web: Online tools for modeling forest soil erosion
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:Forest erosion can lead to topsoil loss, and also to damaging deposits of sediment in …
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Protecting the source: Tools to evaluate fuel treatment cost vs. water quality protection
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:High-intensity wildfires are one of the leading causes of severe soil erosion in western …
Learn from the burn: The High Park Fire 5 years later
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:The 2012 High Park Fire that occurred near Fort Collins, CO was particularly severe with …
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Living with Fire and Water
“Wildfire is considered a critical risk to community drinking water supplies in the western U.S. Our team integrates research from …
Post-fire wood mulch for reducing erosion potential increases tree seedlings with few impacts on understory plants and soil nitrogen
Post-fire wood mulch for reducing erosion potential increases tree seedlings with few impacts on understory plants and soil …
Prioritising fuels reduction for water supply protection
Prioritising fuels reduction for water supply protection Benjamin M. Gannon, Yu Wei, Lee H. MacDonald, Stephanie K. Kampf, Kelly …
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Sediment Loading Key to Predicting Post-wildfire Debris Flows
From Penn State: "The mudslides that follow wildfires ...can be deadly and difficult to predict. New research can help officials …
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