New technology in postfire rehab

Joe Sabel

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New technology in postfire rehab

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Joe Sabel

Year:

2007

Type:

Proceedings

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Butler, Bret W.; Cook, Wayne, comps. The fire environment--innovations, management, and policy; conference proceedings. 26-30 March 2007; Destin, FL. Proceedings RMRS-P-46CD. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. CD-ROM. p. 535-538

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Abstract

PAM-12™ is a recycled office paper byproduct made into a spreadable mulch with added Water Soluble Polyacrylamide (WSPAM), a previously difficult polymer to apply. PAM-12 is extremely versatile and can be applied through several methods. In a field test, PAM-12 outperformed straw in every targeted performance area: erosion control, improving soil hydrophobicity, and plant establishment. ENCAP, LLC in Green Bay, WI, holds the patent to PAM-12.

Parent Publication

The fire environment--innovations, management, and policy; conference proceedings

Keywords

wildland fire management, PAM-12, Water Soluble Polyacrylamide (WSPAM)

Citation

Sabel, Joe. 2007. New technology in postfire rehab. In: Butler, Bret W.; Cook, Wayne, comps. The fire environment--innovations, management, and policy; conference proceedings. 26-30 March 2007; Destin, FL. Proceedings RMRS-P-46CD. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. CD-ROM. p. 535-538