Assessing impacts of fire and post-fire on runoff and erosion from rangelands mitigation
| Authors: | Frederick B. Pierson, C. Jason Williams, Pete R. Robichaud |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Type: | Miscellaneous |
| Station: | Rocky Mountain Research Station |
| Source: | Great Basin Factsheet Series Number 11. Sage Grouse Initiative. 6 p. Online: http://www.sagegrouseinitiative.com/category/great-basin-factsheet-series/ |
Abstract
To provide an overview of the immediate and short-term hydrologic impacts of fire on infiltration, runoff, and erosion by water, and of the effectiveness of various mitigation treatments in the reduction of runoff and erosion in the years following the fire.