GRAIP-lite: Taking the easy street to road erosion estimates

Andrea Watts; Charlie H. Luce; Tom A. Black; Nathan Nelson

Treesearch

GRAIP-lite: Taking the easy street to road erosion estimates

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Andrea Watts, Charlie H. Luce, Tom A. Black, Nathan Nelson

Year:

2024

Type:

Science Bulletins and Newsletters

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Science You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), June 2024. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.

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Abstract

When land managers or planners need to understand how a segment of a forest road is impacting water quality, the Geomorphic Road Analysis and Inventory Package (GRAIP) is the go-to resource, with in-depth tools for intensive analysis. However, GRAIP’s use is limited to road segments where detailed field data are available or when analyzing high-risk roads within priority watersheds. With the National Forest System having over 380,000 miles of roads, that’s a lot of mileage that can’t be easily analyzed with GRAIP. For situations where field data are unavailable or entire watersheds need analysis, GRAIP_Lite is a new go-to resource.

Keywords

Geomorphic Road Analysis and Inventory Package (GRAIP), road erosion, management

Citation

Watts, Andrea; Luce, Charlie; Black, Tom; Nelson, Nathan. 2024. GRAIP-lite: Taking the easy street to road erosion estimates. Science You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), June 2024. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.