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Soil & Water
Research Areas:


Road Erosion
Fire Effects
Disturbed Forests
Upland Watersheds
Slope Stability
Erosion Modeling
Climate Modeling

Project Leader:
William J. Elliot
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Soil and Water Engineering  >  Information  >  Fire Effects


Mission: To develop methods of predicting the effects of natural and prescribed fire on forest hydrologic and erosion processes and to develop mitigation techniques for the effects.


Personnel:

Peter R. Robichaud, Research Engineer
William J. Elliot, Project Leader


Projects:
  • Measure and model erosion rates following wild fires on forests and rangelands.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of erosion mitigation practices following wild fire.