Table 6 Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitation (BAER) treatments. (Adapted from Robichaud et al. 2000.)
From: Post-Wildland Fire Desertification: Can Rehabilitation Treatments Make a Difference?
Hillslope | Channel | Road and trail |
|---|---|---|
Broadcast seeding | Straw bale check dams | Rolling dips |
Seeding plus fertilizer | Log grade stabilizers | Water bars |
Mulching | Rock grade stabilizers | Cross drains |
Contour-felled logs | Channel debris clearing | Culvert overflows |
Contour trenching | Bank/channel armoring | Culvert upgrades |
Scarification and ripping | In-channel tree felling | Culvert armoring |
Temporary fencing | Log dams | Culvert removal |
Erosion fabric | Debris basins | Trash racks |
Straw wattles | Straw wattle dams | Storm patrols |
Slash scattering | Rock gabion dams | Ditch improvements |
Silt fences | Armored fords | |
Geotextiles | Outsloping | |
Sand or soil bags | Signing |