In the aftermath of the Horseshoe Two Fire the coming monsoon season may produce increased runoff in many areas. Below are a series of online references relating to erosion and mitigation techniques.
Erosion Risk Management Tool - ERMit reference
ERMiT modeling program
Other online erosion modeling software
BAER - Burned Area Emergency Response
Guidebook
Treatment catalog
The Horseshoe Two Fire press releases and community meetings have also included information about preliminary chipping of felled trees for use as mulch as a method to slow soil runoff in heavily burned areas. Below is a video from The Arizona Daily Sun featuring Rory Steinke a soil scientist with the BAER team explaining the tree shredding process and how the material is used in stabilizing the soil.
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