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FOREST SERVICE: SNAG & DOLLAR POST-FIRE BAER ASSESSMENT REPORT SUMMARY RELEASED

FOREST SERVICE: Lava Post-Fire BAER Assessment Report Summary Released

BAER Archaeologists assess historic cultural resources for Goat and Snag wildfiresBurned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Archaeologists Nathan Gabriel and Sarah Herrera recently evaluated cultural resources within burn areas of the Snag Fire for the Boise National Forest BAER assessment team.

Middle Fork Complex (Nellie-Bulldog-Flat Fires) Post-Fire BAER Soil Burn Severity Map ReleasedOctober 14, 2024

BAER Specialists Assess Soil Burn Severity Levels within the Snag Fire perimeterBAER Hydrologists Tracy Weddle and Connor Gallagher-recently assessed different areas within the Snag Fire perimeter to perform soil burn severity (SBS) surveys to determine whether each area is of a low, moderate, or high classification. One area was classified as a low SBS level due to the intact root structure within the upper soil horizon and the tree canopy above the soil was not completely consumed by the Snag Fire.

BAER Specialists Assess Trail Creek Hot Springs-an Undeveloped Recreation Site within the Snag Fire PerimeterBAER Hydrologists Tracy Weddle and Connor Gallagher-recently assessed the Trail Creek Hot Springs, an undeveloped recreation site within the Snag Fire burn area for impacts associated with increased post-fire flow potential and sudden increase in stream level rise including floatable woody debris production, and hazard trees for safety by users of the site.

Dollar Post-Fire BAER Soil Burn Severity Map ReleasedOctober 8, 2024USDA Forest Service Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) specialists recently completed their data gathering and analysis for the Dollar Fire burned area to produce a post-fire Soil Burn Severity (SBS) map. 

Snag Post-Fire BAER Soil Burn Severity Map ReleasedOctober 8, 2024USDA Forest Service Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) specialists recently completed their data gathering and analysis for the Snag Fire burned area to produce a post-fire Soil Burn Severity (SBS) map. 

Lava Post-Fire BAER Soil Burn Severity Map ReleasedOctober 6, 2024USDA Forest Service Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) specialists recently completed their data gathering and analysis for the Lava Fire burned area to produce a post-fire Soil Burn Severity (SBS) map. 

Wolf Creek Post-Fire BAER Soil Burn Severity Map ReleasedOctober 6, 2024USDA Forest Service Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) specialists recently completed their data gathering and analysis for the Wolf Creek Fire burned area to produce a post-fire Soil Burn Severity (SBS) map.