Forest Service crews are working to limit the damage from expected flooding in the area of the South Fork wildfire burn scar in the Lincoln National Forest.With support from the U.S. Forest Service’s National Stream and Aquatic Ecology Center, the National Forest Foundation, and Rio Grande Return, the crews will be building large woody debris structures to slow floodwater and stabilize fire-impacted stream systems in Perk Canyon, Brady Canyon, and Upper Cedar Creek Canyon.The structures will be made from dead standing trees, which the crew will cut down and place in stream channels and floodplains. These will also reduce erosion and aid long-term watershed restoration.Visitors to the Lincoln National Forest are asked to watch for posted warning signs along roads and trails near areas undergoing mitigation, which may be closed temporarily.The work is part of a larger strategy of stabilizing drainages, restoring natural stream function, and improving conditions for future access and recreation.
Forest Service crews are working to limit the damage from expected flooding in the area of the South Fork wildfire burn scar in the Lincoln National Forest.
With support from the U.S. Forest Service’s National Stream and Aquatic Ecology Center, the National Forest Foundation, and Rio Grande Return, the crews will be building large woody debris structures to slow floodwater and stabilize fire-impacted stream systems in Perk Canyon, Brady Canyon, and Upper Cedar Creek Canyon.
The structures will be made from dead standing trees, which the crew will cut down and place in stream channels and floodplains. These will also reduce erosion and aid long-term watershed restoration.
Visitors to the Lincoln National Forest are asked to watch for posted warning signs along roads and trails near areas undergoing mitigation, which may be closed temporarily.
The work is part of a larger strategy of stabilizing drainages, restoring natural stream function, and improving conditions for future access and recreation.
