From Flooding to Fire
It seems to be a typical transition anymore at the Conservation District. My desk is a mountain of paperwork responding to spring/summer flooding--some even from last year! And now the hills are alive with the crackling of wildfires! Post fire concerns for landowners include--what else?--Flooding! The organic material at the ground surface often burns in a fire, removing a layer of water absorbable materials, from duff and leaves, to the soil itself, depending on the heat from the fire. Areas that burned primarily as tree/crown fires aren't generally as severely affected, but if there was a ground fire, especially if…
