Forest Health and Wildfire
What is hydrophobicity and why are hydrophobic soils significant? Many resources are dependent upon each other, leaving no room for error in one without affecting several others. Severe fires burning with high intensity impact the soil, forest, and watershed health for many years to come.
After a fire burns a landscape and the fire fighters go home, the real impacts become noticeable. The baked soil, devoid of most nutrients, develops a…