Wildfire Rehabilitation Fact Sheets

List of Slope Protection Practices and Descriptions:

• Seeding:  Establishing temporary or permanent vegetative cover.
• Contour Scarification:  Tilling the soil surface on the contour with machinery.
• Hand Raking:  Tilling the soil surface by hand.
• Mulching:  Spreading & anchoring material to protect soil surface.
• Hydroseeding & Hydromulching:  Hydraulicly applied seed and mulch.
• Erosion Control Netting:  Organic or inorganic erosion netting
• Directional Log Felling:  Cutting logs in direction to control erosion
• Contour Log Terracing:  Cutting and placing logs on contour to control erosion

• Contour Sandbagging:  Placing sandbags on contour to control erosion

• Contour Straw Wattles:  Placing and staking wattles on contour to control erosion.

List of Runoff Protection Practices and Descriptions:

• Runoff Diversion:  Channel and ridge constructed to collect and divert runoff.

• Dike:  Earthen barrier for flood proofing/runoff diversion.

• Channel Roughening:  Using logs & other materials to reduce channel erosion.

• Rock Outlet Protection:  Rock area at outlets to reduce flow erosion.

• Hillside Home Drainage:  Homeowner tips to prevent flood/drainage problems.

• Sandbag Barrier:  Sandbag barrier used for flood proofing/runoff diversion.

• Straw Bale Barrier:  Bale barrier used for flood proofing/ runoff diversion.

• Wire & Fabric Gabion Barrier:  Home made wall for flood proofing/ runoff diversion.

List of Sediment Control Practices and Descriptions:

• Silt Fence:  Temporary sediment barrier of filter fabric & wire fencing.

• Straw Bale Check Dam:  Temporary erosion & sediment control in small channels.

• Rock Check Dam:  Erosion & sediment control in small channels.

• Post & Wire Check Dam:  Erosion & sediment control in small channels.

• Log Check Dam:  Erosion & sediment control in small channels.

• Debris/Sediment Basin:  Dam or structure to trap debris and sediment.

List of Road/Trail Protection Practices and Descriptions:

• Culvert Inlet Protection:  Temporary structure to prevent culverts from plugging.

• Culvert Drop Inlet Structure:  Structure to trap sediment above culverts.

• Rock Drainage Crossing / Ford:  Alternative to culverts where roads cross channels.

• Outsloping:  Grading roads & trails for uniform drainage.

• Dips:  Grading roads & trails to collect runoff at safe outlet.

• Waterbars:  Water management structure for roads & trails.

• Piped Slope Drain:  Pipe Outlet structure for road drainage.

• Lined Slope Drain:  Open channel structure for road drainage.

List of Other Protection Practices and Descriptions:

• Hazardous Tree Felling:  Removing dangerous trees.

• Impoundment Renovation:  Improving/removing ponds to avoid storm damage.

• Structure Site Containment:  Keeping debris from burnt structures from washing away.

• Well Head Protection:  Protecting wells from surface contamination.

• Well Abandonment:  Plugging wells to avoid aquifer contamination.

• Wildlife Habitat Improvement:  Planting vegetation for wildlife.

• Weed Control:  Eliminating undesirable vegetation.