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Alisal Post-Fire BAER

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Los Padres National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
1980 Old Mission Drive
Solvang, CA 93464

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BAER Information
Phone: 707-853-4243
Hours: 8am-8pm

Photographs — Alisal Post-Fire BAER

Dry Ravel Fans Along Hillslope in Arroyo Hondo

11/10/2021
Photo showing BAER Specialist Eric Schroeder assesses dry ravel fans along hillslope in Arroyo Hondo burned area of Alisal Fire

Steep burned slope in Refugio Canyon--Alisal Fire

11/10/2021
Photo showing Steep burned slope in Refugio Canyon burned area of Alisal Fire

BIA Specialist Assists Alisal BAER Team

11/10/2021
Alisal BAER assessment included assistance from BAER specialist Chuck Jachens from Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) & Nina Oakley, Ph.D. from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC-San Diego

Assessing Soils in Alisal Burned Area

11/10/2021
BAER Specialist Nina Oakley examines duff/ash depth & damaged soil to assess burn severity to be low-to-moderate in this area of Refugio Canyon. The tan color below the knife where the burned material has been scraped away indicates unburned soil

Burned/Damaged & Unburned Soils in Alisal Fire

11/10/2021
Photo showing BAER Specialist Eric Schroeder holding burned/damaged (dark) soils where organic matter has been destroyed and unburned soils (lighter color). Lighter color soils were found below the burned soils in Refugio Canyon of the Alisal Fire

Dry ravel fans along hillslope in Arroyo Hondo

11/10/2021
Photo showing BAER Specialist Nina Oakley assessing dry ravel fans along hillslope in Arroyo Hondo burned area of Alisal Fire

BAER Specialist Overlooking Alisal Burned Area

11/10/2021
Photo showing BAER Specialist Chuck Jachens Overlooking Alisal Burned Area

BAER Specialist Overlooking Alisal Burned Area

11/10/2021
Photo showing BAER Specialist Chuck Jachens Overlooking Alisal Burned Area

BAER Assessment of Baron-Arroyo Quemado Trail

11/10/2021
Photo showing BAER Specialists assessing rabble and collapsing edge along Baron-Arroyo Quemado Trail

BAER Assessment of Baron-Arroyo Quemado Trail

11/10/2021
Photo showing BAER Specialist Assessing Rocks and Drainage Crossing Along Baron-Arroyo Quemado Trail

BAER Assessment of Baron-Arroyo Quemado Trail

11/10/2021
Photo showing BAER Assessment of Baron-Arroyo Quemado Trail

Riparian Habitat in Arroyo Hondo Creek

11/9/2021
Photo showing Riparian Habitat in Arroyo Hondo Creek