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The Sharps Fire burned approximately 75% of the Baugh Creek watershed, located in central-southern Idaho.
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In summer 2018, the Sharps Fire burned major portions of the Baugh Creek Watershed in central Idaho. Prior to the Sharps Fire a stream restoration project was planned for lower Baugh Creek. Following the fire, the project was expanded to include two additional streams in the lower watershed and to address the risks posed post-fire, as well as ident...
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... good, moderate or poor as shown in B). This example is from a low-tech post-fire emergency project (Shahverdian et al., 2018). ...
Chapter 3 of of Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration of Riverscapes: Design Manual (http://lowtechpbr.restoration.usu.edu)
Planning for low-tech process-based restoration is similar to planning for other forms of restoration. •We adapt the Conservation Planning Process to show what aspects of the process are distinctive to low-tech process-based restoration. The Conservation Planning Process follows an adaptive management framework and has three phases: i) a Collection and Analysis (focused on planning), ii) a Decision Support (focused on design), and iii) an Application and Evaluation (focused on implementation). •For low-tech restoration, we pose four screening questions to identify where and if low-tech process-based restoration is appropriate. •In the Collection and Analysis Phase, current conditions of the riverscape (valley bottom), constraints and recovery potential are identified to help frame appropriate and realistic treatments and objectives in the design. •Low-tech restoration to reverse structural starvation of riverscapes frequently takes more than one treatment (and design). Therefore, in the design phase we set expectations for how many treatments might be necessaryto achieve the long-term restoration goal of a self-sustaining riverscape. •The implementation of a design involves an iteration between carrying out an individual treatment of structural additions and evaluation. Ultimately, it is assumed project goals will be met if the processes of wood accumulation and/or beaver dam activity make the transition from being mimicked and promoted by treatments to occurring on their own in a self-sustaining fashion. As such, the need for additional treatments versus recognizing the project has achieved its goals is evaluated with respect to the sustainability of these processes.