Burned Area Emergency Response Treatments Catalog (BAERCAT)

hydromulch
slash
spreading
seeding
Contoured
felled log
erosion
barrier
fiber
rolls
silt
fences
scarification
Reduces
erosion
Increase
Cover
Improve
Moisture
retention
Reduce slope
length
Slows runoff
velocity
Trap
Sediment
Increase
Infiltration
Provide a
seedbed
Reduce
noxious
invasive plant
establishment
Provide
Surface
Roughness
x2
x2
x2
x2
x3
x1
x1
x1
x2
x1
x2
x3
x3
x2
x2
x2
x2
x2*
x3
189
1= Fully meets objective
2=Partially meets objective
3=Rarely or seldom meets objective
*=not effective in year, partially effective year 2
x2
x1
x2
x2
x2
x2
x2
x2
x2
x2
x1
x1
x2
x2
x2
x2
x3
DR
DR
A
A
C
CO F
F
O
T
T
PY
PY
Straw
mulch
Cover Treatments
BAER Treatment Selection Tool
Land Treatments
Barrier Treatments
Appendix E
log
checkdam
rock
checkdam
Inchannel
felling
Grade
Stabilizer
Rock
Channel Treatments
Grade
Stabilizer
Log
Streambank
Armoring
In-channel structures
Channel
Deflectors
Trap
Sediment
Provides
grade
control
Reduces
velocities
Slows
sediment
delivery
Attenuates
Peak Flow
Reduces
streambank
erosion
Durability of
structure
Maintenance
needs
x1
x2
x2
x2
x1
Moderate
x1
x2
x2
x3
x2
Moderate
low
x1
x1
low
x2
x2
x1
low
x2
x2
1=fully meets objective
2= partially meets objective
3=seldom or rarely meets objective
low
x2
190
*low maintenance when structures are large
low*
x1
x2
x2
x2
x1
low
x2
x2
DR
DR
A
A
C
CO F
F
O
T
T
PY
PY
Strawbale
checkdams
in
ephemeral
channels
Checkdams
Appendix E
moderate
x1
x1
x1
x1
Debris
and
Sediment
Basin
Improve
hydraulic
capacity
Shortens
flow
length
Prevents
reduces
plugging
of
culverts
Prevents
reduces
diversion
Traps
Debris
Reduces
road
erosion
Disperses
flows
Protects
road fill
Outsloping
Dips
Armored
Dips
Rock
armored
overflow
structure
Armored
Low
Water
Stream
Crossing
Metal
overside
drains
Debris
Racks
Deflectors
Risers
Culvert
Upgrades
Culvert
Cleanout
Culvert Modification
1=fully meets objective
2=partially meets objective
3= seldom or rarely meets objective
x1
x1
x3
x1
x1
x1
x1
x2
x1
x1
x3
x1
1x
1x
x1
x2
1x
x1
x2
x1
x1
x1
191
x2
x2
x1
x1
x1
x1
x1
x1
x1
x1
DR
DR
A
A
C
CO F
F
O
T
T
PY
PY
Storm
Inspection
Response
Road Prism Drainage
Road and Trail Treatments
Appendix E
x2
x1
Metal
EndSections
x2
x2
x1
Trail
Stabilization
Trail
Stabilization
x1
x1
Hazard
Removal
x1
Warning
Signs
x2
Protective
Fencing
and
Barriers
x2
Protection
and
Enforcement
x1
Flood
Warning
Systems
x1
192
1= Fully meets objective
2= Partially meets objective
3= Rarely or seldom meets objective
x1
x2
DR
DR
A
A
C
CO F
F
O
T
T
PY
PY
Reduces
Impacts
to
resources
Improves
Public
Safety
Minor
Facility
Safety
Work
Appendix E