Southwest Watershed Research : JFSP Workshop

August 8-9 2006

Audubon Research Ranch, Elgin, AZ

AGENDA

Workshop Objectives: To help decision makers, land use managers, and BAER team members understand what information and technology is available to predict wildfire effects on semi-arid grasslands and oak woodlands

Workshop Leaders

Jerry Gottfried, Hydrologist, USFS

Phil Guertin, Hydrologist, University of Arizona

Ginger Paige, Hydrologist, University of Wyoming

Jeff Stone, Hydrologist, USDA-ARS

Day 1

8:00 – 8:15	Introduction - Stone
8:15 – 8:30	Overview of Joint Fire Science Program Project - Paige
8:30 - 9:15	Hydrology and erosion processes - Stone
9:15 – 10:00	Data from rainfall simulator experiment - Paige
10:00 - 10:15	BREAK
10:15 – 10:45	BAER team technology – Lefevre
10:45 - 11:15	Hydrology and Erosion on Oak Woodlands - Gottfried
11:15 – 12:00	Hydrology and erosion model overview AGWA – Guertin ERMiT – Paige
12:00 – 1:00	LUNCH
1:00 – 5:00	Field trip to fire sites, Empire (grass) and Willow (grass)

Day 2

8:00 – 9:00	Observe data collection with the rainfall simulator
9:00 – 10:00	Run ERMiT
10:00 – 10:15	BREAK
10:15 – 11:30	Run ERMiT
11:30 – 12:00	Conclusions and end of workshop