Introduction

The severity, size, and frequency of wildfires has increased dramatically in New Mexico and across the American West over the past several decades. The severe nature of these fires has resulted in catastrophic consequences for downstream communities and ecosystems. Therefore, it is important to understand the geomorphic response of stream’s burned watersheds decadal timescale to allow for design of resilient infrastructure and sustainable stream and riparian ecological restoration.

Map of the 3 sites where field work was conducted