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Nogal Canyon Post-Fire BAER

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Unit Information

Lincoln National Forest 
3463 Las Palomas 
Alamogordo, 
New Mexico 
88310 
Lincoln National Forest 
3463 Las Palomas 
Alamogordo, 
New Mexico 
88310 

Incident Contacts

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

Photographs Gallery

Unburned Hill
Photo shows an unburned hill within the fire perimeter.
Photo shows an unburned hill within the fire perimeter.
Unburned Hill

Photo shows an unburned hill within the fire perimeter.

Moderate Soil Burn Severity
An example of moderate soil burn severity.
An example of moderate soil burn severity.
Moderate Soil Burn Severity

Moderate Soil Burn Severity

Moderate Soil Burn Severity with patches
Photo shows a stand with moderate soil burn severity with patches of unburned fuels.
Photo shows a stand with moderate soil burn severity with patches of unburned fuels.
Moderate Soil Burn Severity with patches

Moderate soil burn severity with patches of unburned fuels.

Unburned Fuels
Unburned fuels in an stream channel.
Unburned fuels in an stream channel.
Unburned Fuels

Unburned Fuels

Unburned Pockets
Photo shows unburned pockets of ground cover within the fire perimeter. Showing that the fire burned in a mosaic pattern in some areas.
Photo shows unburned pockets of ground cover within the fire perimeter. Showing that the fire burned in a mosaic pattern in some areas.
Unburned Pockets

Photo shows unburned pockets of ground cover within the fire perimeter. Showing that the fire burned in a mosaic pattern in some areas.

Moderate to High Soil Burn Severity
Moderate to high soil burn severity along a ridgetop.
Moderate to high soil burn severity along a ridgetop.
Moderate to High Soil Burn Severity

Moderate to high Soil Burn Severity

Unburned Channel
Photo shows an unburned channel with green grass and some light fuels.
Photo shows an unburned channel with green grass and some light fuels.
Unburned Channel

Unburned channel with green grass and some light fuels.

Needles
Photo shows the ground starting to be covered with needles that have fallen off neighboring trees. Showing the ground cover starting to recover within days of the fire.
Photo shows the ground starting to be covered with needles that have fallen off neighboring trees. Showing the ground cover starting to recover within days of the fire.
Needles

Ground starting to be covered with needles that have fallen off neighboring trees. Showing the ground cover starting to recover within days of the fire.

Low to Moderate Soil Burn Severity
Photo shows a moderate soil burn severity in the foreground with a low soil burn severity in the background.
Photo shows a moderate soil burn severity in the foreground with a low soil burn severity in the background.
Low to Moderate Soil Burn Severity

Foreground shows a moderate soil burn severity with a low soil burn severity in the background.

Life after fire
Photo shows new vegetation starting to sprout just days after the fire passed through the area.
Photo shows new vegetation starting to sprout just days after the fire passed through the area.
Life after fire

New vegetation starting to sprout just days after the fire passed through the area.

Soil Hydrophobicity Test
Photo show BAER team testing the soil’s repellency of water, known as a hydrophobicity test.
Photo show BAER team testing the soil’s repellency of water, known as a hydrophobicity test.
Soil Hydrophobicity Test

BAER team scientist test the soil’s repellency of water, known as a hydrophobicity test.

Moderate Soil Burn Severity, south of FR400
Photo shows a moderate soil burn severity with enough need casting to almost cover the ground.
Photo shows a moderate soil burn severity with enough need casting to almost cover the ground.
Moderate Soil Burn Severity, south of FR400

Moderate soil burn severity south of FR400. Moderate soil burn severity which is evident from the need cast on the ground starting to occur from neighboring trees.

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