Module Overview & Forestry Operations
Field training focused on post-wildfire hillside stabilization, contour wattling, check dam installation, hazardous ladder fuel thinning, and invasive species suppression across public timberlands in Linn County.
Unit 1: Post-Wildfire Erosion Control
Identifying hydrophobic soil crusts, constructing straw wattles along slope contours, and installing log check dams to trap sediment and prevent watershed mudslides.
Unit 2: Hazardous Fuels Reduction
Ladder fuel pruning, slash piling guidelines, and maintaining defensible space buffers around critical ecological and municipal infrastructure.
Watershed & Fuels Knowledge Verification
Select an answer to reveal detailed operational explanations.
1. What is the primary purpose of installing contour wattles on a post-wildfire slope?