Christian Erikson
@ceriksonbio.bsky.social
Soil ecologist/bioinformatician @UCDavis studying wildfire soil burn severity and agriculture soil health. Former nasa genelab bioinformatician he/him
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Thank you to Placer PBA for a great burn today. We were working in 8 inch deep masticated brush. But letting the fire back down to hill kept it low. And with rains 3 days ago, we had minimal soil impacts and made biochar, which hold nutrients and sequester carbon. Plus a shaded fuel break for colfax
February 25, 2024 at 3:09 AM
Thank you to Placer PBA for a great burn today. We were working in 8 inch deep masticated brush. But letting the fire back down to hill kept it low. And with rains 3 days ago, we had minimal soil impacts and made biochar, which hold nutrients and sequester carbon. Plus a shaded fuel break for colfax
Thanks to the El Dorado Amador PBA and the American River Conservancy for a great burn today. Hopefully, we helped killed off the seed bank of invasive star thistle.
December 17, 2023 at 2:12 AM
Thanks to the El Dorado Amador PBA and the American River Conservancy for a great burn today. Hopefully, we helped killed off the seed bank of invasive star thistle.
Want to see something surprising! As a 600C/1112F fire ate through the forest floor litter up top. Just 6cm/2.5in down into the mineral soil, the temperature only reached 60C/140F, cool enough for microbes and seeds to survive fairly well. Only 10-15% of fires energy is transferred down.
October 9, 2023 at 2:46 AM
Want to see something surprising! As a 600C/1112F fire ate through the forest floor litter up top. Just 6cm/2.5in down into the mineral soil, the temperature only reached 60C/140F, cool enough for microbes and seeds to survive fairly well. Only 10-15% of fires energy is transferred down.
With the government shutdown coming up, it is likely access to pubmed and treesearch will go down. If only there was a site that allowed unrestricted access to scientific papers.
October 1, 2023 at 12:49 AM
With the government shutdown coming up, it is likely access to pubmed and treesearch will go down. If only there was a site that allowed unrestricted access to scientific papers.
Surveyed a 10 year old burn scar yesterday. I've never seen so many acres of bitter cherry and goose berry before. There was bear scat everywhere.
September 30, 2023 at 5:01 PM
Surveyed a 10 year old burn scar yesterday. I've never seen so many acres of bitter cherry and goose berry before. There was bear scat everywhere.
I love it when a crazy contraption comes together. Hopefully, this allows me to simulate soil burn severity in a controlled manner.
September 28, 2023 at 3:41 PM
I love it when a crazy contraption comes together. Hopefully, this allows me to simulate soil burn severity in a controlled manner.
The difference a fire makes. The first is a two year old prescribed burn up in French Meadows. The second is looking the opposite direction across the control line 10ft away. Not only is it beautiful, but is amazing insect and deer habitat.
September 26, 2023 at 6:49 PM
The difference a fire makes. The first is a two year old prescribed burn up in French Meadows. The second is looking the opposite direction across the control line 10ft away. Not only is it beautiful, but is amazing insect and deer habitat.