Wildfire Prevention & Recovery Services

Recovering Land from a Wildfire

The immediate need following a wildfire is to prevent the permanent loss of land and habitat for native flora and fauna. Tree, underbrush and grasses function to keep soil in place on the land; however, erosion reduces topsoil which can cause roots of surviving trees and vegetation to die. Additionally, severe soil erosion and water runoff can cause ash, soil and other damaged vegetation to wash into lakes, streams and creeks, negatively impacting aquatic life and water quality.

At Cedar Eaters, our wildfire recovery efforts begin with land clearing and salvaging trees and underbrush less impacted by fire. We have a fleet of Tigercat and Fecon timber mulchers we use to clear burnt or dead vegetation after a devastating wildfire. The mulch left behind adds nourishing organic nutrients back into the ground that has been stripped of all-natural nutrients, aiding in a speedy recovery process. To further minimize soil disturbance and erosion on rocky slopes normally inaccessible to mulching equipment our hand crews create brush rows out of the affected burnt vegetation. These rows are laid horizontally to the hillside in an alternating pattern to prevent water during heavy rains from washing away soil and earth.