sediment

New paper published on erosion modeling on forest roads

May 24, 2019 / Lab news, Research paper / By

Kris Brown had another paper published.  The study evaluated the model Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) in predicting event-based sediment yield and runoff for a series of rainfall experiments on six stream-crossing sections of forest roads with different intensities of best management practices.  For more information, please check out the paper. Brown, K.R., McGuire, K.J., Hession, W.C., and Aust, …

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Forest road gravel cover and reduced sediment delivery to stream crossings paper accepted

May 1, 2014 / Lab news, Research paper / By

Kris Brown’s paper on “the effect of increasing gravel cover on forest roads for reduced sediment delivery to stream crossings” was accepted this week in Hydrological Processes. Abstract Direct sediment inputs from forest roads at stream crossings are a major concern for water quality and aquatic habitat. Legacy road-stream crossing approaches, or the section of …

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Kris Brown published his first journal paper: sediment delivery from forest roads at stream crossings

May 24, 2019 / Lab news, Research paper / By

Kris Brown had his first journal article accepted this week in Forest Ecology and Management.  Congrats Kris!! Abstract: Forest road stream crossing approaches, or the section of road immediately adjacent to the stream crossing, represent primary sources and nearly direct pathways for sediment delivery to stream channels. This research quantified sediment delivery rates associated with reopening …

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Review article on forest operations and sediment in the Piedmont by Kris Brown

August 22, 2013 / Lab news, Review paper / By

Proceedings from the 18th Central Hardwood Forest Conference in 2012 were published this week.  Kris Brown has a nice review paper in the proceedings that documents BMP implementation and effectiveness for water quality protection associated with forest roads and skid trails, streamside management zones, harvesting, site preparation, and stream crossings.  It’s the first synthesis of research …

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Forest Roads and Sediment Project at the Reynolds Homestead: Field Work Update, Summer 2012

September 21, 2022 / Field work, Project update / By

We are nearly two-thirds of the way finished with rainfall simulation experiments to measure sediment delivery from forest road approaches to stream crossings at the Reynolds Homestead. We have been doing three rainfall simulation experiments at intensities ranging from 20 to 60 mm/hr at each of six road approaches with the following treatments: 1) fresh …

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Another undergraduate research program opportunity!

February 22, 2012 / Field work, Undergraduate research / By

Another REU opportunity! I am also participating in an REU program based at Virginia Tech. It’s an interdisciplinary program with a focus on the local Blacksburg watershed. The program is called Dynamics of Water and Societal Systems: An Interdisciplineary Research Program at the Virginia Tech StREAM Lab. My component falls under the physical sciences section …

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Forest roads and sediment project: Field work update – dirtbag connection

May 24, 2019 / Field work, Project update / By

Today I finished work on connecting sediment collection bags (aka Dirtbags) on six road approaches to stream crossings at the Reynolds Homestead Forest Resources Research Center. Rainfall simulations will be conducted on these sites to measure surface runoff, infiltration, and sediment loads associated with rain events of various return period intervals. The data obtained from …

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Field work update: Forest Roads and Sediment Project at Reynolds Homestead

August 3, 2011 / Field work, Project update / By

Part of my dissertation research involves the measurement of soil erosion rates from forest roads in the Virginia Piedmont. All of the road segments in this study are located at the Reynolds Homestead Forest Resources Research Center in Critz, VA. The objectives for this particular study are to quantify soil erosion rates from forest road approaches …

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