The most damaging long-term impact to ecosystems after wildfire is soil erosion. Restoring landscapes after wildfire depends ...

Over time, all steep slopes are prone to soil erosion and landslides ... The failed slopes also lost valuable habitat in forested ravines and increased the siltation of many streams and tributaries.

This will be first soil and ravine erosion research on such a vast territory. Project head Oleg Yermolaev explained, "Many basins of small rivers have been plowed for up to 70-80%. Agricultural works ...

The first step toward recovery in the Ravine will be clearing out the burned ... and the loss of plants and trees means soil erosion is more likely. Then, they’ll invest in a significant ...