Increase and retain ground cover to prevent to soil loss

Approach

Tactics

Ensure sufficient residual vegetation or micro-biotic soil crusts to resist wind and water erosion.
Minimize the risk of catastrophic fire by managing for a mosaic of smaller, more frequent fires and conducting fuel reduction treatments to mimic historical fire disturbance regimes (e.g. prescribed fire, wildland fire use, and mechanical fuel treatments).
Manage to maintain or restore micro-biotic soil crusts where they are ecologically appropriate, recognizing soil crusts are an important soil cover.

Sensitivity

• Soil erosion may increase with more extreme precipitation events and disturbance.

Strategy

Sustain fundamental physical and ecological functions