BAER Assessment Update – July 5, 2013 PECOS, NM (July 5, 2013) – On July 3, a Forest Service BAER assessment team assembled to begin their analysis for the recent Jaroso wildfire that burned approximately 11,000 acres of the Pecos Wilderness area on the Santa Fe National Forest (www.fs.usda.gov/santafe/). BAER assessment teams are comprised of specialists that are highly experienced in conducting rapid watershed assessments and analyses and may include soil scientists, hydrologists, geologists, biologists, geographic information system specialists, archeologists, botanists, silviculturists, and civil engineers. The BAER team is working for the Santa Fe National Forest and coordinating with tribal governments, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), state agencies, counties, communities, and other local agencies in support of their rapid BAER assessment efforts. After the BAER assessment report is finalized, it will be shared with affected local, county, state, tribal...