BAER Assessment Update – June 25, 2013 JEMEZ SPRINGS, NM (June 25, 2013) – The Thompson Ridge BAER assessment specialists completed their field surveys on Saturday, June 22. The BAER biologist, silviculturist, soils scientists, hydrologists, road engineers, and archeologists continue their analysis of their field data. The hydrologists and soils scientists expect to complete their modeling for predicted post-fire water run-off and erosion levels by Wednesday, June 26. The BAER team continues to identify critical values at risk and expect to complete their assessment report and submit it by Monday, July 1, to the BAER coordinators at the Forest Service Regional and Washington Offices. The BAER team completed the burn severity map for the Thompson Ridge Fire. The map shows that approximately 74% of the 23,937 acres within the Thompson Ridge fire perimeter are either unburned or received a low-severity burn, 23% sustained a burn of a moderate severity, and approximately 3% burned at...