UBC: Study Finds It’s Where You Log, Not Just How Much, That Determines Flood Risk

UBC: Study Finds It’s Where You Log, Not Just How Much, That Determines Flood Risk

Watersheds that are flatter, drier and warmer are generally more vulnerable to increases in flooding after trees are harvested. Those with greater variation in elevation spread runoff out over time, reducing flood peaks. This is the key finding of a new study from researchers at UBC’s Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship that could help identify where logging is most likely to increase flood risk. The study, published in Advances in W…