Mount Robson Slope Problems (2018–2020)
A dated site case study describing fine-textured glacial-lake silts that become saturated and move downslope, followed by dense balsam poplar live staking and later site photographs.
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Source: Mount Robson slope observations, 2018–2020. Slides by David Polster; individual image and diagram credits remain in the presentation. This video includes the complete supplied deck. It is an archive slideshow, not a recording of the spoken conference session.
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Mount Robson Slope Problems October 4, 2018
What are the problems and how are they caused?
Fine textured soils (silts from a glacial lake) get saturated and flow down the slope. October 4, 2018
How do natural processes solve this problem? How can we "assist" with the recovery of this site?
Dense live staking using Balsam Poplar will solve the problem. October 2, 2019
The dense live staking will trap the mud on the slope. October 2, 2019
The Balsam Poplar will grow well on this site. October 2, 2019
June 16, 2020
October 2, 2020