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The mixed check dams were conceived in late 2007, during actions to control the onset of erosion processes in Teide National Park subsequent to a forest fire. A simplified scheme of these mixed check dams consists of a structure of horizontal and vertical wooden elements creating a core that is filled with fine branches and forest residues. Besides this, rocks are placed on both sides of the check dam. The mixed check dam technique follows an eco-engineering design approach. These check dams are temporary structures because their cores will decompose in a few years (from 5-10 years depending on the size of the forest residues used). After our last visit to Tenerife (August 2012), it could be checked that the mixed check dams are providing the predicted results. The sedimentation processes achieved are satisfactory. Based on the collected data during the monitoring stage, the performance of this technique can be already characterised successful.

Monitoring of Erosion Preventive Structures Based on Eco - Engineering Approaches: The Case of the Mixed Check Dams of Masonry and Forest Residues