Establishing grass on a slope is crucial to prevent erosion of the underlying soil. However, getting grass to take hold and grow on a slope can be slightly challenging. Heavy rains and winds shortly after seeding can create havoc and wash the seeds away before they have a chance to germinate...
Establishing grass on a slope is crucial to prevent erosion of the underlying soil. However, getting grass to take hold and grow on a slope can be slightly challenging. Heavy rains and winds shortly after seeding can create havoc and wash the seeds away before they have a chance to germinate...
While your first response might be to avoid them, going around puddles and mud can contribute to trail erosion and damage the surrounding vegetation. Wherever possible, step through puddles—this is where it’s important to wear waterproof footwear when hiking in the fall! Day packs The most ...
It is said that the custom of Spring Festival started in when people offered sacrifice to ancestors in the last month of Chinese lunar calendar. At that time, people prepared the sacrifice by doing thorough cleaning, having bathes and so on. Later, people began to worship different deities as...
If you so much as throw your cigarette butt on the ground, you might as well be murdering an innocent animal. Don’t do it! Do not venture to places where signs say not to. I don’t care about your sunset shots, there’s erosion and turtle nests. Do not feed the animals. It ...
To understand why soil erosion is persistent despite three decades of massive investments in soil conservation, this paper explores how drainage and soil conservation change a hill slope in the Choke Mountains. By paying close attention to the practices that reshape the hill, we account for the ac...
Your landscaping should also focus on preventing soil erosion and maintaining proper moisture content. This can be achieved by using plants with a low water requirement and applying mulch or ground covers to reduce evaporation. In conclusion, by implementing these water management and landscaping tips...
What you need to know before building a shed for housing your growing tool arsenal. Follow these steps to build your dream DIY shed.
Going off the trail causes erosion on steep slopes, damages the natural vegetation, and creates “social trails”—faint user-created trails that develop over time. You also want to make sure that you take out all of your trash with you when you leave. And we mean all of it. When you...
Switchbacks are designed not only to make your climb easier, but to help eliminate trail erosion. Veering off trail is not only dangerous, but it can create channels where water can run rapidly downhill, eventually washing out the trail. (And yes, only a few steps can create some really...