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Reclamation - restoring disturbed lands

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The rough and loose technique uses an excavator to create 30 cm to 100 cm deep pits with similar height mounds to increase microsites and slowing and capturing water.

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[–] VenDiagraphein 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is such a cool project! And the polster environmental site they talk about in their bioengineering post is an excellent resource too - they outline some great ways to repair slopes, with diagrams and everything

[–] Track_Shovel 3 points 1 year ago

Hey, thanks! Reclamation is my jam. Ask me anything. I'm a lbout as big of a nerd as you can find on the topic.

[–] okasen 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Radical! I hadn't known about soil pores before. But it makes sense, especially in terms of why we till soil.

[–] Track_Shovel 3 points 1 year ago

We till soil as a form of weed control and a priming effect (N release due to mineralization of the organic matter by microbes).

Rough and loose is for reclamation of disturbed lands an is used to create microsites that improve biodiversity, slow water moment, and reduce erosion