Re: erosion problem

At 08:07 AM 4/17/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Another potential solution may be willow posts.  These will readily root
>when laid on the ground and covered with soil or driven into the
>ground.  It has been used in stream bank erosion control so I am not
>sure how much of an issue moisture would be.  Let me know if this sounds
>possible and I will try and track some references.
>
>Rob Sperl
>Outside of Chicago where after days of gloom it is sunny.
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This erosion thread has gone on for quite some time.  In the past, Dr.
Lancaster has advised people to use plants with varying root depths to hold
soil on slopes, and I had expected her to step in here.  Perhaps she's no
longer subscribed to this list.  

I live in the West (Boise, Idaho), where we're on the brink of a desert
(and our climate is desert-like usually), complete with sagebrush.  I've
heard of a newcomer to this area who bought steeply sloped property covered
with sagebrush, and his first action was to hire people to rip out all of
the sagebrush.  I don't know how much erosion his yard has suffered by now,
but it's bound to be substantial since we've had abundant rains this year.
I've been curious about what was removed and why from the property that's
the subject of this topic.  Perhaps this is a lesson to all of us.
Consider the erosion effects of whatever you're contemplating removing.
Margaret

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