Boots on the ground
THE grit
Diversion banks halt gully erosion at Dartmoor
Diversion banks constructed above the head of a gully has halted the progress of the gully head . Water is now being held in the landscape by the banks , instead of running into the gully system , improving water infiltration .
Cattle used as a tool to remediate gullies
five-year project that took
A an unconventional approach to gully management — using livestock for gully remediation — has wrapped up in the BBB . A two-day field day held in May provided an opportunity for project participants to discuss results .
Monitoring updates remediation site progress
Monitoring project activities helps keep track of milestones and chart progress towards predefined project outcomes . It also determines which techniques succeed , which ones are cost effective , and allows successful projects to be replicated .
Landholders don gumboots to get samples
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his year ’ s wet season provided limited sampling opportunities for the landholders who make up the LDC Community Water Quality Monitoring Group .
Grit Issue 26 , Winter , 2022 , June | P5