Holding water on the slope

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1. 1Station 1 · Water and slopeDesertificationThe creeping loss of fertile land in dry regions: soil loses its humus, water and life until it can barely carry anything at all.4 minnot read yet
2. 2Station 2 · Water and slopeKeyline DesignA land-planning method that reads a slope's shape to move rainwater from moist valleys toward drier ridges, storing it in the soil.3 minnot read yet
3. 3Station 3 · Water and slopeRainwater Harvesting & SwalesHolding rain where it falls: soaking it into ditches and basins, storing it in dams and cisterns, spreading it along the shape of the slope.4 minnot read yet
4. 4Station 4 · Water and slopeTerracingCutting a slope into level steps so that water soaks in instead of running off, and soil stays on the hillside instead of leaving it.4 minnot read yet
5. 5Station 5 · Water and slopeDry Stone WallsWalls built from stacked stone without mortar, held together by the placing of each stone and the friction between them.4 minnot read yet
6. 6Station 6 · Water and slopeDrought-Tolerant Landscaping (Xeriscaping)A landscape design approach that minimizes or removes the need for irrigation by using drought-tolerant plants, improved soil and mulch.4 minnot read yet