Ways to control weathering and erosion:

 

 

• prevent further runoff on slopes by using erosion control blankets or mats to help slow water

• build retaining walls to ensure soil stabilization and proper drainage

• plant native grasses, shrubs and groundcover so their root system can hold the soil and rock in place - lack of vegetation is the largest reason for erosion problems worldwide

• use a variety of plants with deep roots

• use terraces so runoff water has no straight downward way to flow

• use silt fences to trap soil lost in runoff

• use sod waterways to prevent the development of gully erosion

• use mulch on exposed soil

• take care when mining - consider the importance of it, location, and how the land is left after

• replant after forest fires

• consider the effect of clearing land and constructing buildings - how much development is too much, how do we leave the land after

• plant buffer strips along streambanks and other water bodies to keep shorelines intact