Archive for 'Erosion' Category
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Caretakers found 10 Monarch Caterpillars and 5 Chrysalis's
Classic scene of Monarch Butterfly life cycle, beginning as an egg and growing into a caterpillar as it feeds on an Antelope Horn milkweed plant. To find Monarch Caterpillars, look for Antelope Horn plants that have lost leaves that have been eaten by caterpillars, they also eat the flowers of the plant.
Caretakers removed dead branches of Ashe Juniper, and laid on countour for erosion control. This allows leaves, dirt and debris to pile up against the edge of the berm, allowing infiltration and reducing rainfall runoff. It also provides light to allow grasses to fill in between tree trunks.
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Census, Habitat, Erosion, 2021
Layed loose gravel on dirt roads in the pasture to avoid mud ruts on the road.
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Habitat, Erosion, 2021
Brush is arranged neatly on contour marked by the orange flags for erosion control.
Dead branches of Ashe Juniper trees are used, which also opens the understory while leaving a thick canopy cover above.
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Habitat, Erosion, 2021
The orange flags are marking the natural contour of the land, to place Ashe Juniper poles, brush and rocks for erosion control.
Posted in
Erosion, 2021
Fallen trees from 2015 flood debris are left on the ground to decompose in place.
Posted in
Habitat, Erosion, 2020 Journal
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