Turning desert arid wasteland green – swales, water retention dams and zai holes
Retention ponds are ponds or pools designed with additional storage capacity to attenuate surface runoff during rainfall events. They consist of a
Hügelkultur – it’s time has come
Source: https://www.almanac.com/what-hugelkultur-ultimate-raised-bed What Are Hugelkultur Beds? Hügelkultur (usually transliterated into English simply as “hugelkultur”) has been used for centuries in Eastern Europe and Germany, often
We need to be building more sand dams
Source: https://thewaterproject.org/sand-dams What is a sand dam? A sand dam is a reinforced rubble cement wall built across a seasonal sandy river.
Fixed and mobile shepherds’ huts – France and Italy
France *** Facebook group: Sheepwagon Fever Freshly painted, carpeted, and loaded with supplies; taken to their designated campgrounds for now; and waiting
‘How would you survive?’: Desperation grows in Iraq water crisis
28 Jun 2023 Parched communities, once displaced by the ravages of ISIL, can barely survive the decimation of their water supplies. Source:
Giving Up Modern Life to Become a Goat Herder in Montana
(Image credit: Brian Squibb) Callie leads such an inspiring life, and I’m grateful to have been able to spend a couple of
Beaver Dams, Beaver Dam Analogs (BDAs) and Rock Dams – for slowing down and holding water
The beneficial role of beaver dams in restoring rivers In the deserts of north America something incredible is happening, these arid lands
The summer food went weird: searing heat reshapes US food production
From wilting wheat to stressed pollinators, US farmers and fishermen see unexpected climate effects This week, farmers across the midwest are preparing
Wildfires – an environmental catastrophe being severely underestimated, and whose increase we ignore at our peril
GLOBAL FIRE MAP https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/?v=-283.3642149929279,-129,292.3642149929279,136&l=Reference_Labels_15m(hidden),Reference_Features_15m(hidden),Coastlines_15m,VIIRS_SNPP_Thermal_Anomalies_375m_Day,VIIRS_SNPP_Thermal_Anomalies_375m_Night,MODIS_Combined_Thermal_Anomalies_All,VIIRS_SNPP_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden),MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden),MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor&lg=false&t=2023-08-27-T08%3A34%3A52Z *** Wildfires are becoming more dangerous – here’s why Source: Imperial College London, UK: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/241572/wildfires-becoming-more-dangerous-heres/ From London to
Hermit’s Peak Watershed Alliance
Website: https://hermitspeakwatersheds.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HermitsPeakWatershedAlliance Hermit’s Peak Watershed Alliance (HPWA) is a local, grassroots, 501c3 nonprofit organization who has been in existence since
