Sentences with phrase «as erosion control»

Founded by Nebraska journalist Sterling Morton, who advocated planting trees as erosion control (to help keep soil in place), to act as windbreaks, and to provide fuel and building materials in his home state, Arbor Day was declared by the Governor of Nebraska in 1874 to be held on Morton's birthday, April 22nd.

The annual Phacelia tanacetifolia (Lacy Phacelia), used extensively in Europe both as a cover crop and as bee forage, was included in the grass seed to break up the soil mix and act as erosion control.

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As a result of this all too typical pattern of unjust land distribution, for example, 77 percent of the land in El Salvador, where fourteen families control the wealth, is suffering from erosion, according to a recent study.25 A more just distribution of land would greatly reduce the negative impact on the environment.

Thanksgiving worked with Rwanda's Dukunde Kawa Cooperative, which has over 1800 producers, doing site - specific climate risk assessments, and deploying best practices such as shade intercropping, erosion control, and watershed conservation.

Aliansi Gerakan Reform Agrari (AGRA), a national peasant federation in Indonesia in statement expressed that «Indonesia, as with the whole region, is also threatened by the growing corporate control over agriculture and consequent erosion of traditional seed resources.

The introduction of trees to form agroforestry systems provided sources of firewood, timber, fruits and shade, but also helped in erosion control, protecting water courses through the stabilization of the soil and as wind breaks, regulating the velocity of the winds.

But trustees decided to waive about $ 80,000 in a grading deposit, which covers work such as drainage improvements, fine grading and seeding; on - site access roads; erosion control fencing; street sweeping; and a final «as - built» grading plan signed by the developers» engineers.

The Polish parliament has approved government proposals to hand the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) effective control of judicial appointments and the supreme court, in a move seen by critics as an erosion of judicial independence.

Since the turmoil that saw public school advocates protest across the state — New York State United Teachers decried he tests as an «erosion of local control» — the state Department of Education has revised the controversial testing, reducing the number of questions on the exams, encouraging more teacher involvement in developing them, no longer timing the tests and reducing potential teacher penalties.

In the 1920s it was promoted for its potential as livestock forage, and in the 1930s the Soil Conservation Service planted it widely for erosion control.

ref A key strategy to address ocean acidification is reinforcing existing environmental laws (e.g., U.S. Clean Water Act) to: limit runoff and associated pollutants, control coastal erosion, and enforce emission limits for pollutants such as nitrogen oxide and sulfur oxide.

Darryl Kilbert, the superintendent hired by OPSB to manage its small portfolio of schools, portrays the current transitional arrangement as an erosion of democracy itself and espouses restoration of «community control.»

The fiber is made into mats for soil erosion control (coconets) and household items such as doormats and curtains.

● Assist park staff with the construction of erosion controlled structures, such as wood and rock retaining walls, steps / staircases, post and cable and split rail fences.

While Ventura Harbor was built specifically for recreation, Channel Islands Harbor was created by the Army Corps of Engineers as a sand trap to control erosion on down - coast beaches.

I have many facts and fascinating stories to share with you about the politics of the local six campasinos who control the core preserves.The Mexican NGO Alternare has worked to educate the 37 campasinos within the preserve to practice sustainable organic farming methods to prevent erosion, pesticide pollution, as well as to teach them to build their houses with adobe bricks rather than wood.

Also, the biosphere provides important feedbacks to the physical earth system such as control of erosion, moisture transport, etc..

Activities include crop rotation, erosion control, soil fertility improvements, as well as the establishment of small agro-businesses, such as small - scale livestock and poultry production.

They rely on natural resources (water, soil, plants) as well as on the services they provide (pollination, erosion control, and others).

The accelerating soil erosion over the last century can be seen in the dust bowls that form as vegetation is destroyed and wind erosion soars out of control.

Many studies of carbon sequestration consider potential co-benefits, such as increased soil fertility, erosion control, habitat improvement, and community development (Cook and Beyea 2000; Silver et al. 2000; Sauerbeck 2001; Paul et al. 2002; West and Marland 2002; Lal 2008).

The 2011 Gordon Osbaldeston Lecture — A Short History of the Erosion of Trust — Allan R. Gregg — From inauthenticity to an essay on it: Gregg's target, though, is politics: «So even if we are now less deferential to our traditional leaders, and more efficacious and cynical as individuals, it may also be that this cultural shift has rendered us more insecure and vulnerable to the larger uncertainties that we can not control through technology and social media.»

Set up civil sheet sets such as utility plans, grading sheets, erosion control and plan and profile sheets sets.

Perform site activities required of green certified construction practices, such as implementing waste management procedures, identifying materials for reuse, or installing erosion or sedimentation control mechanisms.

I have over 25 years of professional experience in Hydrologic / Hydraulic modeling and analyses of watersheds, bridges / culverts with scour analyses, stormwater management, floodplain mapping, site and roadway drainage design, erosion and sediment control along with excellent report preparation skills including eye - catching Excel worksheets and graphs as well as drawings.

I have completed OSHA safety training in; trenching, hoist and supports, and have presented many onsitsite safety meetings as a working grade foreman!My erosion control, ie silt fence, settament traps, and storm water management skills are equally strong.I can read site plans and keep dirt moving no matter import, export, or type of fill (controlled / soil tech's dirt procter...