Tossing the bags out of the trailer is the first step towards arranging them along these erosion barriers
In 2020
We started working in the burn scar, the first image shows what it was like when we started, 8 years after the fire
In 2021
We cut the dead logs and arranged them along the hillside as erosion barriers to stop water and snow from rushing down the hillside
In 2022
We started to use leaves and hay to fill the gaps between the logs on the hillside which greatly improved our ability to retain water
In 2023
You can see the after effects of all the mulch and soil moisture retention! Creating the perfect habitat to germinate seeds in the native soil seedbank (as well as some pumpkins from our compost)