Today’s Erosion and Sediment Control Tip: #21

 




Anyone who knows me knows that my wife and I spend time in Missouri visiting family. While there recently I snapped this picture. The picture emphasizes the importance of what vegetation needs to survive. While this yard is mostly bermudagrass and crabgrass, the stand of vegetation is very good except where the trampoline resides. The area under the trampoline is treated like the rest of the yard with little to no fertilizer and the same amount of rainfall since rain goes through the trampoline fabric. There is no foot traffic from grandkids in this area. However, direct sunlight does not occur and over a period of time the vegetation has died.  So the moral of this Tip is that the vegetation we use on our construction sites needs adequate sunlight to be successful, and that if you have one of these trampolines in your yard, periodically move it around to avoid this from happening. Think about this when planning vegetation on slopes that may not face the sun or on the shady side of buildings.

You never know where a Tip may come from.

Perry L. Oakes, PE
Erosion & Sediment Control Program Coordinator
Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee



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