Purpose: To stablize areas with existing or expected high rates of soil erosion by water or wind.
Conditions Where Practice Applies:
On areas with existing or expected high rates of erosion or degraded sites that usually cannot be stablized by ordinary conservation treatment and/or management, and if left untreated, could be severely damaged by erosion or sedimentation or could cause signigifcant off-site damage. An example of an applicable area is a gullied or denuded area, earthen dam, terrace or waterway where vegetation is difficult to establish by usual planting methods.
