How it works
Permanent vegetation is established in small areas of excessive erosion and on sites that limit use of other practices. The vegetation provides surface cover to stabilize the area and decrease erosion by wind and water. The practice restores degraded sites not stabilized by other methods.
Purpose/Benefit
- Helps reduce soil erosion
- Protects water quality by reducing sediment, nutrient, and chemical runoff
- Protects areas such as dams, terrace backslopes, or gullied areas when vegetation may be difficult to establish (protection benefits may occur off site)
- Provides small areas of nesting cover for birds and small animals