Soil erosion from rain and wind produces water quality issues in streams, rivers and lakes, degrades soil quality, and affects human health. Now an environmentally-friendly solution called WoodStraw, ...

Soil erosion is the removal of soil by water, wind, ice or gravity and sediment deposition occurs when the rate of surface flow is insufficient for the transport of soil particles. Often, these two ...

Talatabely, Madagascar – Joseph Randriarimalala and Bodonirina Rasoloarisoa, a farming couple in central eastern Madagascar, noticed that their half hectare land was becoming less and less fertile and ...

The Kingsbury General Improvement District is getting ready to begin an erosion control project that has some residents concerned. Homeowners living on Kingsbury Grade, off North Benjamin, oppose some ...

Harmless traces from nuclear testing more than half a century ago are helping researchers assess soil erosion rates. In Africa, about 65 percent of the continent's farm land is affected by ...

A Napa winery's dispute with state and county officials over the unsanctioned construction of terraced vineyards near a creek is raising concerns about the effectiveness of efforts to control ...