Water Erosion Prevention

Water erosion happens when rainfall or melting snow washes valuable topsoil away. This is a severe problem when water runs down hills of smooth, bare soil with no plants for protection. When topsoil is washed away the land is less fertile and it is more difficult to grow good crops. We cannot do anything about the weather, but we can use farming practices that will save the soil and not leave it exposed to water erosion.

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Water Erosion Prevention Poster

Photo Credit: SWCS (Alberta Chapter)

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This is one of a series of interpretive posters produced by SWCS to promote education in the conservation of our soil and water resources. Funding was provided in part by the Canada-Alberta Soil Conservation Initiative.
Format for citing this page:

SWCS (Alberta Chapter). Wind Erosion Prevention poster [Online]. (1997, August 28). Available HTTP: http://www.soils.rr.ualberta.ca/SoilPosters/fortext.htm [cite the date you accessed this page].

Created and maintained by:
Dr. Noorallah G. Juma (swcsalta@compusmart.ab.ca)
Craig Nickel (craig@salmandesigns.com)