Erosion control

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Before major excavation, we are required to put in erosion control.  The internet made it seem so easy, so with out brand-new-to-us-certified-pre-dented truck, we rented the largest trencher Home Depot carried and headed up to the land.

Here’s some stuff the internet says: http://soilerosiononline.com/article-permalink-65.html

And in an effort to have fewer miscommunications and be more effective together, Richard kindly sketched me some plans.

A list for success
A simple how to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basically, the bottom of the fabric of the silt fence needs to be about six inches down, the post needs to be pounded in below that, another 8 inches or so, and the whole thing needs to be tamped or pounded so the dirt is re-compacted holding the silt fence in place.  Simple.

It’s important to take erosion control very seriously

It did not go particularly smoothly, but we got it done.

A beautiful day to fill the quite calm air with the sounds of heavy machinery.

 

Richard prepares to make the first cut into our land.

 

The trench needed more than one pass due to the rocky soil and that the stakes can’t be pounded down easily.

 

I left Richard to steer the machine and volunteered for the shoveling and pounding (that’s the fun part, right?). This is, however, not exactly fertile soft ground.

Two of the three finished silt fences. (Third one not pictured, but still done.)