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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Nice video explaining straw checkerboard dune stabilization


If you want to see the footprint of the massive dune stabilization work associated with this railroad, go to 37°29'22.94"N 105° 1'42.60"E in Google Earth. Zoom out enough so you can see the stabilized area near the rails and the unstabilized sand. Cool isn't it?

By the way, straw checkerboards lead to biocrust growth.
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  1. UnknownFebruary 4, 2014 at 8:48 AM

    Great video, Matt! Thanks so much!

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  2. Vincent FeldeFebruary 5, 2014 at 2:02 AM

    Wow, that is great indeed. Thanks for sharing the GPS coordinates. I especially like all the countless panoramio pictures that are uploaded from the area on google earth. If you haven't looked at them, do so

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  3. Chaparral EarthFebruary 8, 2014 at 10:48 AM

    Very kool video, thanks

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