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CONTROL CAN PRO?ECT <br />YOIIR PROPERTY AND PREVENT <br />FIITIIRE HEADACHES <br />Ve`s4aoa-s4tsLLtasd <br />Slopc: Secmttt <br />• sal m place <br />minimum of <br />erosion <br />• fewer w"uuer dean- <br />problems <br />protection for <br />house foun- <br />dations <br />Han Stope: HcaQarbea ~ <br />and LialdHty ` <br />• mudslide danger - - <br />• loss of topsoil <br />• dogged storm •rt•~ ~ •~ <br />drains. flooding •ty ~~1y} <br />problems ~~. O•~~ <br />• expensive _ ~ <br />cleanup ~• . <br />• eroded or ' <br />buried house '~ ~~ <br />foundations 1 -. ' <br />r,~y_ ' t'~ .. <br />TIPS FOR THE HOMEOWNEI <br />~'~ <br />d <br />"Winterize" your property by mid-September. Don't <br />wait until spring to put in landscaping. You need <br />vtriater protection. Final landscaping can be done <br />later. <br />Inexpensive measures installed by fall will give you <br />protection quickly that will last all during the wet <br />season. <br />Ia one afternoon yon eaa: <br />• Dig trenches to drain surface runoff water away <br />from problem areas such as steep, bare slopes. <br />• Prepare bare areas on slopes for seeding by ralcatg <br />the surface to loosen and roughen soil so it will <br />hold seeds. <br />Seedlag of bare slopes <br />• Hand broadcast or use a "breast seeder."Atypical <br />Yazd can be done in less than an hour. <br />• Give seeds a boost with fertt~izer. <br />• Mulch. if you can, with grass c]ippings and leaves, <br />bark chips or straw. <br />• Use netting to hold soil and seeds on steep slopes. <br />• Check with your local nursery for advice. <br /> <br />Wlater alest <br />• Check before storms to see that drains and ditches <br />are not clogged by leaves and rubble. <br />• Check aRer major storms to be sure drains aze dear <br />and vegetation is holding on scopes. Repau as <br />necessary. <br />• Spot seed any bare areas. <br />