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Sediment Source Control Handbook: An Adaptive Approach To Restoration Of Disturbed AreasThis publication is almost sold out and we're currently seeking funding for a second print-run. Please click here for more information and/or if you'd like to help. Produced January 2009 The Sediment Source Control Handbook presents a set of principles and practices for sediment source control on disturbed sites in the West. It has been developed to help people better understand the fundamental concepts of soil protection and restoration, and also to offer specific guidance for those desiring or required to protect or rebuild disturbed soil. Ostensibly, this is a guidebook for reducing erosion on disturbed lands. It is also a methodology guidebook for planning, implementing, and assessing projects of all kinds. In essence, this Handbook is intended to guide users through a process of restoring function to the soil and the plant community that depends on that soil. If the soil and plant community are robust, healthy, and stable, erosion will ultimately by limited. And if you, as a user of this manual, can glean additional understanding of process, practice, and progress of restoration projects, we will all benefit. The California Alpine Resort Environmental Cooperative (CAREC) came together in 2003 to develop a process for planning and implementing erosion control projects and to experiment, through field plots, with various approaches to control sediment on site and thus reduce erosion. The purpose of the partnership is to use field plots to develop on-the-ground practices to better manage erosion and maximize sediment source control on ski area properties. A preliminary version of the Handbook was published in 2005 and an updated version has been published in January 2009. Download the 2009 Sediment Source Control Handbook [26 MB] For more information, contact program director Nicole Dejonghe at (530) 582-4800 x25 or email her at ndejonghe@sbcouncil.org. |
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