How can I protect my soil from erosion?

Here are six ideas of things you can do to limit soil erosion on your property:

• Add mulch. An easy way to do this in your yard is to take advantage of grass clippings after mowing the lawn.
• Put down matting (erosion control blankets) on exposed soil.
• Maximize ground cover with year-round living plant roots.
• Use terracing to grow plants on slopes.
• Use canals or pipes to divert water flow from vulnerable areas.
• Build retaining walls.

Example of terracing to limit erosion. Image source: Thym via Wikimedia Commons.