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Living Edge Approach to Landscape Management

Beech Hill Road, Kingsburg, Nova Scotia

� The 80’s Slump

� The 80’s Slump Today

Toe of Slope Building

Plateau Formation

Top of Slope Stabilizing Back into the Horizon

� The Gregersen Plateau

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Looking up from the beach at the “Plateau”

Transplanting Location #1

� Slope above the “Plateau”

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Natural Re-vegetation Taking Hold

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Pioneer Species on the Plateau

Colts Foot Grasses rosa virginiana

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Deep Valleys from Erosion

Water Drips from the Sod Blankets which hang on the edge causing deep valleys and further sediment movement

Sod Clumps break free from the top and slide down, catching more debris from above, Toe Formation begins

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“Sod Blankets” fall to help with the formation of a vegetative toe

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When Re-Vegetation occurs Stabilization is the Result

� The Ferguson Ridges

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Plant material collecting in the ridges will decompose and provide nutrients to pioneer species forming the

plant community

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The plant community today on the upper slope and fields

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Adding Hay to the Ridges

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The ridges are filling with biomass this will slow the movement of sediment and allow for some

accumulation, soil development and future plant growth

� Looking Up

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Looking up at the ridges now with multiple layers & types of biomass

� The View From Above

� Flow Patterns

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Our Plan is to Help Nature Heal

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Deciding how to go about it

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Whipper snipping the septic field for material

on the project

� Digging alder roots

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Day 1: Weaving the Alder debris and wildflower cuttings from

. the Septic Field

Rita is seen here on the Plateau working the material

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The long narrow piles build the foundation for the weaving

� The Weaving

� Foundation work

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The Flow formation now has biomass within it’s cavities after

we “clogged” the outlet with plant materials, sediment and plant material collects building the foundation for soil to be

created and plant life to take hold

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Adding Hay to the foundation weaving

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Hay collects above the Alder roots

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Team Member on the plateau

� A healthy “Toe”

� � Contact: Helping Nature Heal Inc. � Rosmarie@helpingnatureheal.com � 902-543-7416 � 671 La Have St Bridgewater NS � www.helpingnatureheal.com

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