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Permanent Vegetative Cover
Critical Areas

CRITICAL AREA PLANTING… planting grass or other vegetation to protect a badly eroding area from soil erosion.

How it works:

Grass, legumes, trees or shrubs are established in small, isolated areas of excessive erosion. The vegetation provides surface cover to stop the raindrop splash and slow water flow.

How it helps:

• It reduces soil erosion.
• A vegetated area improves water quality by reducing the amount of sediment, nutrients and chemicals running off farmland.
• Protects areas such as dams, terrace backslopes or gullied areas when vegetation may be difficult to establish.
• Vegetation can be planted to provide small areas of nesting cover for birds and small animals.

Excerpts from “Conservation Choices”, a USDA – NRCS publication.

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Livingston County Soil and Water Conservation District
1100 Morton Parkway, Chillicothe, MO 64601
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