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Shazam!And the disturbed site is restored with native plants, the pre-disturbance ecology is returned to pristine condition in a blink; native plant species, insects and mammals abound in complete harmony. Dreams such as these don't come true no matter how much regulation, legislation or perturbation is instigated by special interests. Nature sees to that. Given time and left alone, earth's processes will close the wound, resolve the scar. But man is impatient and invests his life within Nature's path. Yet, the earth cares not a whit for our priorities. The best we can reasonably hope for is to help the earth's natural processes along with intelligent erosion control measures.

Stop! construction site erosion with the ecologically sound alternative to straw or sandbags... Paul Albright, of S&S Seeds, holds a revolutionary antipollution device. Call Albright before the government calls you! ...Agromin Bio-Filter Bag

Native climax plant populations cannot serve as vanguard species for revegetation. These climax populations, which represent plants that will thrive in a stable environment, must be preceded by pioneer species that stabilize the soil, control erosion and promote renitrification. The rhizosphere—the soil surrounding the root systems—must be brought from what could be a sterile state to biologically active. Fungi, nematodes, earthworms, bacteria and microbes play a part. Conditioning the rhizosphere while preventing erosion is often best accomplished using annual pioneer grasses that have the ability to establish in unfriendly soil and start the biological processes. Afterward, they may be plowed under to preclude the annual ryegrasses setting seed.
Albright's Rapid Cover Mix is a low-cost temporary erosion control cover that stabilizes soil at the surface. The mix does not reseed well so it will not compete with later plantings. Its benefit comes from the plant residuals it leaves that continue to protect the soil while pre-amending the soil with organic matter.
Rapid Cover Mix contains 45% each barley and annual ryegrass plus 10% Crimson Clover to build organic nitrogen soil content.

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