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Water Harvesting Boomerang Swales

Oregon State University Ecampus

Feb 21, 2019,4:42 min. Animation and Multimedia Examples
Andrew Millison gives a brief description of this common strategy for water harvesting on slopes. This method is used widely in drylands to slow water and establish trees.
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