Catch a Cup of Soil. . . Catch a Cup of Soil. . . Albe and Marle see much of our precious soil washing off the land and muddying our rivers. When we clear a piece of land to build a house or plant a garden, soil that was once covered becomes exposed. Each time it rains, soil can erode into ditches and streams.
Muddied waters choke out sunlight and prevent aquatic plants from growing.
That means fewer baby fish will survive and fewer fish in our streams. You can catch a cup of soil by following some simple suggestions. You and your neighbors can prevent erosion by planting trees, shrubs or ground cover and seeding bare spots in your lawn. Install a silt fence if you are disturbing ground near any body of water, even a ditch. Mulch or seed the disturbed area immediately after work is completed.