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Ranch Land Restoration Case Study

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Ranch Land Restoration In order to asses the condition of land I would begin by estimating the population of domestic herds and examining levels of grazing by looking for evidence of invasive plant species encroaching to an unhealthy extent (Prior, 2014). I would also assess the condition of native grasses, streams, ponds and lakes in order to get to get a better idea of the land’s current potential (Prior, 2014). Healthy soil is essential to sustainable agriculture. 2 In order to examine the land’s soil I would estimate the percentage of the ground that is bare so that I could determine the potential for soil erosion (Prior, 2014). After noticing shrubs encroaching on grassland areas, significant soil erosion and the overgrowth of invasive

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