"This is like a pivotal point of our community." Disastrous wildfires cause homeowners to consider surprising building ...

What do glaciers and the Sahara Desert have in common? Both are sources of silt-size particles that interact with wind, sand, and vegetation to form loess deposits. Deflation, the lifting and ...

Soils are composed of a mixture of sand, silt, clay and organic matter. Both the clay and organic matter particles have a net negative charge. Thus, these negatively-charged soil particles will ...

Unhealthy soil induces poor plant performance and growth. Marin County gardeners must frequently amend their soil with mulch ...

Farmers, potters and residents of the district can take silt and clay free of cost from dry irrigation tanks to nourish their ranches, make pots and for personal use such as filling up low-lying ...