Protecting Your Property From Erosion


Why should we worry about soil erosion?

Bare Slopes vs. Vegetation-stabilized Slopes

Quick tips for the homeowner:

Winterize by mid-September
Seed Bare Slopes
In One Afternoon...
Be on Alert Throughout the Winter
More techniques to prevent erosion:

Before and during construction
Temporary measures to stabilize soil
Structural runoff controls

For more information, check out ABAG's Erosion and Sediment Control Measures handbook.


ABAG, the Association of Bay Area Governments, is the regional planning and services agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.

This page was last updated 8/20/2003 by jbp.