Answer: AGRICULTURAL DEPLETION

1. Leave leaf litter on the ground.

2. Plant tall trees around trees to buffer the effects of wind.
3. Grow special crops in the dry season to cover the soil.
4. Use drip irrigation that puts small amounts of water in the ground frequently.
5. Avoid watering plants with sprinklers that make big water drops on the ground.

Answer: OVERGRAZING ANIMALS

1. Move animals throughout the year, so that they will not consume all the vegetation in one spot.
2. Keep animals away from stream banks, where hills are especially prone to erosion.

Answer: DEFORESTATION AND MINING

1. Reduce the amount of land that we log and mine.

2. Reduce the number of roads that are built to access logging areas.
3. Avoid logging and mining on steep lands.
4. Cut only small areas at one time and quickly replant logged areas with new siblings.

Answer: DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION

1. Reduce the amount of land that we turn into cities, urban areas, parking lots, etc.
2. Keep as much “green space” in cities as possible.
3. Avoid building on steep hills.
4. Landscape with plants that minimize erosion.

Answer: RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

1. Avoid driving off-road vehicles on hilly lands.

2. Stay on designated trails.