City Councilman Darrin Ledford, who oversees planning and zoning, said Wednesday he has always opposed sharp new limits on steep slope and floodplain development as proposed earlier for consideration ...

Steep slopes present both challenges and wonderful opportunities for landscaping. Steep banks can be difficult and dangerous to mow. Erosion can be a serious problem if vegetation is not established.

Additional land development inspection prior to foundation inspection: Once a land disturbance permit is issued on a site with steep slopes, the foundation footing inspections by city personnel shall ...

ELLIOTT MENASHE of Greenbelt Consulting is the most quotable forester I’ve ever met. Maybe that’s because he’s evolved from traditional forestry to the challenge of restoring steep slopes. There’s ...

County leaders are continuing their work to rewrite zoning regulations for rural Loudoun including the approximately 50,000 ...

Building on raw land sounds like freedom—wide open space, your own layout, and no previous owner’s mistakes to fix. But that ...

Over 20 people have died in the span of three days in two separate landslide incidents in Elgeyo Marakwet, prompting the government to spring into action and conduct rescue operations.

The Science Behind River Downcutting The water pressure of a river can cut deep into a riverbed. Sediments from the riverbed ...

For years, geologists believed that mountains, due to their steep slopes and high rates of erosion, were large contributors to the trapping of carbon in ocean sediment. But a new study suggests that ...

Slope erosion and landslides pose a rocky risk for motorists along Southern California highways, and the Caltrans is using wire mesh to bolster freeway protections on the hilly Antelope Valley Freeway ...

Slope erosion and landslides pose a rocky risk for motorists along Southern California highways, and the Caltrans is using wire mesh to bolster freeway protections on the hilly Antelope Valley Freeway ...