Water management is a critical component to conservation, and when used effectively, it can significantly increase the production value and habitat quality of your land. Strategically placed swales are one of the easiest ways to enhance your drought resilience and vegetate the more arid zones in your landscape.
Swales are shallow trenches or waterways created to channel and trap or slow the movement of surface water. From the short linear depression that channels runoff from your downspouts to a water garden or pond, to a much larger earthwork that’s installed transverse to the slope in your south 40, swales can help you keep more of the water that falls on your place, on your
