2025 started with cold weather and very little precipitation. As spring arrived, my worries began to increase, as it seemed the spring/summer rains were not going to materialize, and we would be back into a drought cycle.

As I write this, a gentle rain is falling, and I am at peace because the plants and soil system are receiving moisture.

Water is critical to everything that lives on this planet, so it would only be fitting to capture what you can and store it in the soil system. Nature already accomplishes this with an incredible creature called the beaver.

They build dams that hold back water and create homes for many other animals and themselves. In doing so, they slow the water's flow, spread it out and allow it to soak in.

This idea is mentioned in Mark Shepard's book, “Water for

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