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Land Restoration
Land
Restoration
Land restoration is a major interest of Jim Hays, and Hays Associates projects
evidence attention to watershed improvements and restoration of native landscapes.
Hays Associates, Inc. can come in at any stage of a project to provide planning
and design for successful erosion and sediment control, soil stabilization,
and appropriate plantings to restore damaged lands.
The company can also implement its own or other’s designs for healing the
land and water courses.
See our essays below about the different aspects of land restoration.
Arroyo Restoration
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Here you see a typical urban arroyo, complete with an abandoned refridgerator
and how it was transformated to an arroyo that supports habitat for trees
and grasses, and the refrigerator is still there!
See photos of our Arroyo Restoration
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Basin Restoration
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Basins and washes are restored to support habitat for plants and
trees.
See photos of Basin Restoration
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Gully Gardens
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Gully gardens and orchards to stabalize natural hillsides. Before and
after photos to show you what can be done. Stabalizing a natural slope.
See photos of Gully Gardens
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Detention Ponds
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Detention ponds can hold large volumes of water to prevent flooding
downstream. Releasing the water slowly after the pond fills permits a
full watering of semi riparian plantings, including grasses, willows,
cottonwood trees and other drought tolerant species. These plantings flourish,
even in times of drought, using the residual moisture stored in the soils
of the pond.
See photos of Detention Ponds
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Alfalfa Cycle
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Alfalfa, clover and weeds are invasive in disturbed areas. Mowing and
cutting the alfalfa gives native grasses and plantings space to get established.
The grasses grow with the rains, and by the end of the season are better
established to control the moisture and soils next year.
See photos of the Alfalfa Cycle
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Native Gardens and Grasses
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You can have a beautiful drought-tolerant garden in Santa Fe, using
native plants and grasses.
See photos of Native Gardens and Grasses
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