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BonnieJW

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6. Crescent program in Africa

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Sat Aug 9, 2025, 08:13 PM

Aug 9

Is turning deserts green. It's a method of simply digging a crescent in the parched ground. It holds whatever rain falls and keeps it from flowing away. Also, beavers have been relocated to dry areas in the west and ponds, little creeks and streams form by just letting the beavers do their thing.

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The World Is Running Out of Freshwater Faster Than Anyone Expected [View all] erronis Aug 9 OP

Nestle is licking their lips underpants Aug 9 #1

And we'll have dry, cracked, parched lips - unless we start paying $1 per quart erronis Aug 9 #2

I subscribe to a free car wash service called "Thunderstorm Car Wash" LT Barclay Aug 9 #3

It's going to rain eventually. underpants Aug 9 #4

I hadn't heard that about Richmond. I did hear Portland was like that. LT Barclay Aug 10 #8

I remember when Shrub and his family bought a big land parcel in no_hypocrisy Aug 9 #5

Crescent program in Africa BonnieJW Aug 9 #6

Not a word about how much water fracking uses? littlemissmartypants Aug 9 #7

That is a good point. Some countries have banned it and many countries don't use it. erronis Aug 10 #9