ABSTRACT
When the environmental practitioner plans programs to reduce erosion and sediment yield, it is most important that the various types of erosion be thoroughly investigated as sources of sediment. Proper conservation practices and land stabilization measures can then be planned and applied. Erosion consists of a series of complex and interrelated natural processes that loosen or dissolve and move earth or rock material. The land surface is worn away through the detachment and transport of soil and rock materials by moving water, wind, or other geologic agents.
