Analysis of information





Logs like these are placed along the trail to help minimize soil erosion as they stabilize the soil and block the flow of soil down the hill. As you can see from the picture below, they are actually quite big and are very much efficient in the case when rain is pouring down on the soil.





Slopes like these prevent the rapid mudflows from happening by hampering the flow of mud. Whereas in the case of a rainy day, they prevent rainwater from flowing down the slope quickly, thus preventing the loss of precious topsoil. In a way the act like how terracing works.














These stairs are found throughout the red trail. Other than acting as a preventive measure against soil erosion, they enable curious visitors to explore the hill and are also act as a shortcut.




Natural roots, as we all know, are Mother Earth’s natural protection against soil erosion. The logs that we have shown above act exactly like these roots. However, these roots, unlike the logs, have the more of the ability to how down the soil as they are rooted into the soil instead of acting as a weight on the soil.



Animals also help in the prevention of soil erosion. By leaving their footsteps behind, they are actually compacting the soil and therefore preventing the topsoil from being eroded.



Emergent and canopy. These features of a primary rainforest provide the first protection against rainfall. They minimize the impact that the rain has by intercepting the rainfall first. The leaves with drip tips hold some of the rain before allowing it to flow onto the ground. And the tree itself also absorbs some of these raindrops and allowing them to reach the ground via the roots.




Leaves, in a way, act as protection against soil erosion. They cover the topsoil and prevent the rain from eroding them. this picture also feature one example of loose, crummy soil we saw on the hill. We would be further investigating the soil properties on our next visit here.

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