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Ogallala Aquifer Initiative: Good Soil Health Practices Benefit Playas

High Plains Public Radio

Published March 18, 2014 at 12:01 AM CDT

Playa wetlands benefit from practices that result in good soil health. The Natural Resources Conservation Service says there are four principles to improving soil health:

keep soil covered as much as possible
disturb the soil as little as possible
keep plants growing throughout the year to feed the soil
diversify as much as possible using crop rotation and cover crops.

This Playa Country episode is the first in a three-part series on the effect of soil health on playas. It first aired on HPPR Tuesday, March 18, 2014.