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Maybe take an page from the Easter Islander playbook: Build vast networks of rock wall closed cells. Wind blowing over these will tend to deposit some of its so
by akeck 9y ago
Maybe take an page from the Easter Islander playbook: Build vast networks of rock wall closed cells. Wind blowing over these will tend to deposit some of its soil. Bonus points if the walls are high enough to keep out sheep. ;-)
- ajmurmann 9y agoOn the Aran islands they did something similar with their walls. However, they also "made" soil by collecting kelp and mixing it with sand.
- zackmorris 9y agoMany islands are deserts because they don't have high enough elevation to catch moisture. In Hawaii a guy planted trees along a ridge line to pull moisture from the clouds and converted the climate. I can't remember his name or which island it was, this might be it: http://www.visitmauiblog.com/blog/pine-trees-lanai/ http://www.visitmauiblog.com/blog/pine-trees-lanai/
- ransom1538 9y agoThe island was lanai, HI. The ferry from maui to lanai during sunset is life changing. Trees: https://everything-everywhere.com/the-pine-trees-of-lanai/ https://everything-everywhere.com/the-pine-trees-of-lanai/