Water Cycle

An effective water cycle requires a covered and biologically active soil. When the soil is covered, most water soaks in quickly where it falls. When soil is exposed and biological activity reduced, most water runs off as floods. What little soaks in is released rapidly from evaporation which draws moisture back up through the soil surface.

As you can see these pictures are very different from one another. Both pictures were taken at the Walters Ranch. The picture above shows a diverse well managed riparian pasture. You can see that there is plenty of cover along the creek line. This makes the water cooler for insects and fish. In the picture below, the diversity of the pasture was not properly managed causing the water to dry up. This area is also lacking proper bank cover from trees and shrubs.