By Julie Schuder, president of the Antelope Valley Dust Control Group
The Antelope Valley Dust Control Group is pleased to announce the launching of its long-term community-oriented restoration program.
The program focuses on the use of cost-effective land stabilization options for restoration of individual residential properties to mitigate the effects of recent dust storms and to protect against further damage.
Methods and recommendations are based on over 15 years of Antelope Valley research and hands-on experience.
Through this property restoration program, the AV Dust Control Group’s experts and staff work directly with qualifying property owners. Wind erosion experts engage in surveying property, site-specific planning and advice, development of a custom restoration plan, and ongoing availability throughout the process to further promote successful property restoration.
All AV Dust Control Group services are provided free of charge to qualifying property owners, and some participants may be awarded vegetation or other necessary plan components free of charge.
The cost of this program is being subsidized by volunteer efforts of AV Dust Control Group’s board members, experts and staff, and various contributors to our nonprofit organization. The size of this program and the number of individual properties that can be included depends in part on the financial support that we receive from community-oriented individuals, contractors and organizations.
We are very optimistic about this program, and we plan to continue it for several years into the future. We expect it to serve as a template for community-oriented participatory property restoration through the deserts of California and neighboring states.
To discuss requirements for participation in this program and any interest in sponsorship, contact Julie Schuder, president of AV Dust Control Group, at 661-618-9976.
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Amazed says
Hello you are living in a desert environment, it is dusty and windy because it is a desert!
Greg says
Here is a link to their website. http://www.avdustcontrolgroup.org/#!about-us/cv08
“what a joke” this group is not organized by the city. Good luck with Lancaster.
no vally fever says
Thank you for forming this group. It has been terrible with all the dirt storms caused by the solar projects in the west valley and the drought.
Greg says
S Power is one of the sponsors listed on the web site. I added a link but it is waiting for moderation.
bill says
If you are going to blame the solar projects in perpetuity, you should include agriculture right along with them. A lot of the dust comes from areas that were once farm land.
Waste says
As wasteful as it is to grow a water intensive crop like alfalfa in the desert, they are not causing the dust storms from the west valley. Most of the farms are east of the freeway. It is the new disturbed land that is causing problems. The old farms have resettled. The new solar is poorly mitigated. It is the sad truth.
what a joke says
what a waste of time and money why don’t you spend some money on the roads that need a lot of work in the valley also if you want to cut down on the dust in the valley you can send the city to my house and trim the trees that the city owns along the park way of my home that i have paid 5 or 6 times out of my own pocket to have them trimmed this valley is a joke i have called the city many times to have them trim the trees i have lived in this home for over 15 years and not once have they trimmed the trees Thank God in five more years i will move out of this town and never ever come back or miss the dump the city calls a town
Greg says
this group is not organized by the city. Good luck with Lancaster.