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Dune Grass Chosen to Protect Desert Highway Drifts
Hill forwarded a Michigan Highway Department plan to B A Kantey of South West Africa detailing dune management for a ten mile desert highway. Experts describe ammophila arenaria dune grass as cheaper and effective, with roots reaching four to five feet deep and up to twenty feet horizontally to stabilize sand and prevent drift, reducing maintenance costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Lansing
Michigan
Howard W. Hill
Chester
Broad-Cape Town
South Africa
Man Glark
U. of M
Hill
B. A. Kantey
South West Africa
Kantey
Neravera
Eckert
Lake Michigan
Department
I-94
Benton Harbor
Brevort
Upper Peninsula
Ammophila Arena