Volunteers Greening The Desert on Dustups Ranch

Dustups Ranch made substantial progress with the help of volunteers. Together, we built check dams in one of the main water channels. Everything we can do to slow water so that it soaks into the soil is a win.

After moving many rocks and seeking shelter from the 106°F/41°C desert heat, we talked about buying a bulldozer, further excavation plans and what the volunteers think of my desert forest project.

Daniel, Seamus, Sebastian, James and Albert - THANK YOU! You helped with the transformation from a wasteland to a green, desert forest.

Thank you for the numerous and helpful comments here on the videos. Please keep them coming!

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First Bits of Green in The Desert | Dirt Bathtubs Update

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⏱️ Timestamps

00:00 Intro
00:14 This is the first volunteer event
00:20 Showing the volunteers the first dam i build
02:18 Moving the first stones
03:38 That's a huge rock
05:20 The first check dam is done
06:18 Why i need a bulldozer
08:30 What the volunteers think about my project
09:32 Seeking shelter from the desert heat
10:19 The most suprising thing on the dustup ranch
10:35 Estimating the amount of water that we can trap with the dams
11:25 What plant is this?
12:00 How many hours did the volunteers worked?
12:20 How many galons of water per man hour can we trap?
13:52 Why i love my old rugged boots
14:08 Thanks to all my viewers

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💡 Useful Resources

👉 Support the channel and get the same footwear as me: https://boots.dustupsranch.com

👉 You probably noticed that I post many of these videos on a one year delay. If you'd like to stay up to date with the latest ranch happenings, the best way is to join my email group at https://dustupsranch.com

👉 The Facebook group where like-minded people connect: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dustups

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