Have you ever wondered if it’s even possible to insulate your land from the drought and flood cycles we experience in central, Texas. It seems like summers are getting hotter, freezes are getting harder and floods are getting more intense an unpredictable. Meanwhile, most people we talk to want to create a refuge where they can live a healthy life and protect their family and help prevent total ecosystem collapse. Symbiosis was established to help people do just that since 2014. We want to share some of the things we’ve learned about creating water resilience, erosion control, and land restoration on homesteads in central Texas with you.
Let Us Show You How To Drought & Flood Proof Your Land
In this YouTube video Michael Wolfert breaks down the integrated water resilience features implemented by Symbiosis on a project near Brenham, Texas. Get a tour of the strategic design elements, such as a 65,000 gallon Pioneer rainwater tank, ponds, berms & swales, and a constructed streambed, contributing to this homestead’s land restoration project. These features help to ensure the land remains productive and ecologically balanced even in periods of drought or heavy rainfall by slowing down run-of and infiltrating it into the soil.
We combine the goals of a thriving homestead with abundant water resilience and land restoration into one project. Come see how we designed and built a system that simultaneously drought and flood proofs this homestead. Each element is specifically designed to enhance the land’s natural hydrology. The transformation is remarkable, as every aspect of the environment is carefully integrated into a self-sustaining system. From the repurposing of old trees to enrich soil structure to the integration of rainwater catchment systems, every element works in harmony to restore and protect the land’s water cycle.
Explore Regenerative Design Principles For Land Restoration
Regenerative design principles extend beyond water resilience! They permeate into everyday living in the foods we eat, herbs we use and flowers we smell. Imagine expanding your kitchen garden with fresh herbs that thrive on captured rainwater, or attracting pollinators with strategically placed flowering plants that contribute to increasing biodiversity. If you’re dealing with drainage issues causing flooding or erosion, a thoughtfully designed constructed streambed can offer a natural-looking, functional solution that prevents erosion while enhancing the aesthetic appeal of your landscape. We always look for ways to solve problems while also providing an environmental benefit like erosion control, food or medicine yields, an increase in biodiversity or all of these at the same time!
At Symbiosis, our team of qualified professionals specializes in designing regenerative systems that go beyond sustainability—they actively improve and restore the environment. Whether you’re looking to incorporate water resilience features into your property or seeking comprehensive ecological solutions, our experts are here to help. No land restoration project in central, Texas is too big for our design/ build team!
Learn More About Water Resilience and Land Restoration!
If you enjoy this kind of content, you can watch another video we created more recently focused on creating water resilience and abundance in the Texas Hill Country.
Texas Hill Country, The Rise, Fall and Repair
In this video we tell all about how we restored a 3 acre caliche quarry and the 10 acres around it. Focusing on water resilience and abundance first is always the way to start a land restoration project in central Texas. If we don’t do everything in our power to heal the water cycle first, our other land restoration efforts will suffer.
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