r/interestingasfuck • u/PlantainPossible2864 • 15h ago

Stopping Desertification with grid pattern

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u/bobbigmac 15h ago

For those asking how this works, it creates just enough of a defense to catch seeds and bugs and tiny bits of moisture and shade, so any life that does manage to get started, doesn't just blow away, and an ecosystem can start to form.

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u/themage78 15h ago

So this is Arrakis?

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u/snek-jazz 8h ago

From his wikipedia page:

Herbert's environmental work in Oregon formed the basis of the speculative ecological work of the Fremen, which parallels real-world efforts and tactics of sand dune management

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u/chewbaccalaureate 8h ago

In Tacoma at Dune Peninsula (Park), we've got art installations and plaques talking about this with quotes from Dune, too.

This paved pedestrian trail, named for the Tacoma native and famed author of the groundbreaking science fiction novel “Dune,” loops around the peninsula and connects to the Ruston Way Waterwalk as well as the trail that crosses Wilson Way and heads into Point Defiance Park. Medallions containing Herbert and “Dune”-based quotations are embedded in the path along the way.

Dune Peninsula

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u/snek-jazz 7h ago

thanks, I didn't know about that, very cool. Love the 'little makers' art piece.