from eroding factors such as water and wind. Another way we learned from our volunteer work at Mission Peak was to properly put a secured jute over the patch of land that is to be protected. “Jute is the glossy fiber of either of two Asian plants (Corchorus olitorius and C. capsularis) of the linden family that is placed over the soil to protect it” (Merriam-Webster). For further protection, a person could place a waddle up-slope to the area. The waddle acts as a shield from running water and wind as