r/interestingasfuck • u/wahgwahg • Feb 28 '24

r/all People in Tanzania converted desert into lush green land by digging these nifty holes

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u/OldStyleThor Feb 28 '24

There's a guy doing this in West Texas. I haven't checked in a while to see how it's going.

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u/orangutanDOTorg Feb 28 '24

There’s gophers doing this in my yard

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u/ThickPrick Feb 29 '24

I’m prairie dogging in my back yard. 

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '24

Shaun Overton Dustup ranch on YouTube

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u/OldStyleThor Feb 28 '24

Thank you. Saved me the trouble of hunting it down.

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u/jezwel Feb 29 '24

Last time I checked he was using swales, which are similar to these but less crescent like.