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→Clearing and grubbing
==Clearing and grubbing==
==Clearing and grubbing==
Clearing and grubbing is the stripping of vegetation and topsoil prior to excavation and rough grading within designated areas.
Clearing and grubbing is the stripping of vegetation and [[topsoil]] prior to excavation and rough grading within designated areas.
[[File:Scarification.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Scarifying native soils helps to increase infiltration rates. (Photo source: CVC, 2022)]]
[[File:Scarification.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Scarifying native soils helps to increase [[infiltration]] rates. (Photo source: CVC, 2022)]]
'''Construction steps'''
'''Construction steps'''
#Clear trees, large shrubs, stumps, etc. (grubbing).
#Clear [[trees]], large [[shrubs]], stumps, etc. (grubbing).
#Use appropriately sized machinery (e.g. a mini-excavator) to strip sod and ground-level vegetation (clearing).
#Use appropriately sized machinery (e.g. a mini-excavator) to strip sod and ground-level [[vegetation]] (clearing).
#Stockpile materials within designated areas if necessary. If the materials are being hauled offsite, stripped materials ideally would go straight into the back of a dump truck.
#Stockpile materials within designated areas if necessary. If the materials are being hauled offsite, stripped materials ideally would go straight into the back of a dump truck.
#Secure stockpiles with appropriate erosion and sediment control (ESC) measures if the material must be stored before hauling offsite or will be reused.
#Secure stockpiles with appropriate erosion and sediment control (ESC) measures if the material must be stored before hauling offsite or will be reused.