INSTANT RESULTS! Rock Check Dam Progress & Sierra Cancer Treatment Changes

With just 3 short rains the check dams are already showing lots of progress with building up the creek bed with newly deposited top soil. I'm headed out this afternoon to go work on some new spots, love working on my property in these cool fall temps! Hope you all have a great week, thank you for tuning in! ~ Brian & Sierra

[@paulsmith8510]

Bro! You've tapped into your beaver! New Englander here, I would go crazy greening your property. It's so beautiful.

[@Jeanetteinnes]

In Australia we call these berms or debris catchers “whoa boys” specifically designed to slow the water and stop soil erosion 😊 good work!

[@alexwoods2836]

In Australia, berms are made from dry logs of branches and sticks. They get good results.

[@cameronboyd9952]

I’ll be calling it a whoa boy from now on.

[@b_uppy]

Whoa boy is a great name. Very memorable.

[@ГогоГого-э3ю]

ютюбний активист поставил три камня и заснял 30 минут бла-бла-бла-бла...

[@danielrao2942]

If you plant grass seed after your last big rain in your catchments thell grow and slow the waters down even more and passive reseed the lands too

[@b_uppy]

Laying out hay harvested from organic, diverse pastures/fields over the area also protects soil and provides appropriate seeds for the area.

[@tamarlaneivey1487]

Speaking of the trees. They use Christmas trees for the same thing, put on a beach to retain sand, and other places to retain/regain soil.

[@mozilla2576]

Find a local tree service that wants a free place to dump their trimmings. You can get all the wood chips you want. Thanks for the videos!

[@outdoorsadventurer]

Hey Brian, I noticed that the grass is not only getting tall and filling in, it is also seeding. That is really great news as the grass will perpetuate itself and fill in the voids and create grassy landscape trapping even more water. I'm glad you found out about this type of 'greening' the desert because I didn't know and now I'm all about this type of geology(?) and 'terra farming' the natural landscape. Excellent work and very interesting content, keep up the great work! Your friend in Vegas...

[@racebanning6390]

THE RAINS HAVE BEEN SUPER KOOL TO THE LAND, ITS ALL WORKIN OUT GOOD. FEELIN BAD FOR THE LIL LADY THERE, PRAYERS BRO, WHAT A FRIEND SHE IS. BE BLESSED 🤙🤙🙏🙏

[@threeriversforge1997]

One thing I recommend is taking a hoe or rake and digging out a depression just upstream of the dams. Pull all that small stuff into the dam wall, making it thicker. What this accomplishes is creating a pool that the water hits first and tumbles, losing energy before it hits your dam. Beavers do this because over millions of years of building, they found out that it works best. Plus, it's all small stuff that the dam will eventually fill with if you just leave nature to it. All you're doing is speeding up the process to maximize the results. Looks like you're making great progress and I can't wait to see what happens next.

[@johntaylor4193]

I like what you are doing for Sierra, it makes sense to me and is also a good experimental model for cancer treatment in humans as well.

[@michigancarols.6385]

Thanks for showing us the good progress on this project of yours. I am fascinated by the concept and don't believe I would have thought of it myself. Nice long term planning!

[@lsherry2429]

Wow your place is looking really nice. It’s good to see Sierra so spritely and running along side the quad with you

[@oldworldstudio]

Love the content, keep up the good work

[@zoizisi5598]

Hello Brian and Sierra 💕 ❤️

[@OffGridBackcountryAdventures]

Hi Zoi!

[@david-nn8oj]

Your Rock design on the washes are a great idea! I never thought of it like that! I'm gona try it out on my land for sure! Thanks for the ideas!

[@rppope1006]

Good to see you bro. I forgot all about you having youtube channel

[@marlaf1545]

Hi Brian and Sierra. Everything is looking great out there. I sure hope the new diet and all the medicines you are giving her will get rid of her tumors. Brian have you ever thought about hooking up a wagon and putting pillows in it and letting Sierra ride with you in case she gets tired .

[@TheMightyYak]

I also really hope the diet and vitamins work, but I really hope he is doing more than just that for her.

[@stuartrinker]

Our dog is just over 10 months with having bone cancer (osteosarcoma). Raw fed and a whole slew of immunity boosting stuff and some stuff out of Australia made specifically for osteosarcoma. We are very blessed with o still have her around.

[@wndykayyah]

Hi Brian and sweet nizhoni Sierra! ❤

[@aliceg9571]

Hi Brian and Sierra. Do you have a trail cam to put by the rock dams to see it while it's raining or look at it after the rain stops? I know if they have live feed or just recording capabilities. Sierra looks good. Praying for the medication to help her as much as possible. She is happy for sure. Take it easy Brian and Sierra. Hope you both enjoy the weekend. Hugs and kisses to Sierra.

[@kimprocarione5473]

How long ago was this a marshland? Sweet Sierra! I'll bet you could teach her to ride on the quad with you, for when she gets too tired. Hugs!

[@rafaelmorodevens4564]

I thing spread seeds of some grasses or plants who fix nitrogen will get your results faster.

[@davidalfred924]

Good work and idea about "terracing" or spacing out those rock check dams. Stay safe out there and best wishes to Sierra. Stay strong brother!

[@MikeMiller-rt7dv]

So hey can't remember ur name but look up rso treatment for cancer on the youtubes 60 grams 45 days, sierra is definitely slowing down! It has alot of potential!

[@georgedavidson1221]

Throw some. Rye grass seed and. Fescue

[@dahliaroberts2069]

Stay safe

[@bsdslacker]

Any plans for more trees?

[@Hodad3000]

Gonna be straight here. Looks like you have some sinus inflammation. Which may mean allergens in the air, and could be contributing to Sierra's coughing. No disrespect, just observing.

[@williammeek7218]

Is Sierra ignoring you Brian. That’s going to be nice your wetland project. Give it a couple years it’s gonna be nice. I used to swim in a thing like your hot tub when I was ten years old.

[@cappylover192]

Does Sierra’s rear tumor make elimination more difficult?

[@buzzart410]

Get rid of those junipers, burn and create real grassland

[@sandycurrie1780]

Veterinarians are telling me not to feed my dogs pork. Hard on the pancreas. End up diabetic.

[@mechanics4all405]

cying out for swales and ponds

[@KM19467]

Hey Brian!! I absolutely love your life!!!! You've worked sooooo hard, Good Karma my friend, that's what I love about you.

[@Dr.Gunsmith]

Great upload as usual, respect from the United Kingdom 🇬🇧

[@deanmartin9358]

looks like your rock dam is working well it must be wonderful to step outside to that wonderful view. have a great weekend Brian and sierra we are expecting a heatwave here all the very best

[@insAneTunA]

If you can, and what would be really very beneficial for the soil, is if you could prune the existing trees, and shred the branches with a garden shredder. It would do several things. First of all, the pruning is good for the trees and the soil. It creates new roots, and old roots die off, which makes passage ways for the water, and the dying roots add carbon rich bio mass directly into the soil. Then you have all the cuttings from the trees. Plants and trees love a fungi dominated soil. The wood chips that you get from shredding the cuttings from the pruned trees is excellent mulch and a perfect habitat for those fungi and aerobic bacteria. A 4 inch thick layer of wood chips acts as a blanket for the micro organisms, it retains water, it protects the soil and micro organisms against heat and UV light, and it acts as a long term nutrient source for the micro organisms. A healthy soil is all about the micro organisms. They create the plant available nutrients. Without the micro organisms the plants have no long term access to those nutrients. So the name of the game is to create the perfect habitat for the aerobic micro organisms, and if you can do that everything above the ground will grow well too. And that is exactly what the wood chips will do for you.

[@sc00b3rt]

What ever happen with your colorado property? Can you get the large tumor removed?

[@metaglypto]

Something you might try for help regreening is some clover seed in with those grassy areas. Clover has the ability to attract nitrogen fixing bacteria to it's roots. providing nutrition to the native grasses.

[@guyh.4553]

Good job! The one thing I would suggest is to not have the top a spikes but more of being rounded over. The addition of sagebrush was a very good call. Look into the work that Bill Zedyck did and his low tech erosion methods he did and is still being promoted. I think you would really like it. ❤❤❤

[@rsr3959]

Check out Bill Zeedyk's "let the water do the work" for wet weather creeks/gullies in drylands, and Quivira Coalition's various other free resources, including Zeedyk's, for water harvesting strategies. He has a lot of ideas for water spreading and infiltrating.

[@rsr3959]

*Another recently notorious livestock dewormer has been been found to have anticancer properties in conjunction w/ pancur... Good luck w/ your pup.

[@jimdotcom1972]

a good way to slow down the water even more is to cut down some tree branches, the bushier the better, and place them in the main channels, help protect your rock walls a bitt too. go even further and stake them into the ground and create a brush dam. particularly with all that juniper around, plenty to work with.

[@b_uppy]

Just gather what you find. Tree branches ON trees have benefits, and unless dead, it's better to just gather branches instead...

[@JonnyDIY]

Hard work paying off 💕👍🤙

[@jameswestgate416]

It would be so interesting to build a proper swale on contour across the meadow and see the effect on the landscape and the biodiversity

[@violetraquelgarcia5143]

God Bless You ! Doing a great job. Your buddy Sierra look@ good .🙂💗

[@sheilacaine]

Best wishes with the diet changes. You have been amazing with Sierra and I hope you can help someone else with your story to save Amazing Sierra. Much ❤. Oscar says give her some luvins from him

[@bettyledbetter5644]

i see it!

[@DavesCampingAdventures]

doing a great job there, seeing Sierra makes me happy.

[@cliftonmcmullen7167]

Always awesome to watch your vids Brian. You’re taking great care of sweet baby Sierra. Looking forward to the next one!

[@keithjumbuckforge725]

Hey Mate, magnesium powder and water for those aching muscles. Take it before nodding off makes a massive difference. These are looking great..

[@joeybaby.]

I must have missed it , so why won't the vet. debunk the anal/rectal tumor ? High protein will cause constipation that's painful .

[@scottbrewton2214]

Have you considered giving her water with high pH?

[@TRINITY-ks6nw]

Ivermectin God bless you

[@AmirH.232]

nice

[@buzzart410]

Nice! But those trees will suck up that water?

[@leethebee1560]

Lots of work yikes

[@bugoutadventures]

The blessing of rains ❤ what type of wildlife do you think will utilize the new watering hole

[@HenryKissingersGhost]

you should get one of those soil core tools to see the water penetration. people in the landscaping field use them a lot.