permaculture

[Keith Johnson <keithdj@mindspring.com>]

Jeffrey,
I'm an editor at the Pc Activist and Pc teacher and previously a landscape 
contractor who
built a LOT of retaining walls. The best guide I can offer (aside from a 
lengthy email or
phone consultation) would be to recommend a visit to your nearest 
mega-hardware store and
look amongst the manuals on various building projects and you will most 
likely find the
book on retaining walls. I'm sure that Sunset has one among their many 
manuals. Depending
upon the variety of logs you're dealing with, you will find varying rot 
rates, some which
are very fast (3-6 yrs) others, like redwood or locust, very slow (15-30 
yrs). Good luck
with your project.

Jeffrey Newman wrote:

> I'm looking for advice on building a retaining wall from logs/fallen trees. 
> The bank
> is beside my house and about six feet high. I want to halt erosion and soil 
> flow. Any
> advice or references? I've found a little helpful material in the 
> Permaculture
> manual.
>    http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/5759/
>
> My ICQ number is: 9879310