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PEP Earthworks - Sand Badge

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Please post approval requests here for the sand badge in the Earthworks aspect.
 
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I enjoy doing earthworks and seeing the effects of the transformation. I don't think it's feasible to complete the Straw level earthworks aspect because of the size of a small pond. I hope to acquire machinery in the future to make lasting beneficial changes to a landscape.

small dry stack retaining wall
three scoops with an excavator
move dirt/soil with the loader on the tractor
trail maintenance for 200 feet of trail
eliminate a road pothole/puddle
add a small, simple trail to a berm
improve a berm
seal a tiny pond

YAY!
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Nikki Roche approved this submission.
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Earthworks!! This badge took me the longest because I kept trying to borrow a big rig with a loader bucket. Finally, my wonderful hubby found me one for sale that we could afford. He brought it home to me--fully realizing it the bb would be the first thing I would do with it-- yeah, you know you're a SKIP nerd if your birthday wishlist includes tools so you need to do a bb... anyways! Finally done with all my sand level badges.  Here are the approved bbs, in order listed on the earthworks badge page:

https://permies.com/wiki/20/99583/pep-earthworks/PEP-BB-earthworks-sand-stack#2532977
https://permies.com/wiki/30/99575/pep-earthworks/Scoops-Excavator-PEP-BB-earthworks#1425817
https://permies.com/wiki/30/99578/pep-earthworks/scoops-Tractor-Loader-PEP-BB#2962385
https://permies.com/wiki/10/99624/pep-earthworks/feet-Trail-Maintenance-PEP-BB#2629115
https://permies.com/wiki/20/99616/pep-earthworks/Fix-Road-Pothole-Puddle-PEP#2510737
https://permies.com/wiki/10/99625/pep-earthworks/PEP-BB-earthworks-sand-bermtrail#2762417
https://permies.com/wiki/10/101933/pep-earthworks/PEP-BB-earthworks-sand-berm#2695880
https://permies.com/wiki/30/101937/pep-earthworks/seal-tiny-pond-earthworks-sand#2629277
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