The Radavist’s New Desert Biocrust Documentary Reminds Us to “Shred Frivolously”

The numerous deserts that encompass Southern California are a few of my favourite locations to camp and spend a number of time. With its miles of huge landscapes, it appears to be like like an inhospitable place that doesn’t help a lot, if any life. However, as we additionally know, that’s the furthest from the reality. What you won’t know, is that a number of the lifetime of the desert is correct there on the floor of the bottom. From Biocrust, with Love is a documentary by the Radavist’s John Watson that explores how vital this biocrust is and the way extraordinarily delicate it’s, regardless of its harsh atmosphere.

This soil floor additionally known as cryptogamic, or organic soil crust, is alive with “vibrant, charismatic organisms”. Dwelling within the areas between the vegetation, these residing communities of lichens, mosses, cyanobacteria, and different soil-dwelling creatures anchor the desert sands in place and thrive.

John Watson of the Radavist groups up with dryland ecologist, Dr. Kristina Younger and goes on a motorcycle tour across the distant desert landscapes surrounding Moab, Utah. They encounter biocrust round almost each nook… take a look at the documentary beneath for all the skinny on defending our beloved deserts and methods to “shred frivolously”.

From Biocrust, With Love