Location: Desert areas throughout Israel                                    Client: Jewish National Fund                                    Completed: 1977                                    Team: Shlomo Aronson.

In the 1950's the Jewish National Fund devised a system to manage the effect of flash floods in the desert by creating planted areas in ravines. Minimal grading enables much of the floodwater to be retained to make a micro climate in which trees can flourish. Thus, with a minimum of input, a profound change can be made in the landscape. Shade in a harsh climate, and the visual delineation of landforms are amenities in a denuded land.