Large areas of land used for agricultural and rural purposes on the Swan Coastal Plain and to a lesser degree, the Perth Hills, are susceptible to wind erosion.
To reduce the risk and incidence of wind erosion there are a number of things that you can do, which include:
Some resources that you may find useful in understanding and managing wind erosion are outlined below.
State of the Environment Report for WA 2007 - Theme 3 Land [1]
Land evaluation standards for land resource mapping [2]
Wind erosion management guidelines [5]
Wind erosion management guidelines [6]
Links:
[1] http://www.epa.wa.gov.au/AbouttheEPA/SOE/Documents/3_WA_SOE2007_LAND.pdf
[2] http://archive.agric.wa.gov.au/PC_92333.html
[3] http://sustainableagriculture.perthregionnrm.com/library/map-cabinet/land-degradation-risk-maps
[4] http://sustainableagriculture.perthregionnrm.com/library/horse-management/maintain-groundcover
[5] http://sustainableagriculture.perthregionnrm.com/library/orchard-management-guidelines/wind-erosion
[6] http://sustainableagriculture.perthregionnrm.com/library/vineyard-and-winery-management-guidelines/wind-erosion
[7] http://sustainableagriculture.perthregionnrm.com/sites/default/files/FMHch7.pdf