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Story: Soil erosion and conservation

Scree

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Scree

Rain and snow loosen rocks and stones from high-altitude rock faces. The stones gather on lower slopes to form large screes, which gradually move down as part of natural erosion.

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by G. R. Roberts

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Paul Gregg, Soil erosion and conservation – Surveys and research, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/19793/scree (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Paul Gregg, published 1 March 2009.