While the term “best management practice” (or, BMP) may be misleading, especially since agencies from town to town may disagree on which BMPs are acceptable–that is, which are actually “best”–erosion control is clearly of need. You can see this on a very large scale around Las Vegas. The Review Journal looks back at 10 years of major erosion control and bank stabilization projects and how sediment loads have been reduced by 75%, 38,000 native plants have returned, more than 100 species have returned, and much more.