Re: Simple terracing in 1 ft steps, what material?

> We're on a regular street but it'd be a lot of hauling
> to get block back there.

We just installed a concrete paver patio. When Lowes delivered our pavers,

they had an all-terrain looking forklift. They set the pallets of pavers 
right next to where we were working.

Assuming you have enough width for the forklift, and there aren't any
major 
obstacles, they could probably deliver the stones right next to your hill.

Worth checking with them if you want to go that route.

> The hill was grassy till last year when a gopher colony took root
> I wiped them out last year but they've returned.

Hmm... I wonder if the gophers would cause problems with a terraced 
hillside as well? I would think they would push dirt right over the
terrace 
onto the next level? Getting rid of the gophers sounds like a bigger 
problem... :)

> looking for a way to mitigate the effects of the loose dirt the push
out.

Cover the hillside in rocks too big for them to push up, or encapsulate
the 
whole hillside with concrete? :)

Anthony