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[Senator Jim Death]

So I started in an area with a lot of sandy deposits near the surface (not a beach, but just biomes with sand as the first layer, and rock further down--I'm starting a glassmaking operation).

What I'm seeing, though, is that these sandy areas are growing over time--one "down" tile of a ramp I built to my sub-level trade depot has been blocked by sand. The areas seem to be near where dwarves come and go--are the dwarves tracking the sand around like that blood bug that everyone had a version or so ago?

[Zurai]

No, they're trampling the grass. The sand is what's under the greenery.

[Nil Eyeglazed]

I think they're tracking the sand.  After all, did the trample the greenery on your ramp?

I designated a single tile sand collection zone on one of these tracked sand tiles.  Eventually, it disappeared.  It might be due to collection, but I suspect that it was due to winter cleaning, same as blood and mud and puke.

[Jreengus]

i have never had sand tracked about however i have had lots of greenery dissaper to reveal the soil under it in hevily trafficed areas

[Senator Jim Death]

Well, trampling the grass makes sense, except when it happened on that down-ramp tile, turning the tile into a sand floor. In that case, it seems to be a bug.