Erosion's Solutions

Biologs are an effective tool in the fight against stream bank and shoreline erosion. Made of 100% biodegradable coir fibers bound by high strength twisted coir netting, Biologs attenuate wave energy and buffer fluctuations in stream flow velocities while allowing sufficient time for re-growth or vegetation. By the time the Biologs degrade, the once eroded area is restored, stabilized by the vigorous network of roots and grasses. The result is a 100% natural solution designed to promote healthy waterways and enhance wildlife habita Read more

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Iowa Department of Transportation Taking Proactive Erosion Control Steps The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) has issued a Public Interest Finding (PIF) for the use of ScourStop on state projects. ScourStop Transition Mats are a biotechnical replacement for rock rip-rap and offer permanent protection against scour and erosion at drainage outlets, overflow structures and stream banks; as well as providing an aesthetically pleasing, natural landscape. They have been used on a project-by-project basis in various locations across the state for several years. Read this and many more as seen here !

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“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” Anonymous Published Oct. 14, 2008 Trees play a key role in the environment's natural landscape due to their ability to prevent erosion. The Spanish Government says it will plant 45 million trees over the next four years to counter desertification caused by global warming. The massive tree–planting scheme aims to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, the cause of global warming. It estimates that in the long term, the trees could absorb more than 3.5 million tonnes of CO2 emissions. Soils contain carbon in the form of organic matter. When organic matter is exposed to oxygen in the atmosphere, the carbon in the organic matter combines with the oxygen to produce carbon dioxide, contributing to the greenhouse effect and global warming. Organic matter is being lost from soils for a number of reasons. These include long—term changes in land management practices, changing soil man...

Even as government strives to mitigate the impact of desetification, the effort has not made much impact, even in the face of the threat of climate change. Besides desertification in the North, many areas in the Southern part of the country, especially in the South-East, are ravaged by erosion. Efforts to check the Agulu Nanka erosion menace in Anambra have not yielded much success. This is also the case in most erosion prone parts of the country. The erection of concrete barriers and the channelisation of water courses to check erosion have not helped matters. It is against this background that experts suggest the adoption of natural measures such as the cultivation of special plants on degraded soils as the most adaptable measure to contain the menace. One plant that comes to mind, according to experts, is Jatropha, ''the wonder plant''. Read more

ScourStop is a no-maintenance post-construction BMP. - ScourStop is a semi-rigid, high-density polyethylene plastic mat (4 ft X 4 ft X ½ inch) designed with voids throughout the structure which enable vegetative growth. ScourStop is formulated with 10+ years, UV protection which colors it a dark green. Additionally, once vegetated, the mat is mostly shielded from the sun and undetectable – making it a permanent installation. - ScourStop integrates vegetation with modern polymer material technology to mechanically protect the soil from scour and erosion until the shear forces have dissipated. This synergy of mechanical protection and vegetation enables this BMP system to resist much higher shear stresses and velocities than vegetation alone or rock rip rap. * ScourStop is only one element of a channel protection BMP protecting the scour area; the other element of the BMP is the downstream channel protection. Sod and/or turf-reinforcement mats can carry the water load once expansion of t...