Posted in freshwater on Mar 7th, 2012
If you care about the protection and restoration of Montana’s streams and rivers, it’s time to let your voice be heard. The Montana Department of Natural Resources (DNRC) has formally implemented a plan to require the use of large, non-native rip rap and/or concrete structures for all stream restoration and bank stabilization projects in the [...]
Posted in restoration on Jul 7th, 2011
Many terms have been used to describe the engineering use of plant materials for slope stabilization – soil bioengineering, biotechnical stabilization, biostabilization, green engineering, biotechnical erosion control – but the underlying concept for all terms is the use of plants (sometimes in combination with other reinforcement materials) to reduce the erosive forces of water and [...]
Posted in rivers on Jun 1st, 2011
As practitioners and advocates for soft, green approaches to stream and river restoration, THI applauds a recent plan released by the Army Corps of Engineers which will further restrict levees and rip-rap along the upper Yellowstone River. Covering a 48-mile stretch of the Yellowstone between Emigrant and the river’s confluence with Mission Creek east of [...]
Posted in restoration on May 22nd, 2011
There are numerous options for approach when it comes to the complex issues of riverbank stabilization. FEMA’s “Engineering with Nature- Alternative Techniques to Riprap Bank Stabilization” highlights several basic alternative measures that have successfully been used. The case studies demonstrate the use of erosion control blankets, woody plantings, LWD and more, highlighting the improved ecological [...]
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