Land and Water

Geosynthetics

Totally Tubular Habitats, by Chris Kelsey, Geosynthetic technologies are playing a greater role in coastal restoration projects and mitigation banking, especially as habitat creation and restoration expand.

Sediment Control

Silt Curtain Protects Historic Blue Hole, by Samantha Davino, A turbidity curtain is used, to protect a preserved area known as the Historic Blue Hole and its many aquatic plants and vegetation, when filling a large scour hole.

Slope Stabilization

Slope Stabilization Along Roadsides in West Virginia Mountains, by John Slupecki, CPESC, Unsuccessful vegetation establishment at a West Virginia roadway project called for a geogrid solution that would conform to the slopes, protecting a nearby trout stream from storm runoff.

Habitat Restoration

Restoring a Colorado Spring Creek for Fishery Enhancement, Once used strictly for irrigation, a Colorado spring creek is restored to create a high quality fishery, as well as restore and improve the fishery of an adjacent freestone creek.

Stormwater Management

Stormwater Reuse to Irrigate Municipal Parks, by Mark R. Statz, PE, Faced with stringent water quality and quantity standards, a small Minnesota city sought alternatives to conventional methods of managing stormwater.

Ponds & Lakes

Causes and Fixes for Eroding Pond Shorelines, by Bob Lusk, What exactly does it take to prevent erosion at a freshly built pond? Planning for erosion before it happens may save you and your wallet from a major headache later.

Wetlands

A Dune, a Dune! My Kingdom for a Dune!, by William E. Young, PWS, After super storm Sandy hit the east coast in 2012, many homeowners were reeling from the destruction left behind. But what did the towns with less damage have in common? A protective dune system.

LID Stormwater Designs

Columbia University Greens Up with Green Roofs, by Clayton Rugh, To aid in New York's stormwater management challenges, Columbia Univeristy opts for a green roof, to not only reduce pollution, but also improve water quality.

Erosion Control

Almost Schooled by the Florida Pan Handle Soils, by Kurt Kelsey, M.S., CPESC, CPSWQ & John Slupecki, CPESC, A residential development in Florida's Emerald Coast struggled with the inability to retain soil on the site's slopes, as well as difficulties establishing vegetation. The project team needed to dig deep in the BMP toolbox to find the right product to solve the site's dilemma.

Vegetation Establishment

Restoration and Biodiversity Enhancement of Warrington's New Cut Canal and Urban Ecology Park, by Rod Tyler, The Woolston New Cut Canal was once used as a bypass route, but after the canal fell into disrepair an opportunity to showcase novel wetland and contaminated land restoration techniques was created.

 

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