How Do You Address Stream Bank Erosion With Bio-Logs?
As the banks of much loved rivers and streams erode, work is being done to combat this erosion by using natural, plant materials combined with a man-made material called bio-logs. The good news is the technique is working, and is helping to save streams, rivers, and lakes across the US. Read on to learn more about addressing stream bank erosion with bio-logs. Pin a 20 foot bio-log (man-made creation of coconut husks woven together into a log) with metal stakes in front of the stream bank. Only three inches of the bio-log should extend beyond the surface of the stream. Cut two spruce trees so they are twenty feet long and lash them to the bio-log with cables. They will extend above the surface of the water, and run along the length of the stream bank. Stabilize the erosion of a stream bank by filling in the natural undercut of the bank with fill from the stream. Plant a willow tree near the top of the stream bank’s overhang. Lash a spruce tree into place beneath the willow tree, along t
