What is a floating island biohaven?
Biohaven floating islands are a man-made product that mimics naturally occurring floating islands found in many of the world’s freshwater lakes, including right here in the United States in Wisconsin. The result is a natural way to improve water quality by filtering pollutants, floating particles/sediment, and nutrients in a highly efficient manner. BIOMIMICRY, the process of understanding and using biological principles to solve human problems, is where the concept and design of floating island biohaven comes from. The islands are built of recycled polyester called MATRIX. Layers of matrix are bound together and floated using polyurethane foam. The islands are normally covered with biomix and planted with wetland plants; eventually allowing the root systems of the plants to grow through the matrix into the water below. The matrix and root system of the wetland plants provide an enormous amount of surface area that is colonized by beneficial bacteria/microbes. Both the vegetation and t
