Land and Water

Hyroseeding

The Perfect Cover-Up, by Jon Thorp Hundreds of miles of pipeline are being installed across the continent, leaving many erosion and sediment control contractors the task of covering the pipeline and bringing the land back to its natural state.

Water Management

Reservoir Risk Management System Built Using Corrugated HDPE Pipe, For a new 250-million gallon capacity water reservoir in Charlotte, North Carolina, HDPE pipe is being used as a safety system to protect the liner covering the entire reservoir bed.

Geosynthetics

An End to That Sinking Feeling, by Chris Kelsey Reinforcement geosynthetics are increasingly being used to stabilize soils in areas that have experienced sinkholes.

Stream Restoration

Simon's Ravine Restoration - 10 Years After by Pete Willenbring Located upstream of the Mississippi River in Minnesota, Simon's Ravine was an eroded gully that posed a threat to the Kaposia Park Dam and 19th Avenue.

Stormwater Management

Emergency Stormwater Response, The emergency stormwater response helped a contractor get back to work after heavy rains shut down the construction site in Central, South Carolina.

Soil Stabilization

Segmental Retaining Walls Used in Lime Treated Soil, The use of lime treated MSE structural backfill raised questions on the design at a Target Store site located in southern California on a narrow strip of land between landslide prone hillsides and oceanfront property.

Ponds & Lakes

Best Pond Management Products, by Bob Lusk There are so many pond tools, toys and gadgets available in the pond management industry today, Santa had to open a special factory at the North Pole. Here are some of the best.

Wetlands

Restoring Eastern Nebraka's Saline Wetlands, by Gordon R. Coke & Thomas E. Riley Innovative wetland design concepts were applied during recent restoration of saline wetlands.

Erosion Control

Erosion Control on the Panama Canal Expansion Project, by Jeff Salem The expansion project is set to double the capacity of the canal by 2014, causing the desperate need of erosion control, so a two-step process was utilized that included hydroseeding followed by the use of TRMs.

Land Improvement

Humble Beginnings Teach Valuable Lessons, by Emily Jones Kenneth Rasch shares lessons he learned with his first job experiences and his lifelong membership in LICA.

Buyer's Guide

Land and Water presents it's twentieth Buyers Guide, the most comprehensive erosion control and water management product directory in the industry of natural resource management. To see company listings, click here and for classifications, click here. Companies shown in bold or with a logo are advertisers in this issue. To visit their website, simply click on the logo located next to their listing!

 

Buyers Guide

Land and Water presents its 20^th Buyer’s Guide, the most comprehensive erosion control and water management product directory in the industry of natural resource management. For more information, click here, or to order a copy of the 2012 Buyer’s Guide, please see the Subscription Form.

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