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Trout Unlimited beautifies, protects and rehabs pristine Wisconsin river
Figure 6 Completed lunker structure from Figure 5 protected with Curlex NetFree erosion control blanket.
the environmentally sensitive banks of
the trout stream after the improvements
were made (Figure 7).
This completely biodegradable ECB
Figure 7 Vegetation on lunker structure under
bank from Figures 5 and 6 that was protected
with Curlex NetFree erosion control blanket
approximately one season after installation.
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is naturally seed-free, so there was no
concern about possibly introducing foreign
seeds onto the project like what can
happen when using erosion products
containing agricultural-based materials.
The unique ECB does not contain
chemical components such as toxic malachite
green or other binders, thus there
were no concerns of potential chemical
runoff into the sensitive adjacent
trout waters. In addition, ECBs are held
together with physical bonds that also
provide high performance capabilities.
The project team could not risk material
and chemicals washing into the river,
and they needed a cover material that
would last long enough for native seeds,
so the netless, biodegradable ECB was
a natural fit.
The chemical free aspen excelsior covering
(Figures 8, 9, and 10) is designed
to hold the seed bed in place until vegetation
becomes established. This project
applied a native seed mix designed
specifically for detention basins at a rate
of 10 lb/ac (11.2 kg/ha), with an added
cover crop. Overall, the native seed mix
contained 46.4% wildflowers and 53.6%
grasses, sedges, and rushes. The cover
crop used was a sterile hybrid wheatgrass
(Triticum aestivum x Elymus trachycaulus)
that does not set viable seed in the
absence of outside wheat pollen. Curlex
NetFree was secured to the soil using
biodegradable E-Staple®, by American
Excelsior Company.

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