Eroding Adirondack Slopes The Bakersfield, CA, company Terra Novo had previously discussed with the district the use of its erosion control product EarthGuard Fiber Matrix. The county decided to try EarthGuard on a test patch of slope to compare with the guar tackifier already in use. Brian Foster of Terra Novo describes EarthGuard as a polymer stabilizer fiber matrix, which
Read more →West Virginia Highway 47 Cut ~ Choosing the Right Mulch Zwilling elected to use Flexterra FGM, a flexible growth medium that immediately bonds to the soil. Flexterra combines "thermally refined" wood fibers with crimped manmade fibers and other additives to produce an interlocking matrix with water-absorbing cavities that enhance germination and reduce soil loss. "It maintains its strength even in
Read more →West Virginia Highway 47 Cut ~ The Next Steps The difficult project had to be completed in steps. Initially, elemental sulfur, powdered iron sulfate, and gypsum were hydraulically applied to reduce the soil pH, and this mixture required time to activate. Penn Line waited approximately two weeks before proceeding with the actual hydroseeding. In addition, a combination of Super-Bio microbes,
Read more →West Virginia Highway 47 Cut ~ ph Problem Theisen notes that once the pH problem was identified, he knew that it had to be lowered substantially. Another question that remained was what kind of seed mix to use. Drawing on the combined experience of the West Virginia DOT; the Department of Natural Resources (with its experience in difficult mine reclamation
Read more →West Virginia Highway 47 Cut "In 15 years of working with hydraulic products, I’ve never encountered a more challenging project," says Stephen Zwilling of Profile Products LLC in Buffalo Grove, IL. He’s referring to the 14-acre Highway 47 cut revegetation project in Parkersburg, WV. "There have been many attempts over a number of years to establish vegetation here,” he explains.
Read more →Tough Challenges ~ Vegetating Ski Runs Beautiful Lake Tahoe straddles the California-Nevada border and is situated approximately 40 minutes from Reno, NV, and a little over three hours from San Francisco. Near the north shore of Lake Tahoe, on the California side, sits the historic small town of Truckee, home of the Northstar ski resort. In the spring of 2008,
Read more →Great Innovations- by Chris Bacon I was once in the business of landscaping having co-managed a firm in New Hampshire and now am on the equipment side of the green industry and it absolutely amazes me how equipment innovation has changed the way landscape construction and maintenance companies do business today. The Mini Excavator The mini excavator was first introduced
Read more →FINN Takes a Bite of the Big Apple ~ a hydrograsscorp.com customer profile Finn & hydrograssscorp.com in NYC Adam’s European Contracting, Inc. of Brooklyn, New York, is an award winning general contracting construction company that specializes in exterior renovation work,including masonry, roofing, excavation, and stone work for public agencies and commercial buildings. Malgorzata Skarzynski, a Polish immigrant, established the company
Read more →MTS vs. BB302….Customer Wins Hydrograsscorp.com has many customers based on Cape Cod that attribute much of their success to Finn Equipment. One company in particular employs three different types of Finn Equipment. Who are they? They are a family owned landscaping company providing professional landscaping services to residents and commercial properties on Cape Cod and Southeastern Massachusetts since 1973. They provide a
Read more →New York City’s Largest Sports Field Arena Gets It Green The Randall’s Island Park Alliance and the NYS Parks and Recreation Department completed the construction of over 60 athletic fields, the most athletic fields of any New York City Park and a new driving range. The Randall’s Island Park Alliance was founded in 1992 as a public-private partnership to work
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