The Washington State Department of Fisheries usually loses 20% of placed material on stream bank restoration projects. This picture was taken 8 months after the Soil Guard® application, with virtually no material loss.

STREAM BANK RESTORATION
Green Mountain Farms
Bremerton, WA

Application Rate
Soil Guard® was applied at a rate of 3,500 pounds per acre. Seed was a variety of native grasses and shrubby plants as specified by the Department of Fisheries. The material was shot from a Bowie 500 gallon machine with a hose. As the stream banks were dry at the time of application it was shot from two sides, bottom and top.

Weather Conditions
Mid October weather was damp with sun predicted for the afternoon and next day. The streambed was dry at time of application.

General Information
Location - Bremerton, WA
Applicator - Brookside Hydroseeding
Prime - Brookside Hydroseeding
Specifier - Department of Fisheries

New property owners decided to clean up a dry streambed. The Washington State Department of Fisheries, The Department of Ecology and Kitsap County officials soon notified them that the stream was a Coho Salmon spawning area. They were required to return the stream to its natural state.
Log weirs, large organic debris, rip rap and native plants were put in place. The job was specified to have jute matting placed from the water line to the top of the banks. Because of the log weirs, LOD, riprap and plants, blankets were nearly impossible to lay. Soil Guard® was applied to the ¼ mile of stream river at a rate of 3,500 pounds per acre.

During the first winter, no Soil Guard® was lost. There was no change to the river or it's structure. To date the project has Survived 4 winters of the river overflowing its banks.