Join host Mike Chmielewski and his guest, Grace Fahrney, a Habitat Biologist with the Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game. Listen in as they discuss the Streambank Stabilization and Restoration program, here in Alaska.
Storm events, waves, human activity, and natural channel migration can lead to erosion that threatens private property and infrastructure along rivers, lakes, and streams. A properly designed and installed bank stabilization and/or restoration project will ensure stability and avoid causing issues for adjacent landowners. A riparian buffer is beneficial to fish and wildlife populations and provides a stable vegetated streambank or lakeshore. The use of vegetation in restoration or stabilization projects can protect land from erosion while providing important food, shelter, and shade for fish and other aquatic species. Riparian vegetation can also reduce flooding potential by storing water and filter storm water runoff, keeping pollutants and sediment out of our rivers
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Text Credit: Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game.