Stream Restoration & Bank Stabilization

Streams are dynamic ecosystems that demand respect for the hydrological forces contained within their banks.

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Increased runoff and sediment loads caused by encroaching development and channelization of natural stream channels has resulted in the erosion and degradation of countless streams and rivers across the midwest.

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Popular stream stabilization materials, such as riprap, concrete, and gabion baskets do not provide wildlife habitat and only serve to conduct erosion and flooding downstream.

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Heartland Restoration Services applies stream ecology, erosion control techniques, and native vegetation to restore degraded streams to stable, productive ecosystems. These bioengineered systems actually become stronger with time.

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