is a method that uses both living and
nonliving vegetation to help control erosion. An example of this
is the cattails that were planted along the shoreline of Lock
Erin.During the summer of 1995, Michigan State Extension of Lenawee County planted cattails around the shoreline of Loch Erin. Cattails secure soil to the shoreline so it won't wash in the water. The following year, a snow fence was placed in the water to reduce wave action and allow the cattails to become established.
You can help reduce the effects of erosion in your area, too.
There are many things you can do to help reduce and/or control the erosion.
The Tipp of the Mitt Watershed Council published "Understanding, Living with, and Controlling Shoreline Erosion" and they suggested these methods to prevent erosion:
Biotechnical Erosion Control is a method that uses both living and
nonliving vegetation to help control erosion. An example of this
is the cattails that were planted along the shoreline of Lock
Erin.
Rock Revetments are rock covers on slopes that protect it and its uplands from waves and currents that cause erosion.
Bulkheads are walls that hold and prevent the sliding of soil. They are also used to provide protection from waves.
Groins are structures built perpendicular to the shore and extending out into the water. They trap sand and slow its movement to protect the shore from erosion and enhance the beach.
Infiltration and Drainage Controls are structures to control overland runoff, soil moisture, and ground water seepage to help improve bluff stability and prevent massive erosion. This includes horizontal drains, vertical walls, drainage trenches, and runoff diversions.
Slope flattening is just what it sounds like. Large machinery is used to remove unwanted materials from one place and takes them to another.
Breakwaters
are structures placed out in the water to break
waves and reduce erosion and transportation of sediment. An
example of this is the snow fence.
URL: www.msue.msu.edu/wolfcreek/shorelin.html