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IECA Photo Gallery
2006 Contest Winners
9th Annual Photo Contest
We would like to thank everyone who submitted photos this year and congratulations to the winners! These photos were on display at EC06 IECA's 37th Conference and Expo in Long Beach, California, USA February 20-24, 2006.
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A drainage channel located up gradient from the photo was exceeded and caused the agricultural field to severly erode and eventually wash out directly into the Red Cedar River.
Submitted by: Kurt Kelsey, American Excelsior Company Photographer: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Location: Rice Lake, Wisconsin, USA Date/Year taken: Early Fall 2005 |
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An unprotected 4-way inlet drained directly into Caulks Creek. The inset picture shows that outlet. Submitted by: Donald Thieman, CPESC, ASP Enterprises Photographer: Donald Thieman, CPESC Location: Wildwood, Missouri, USA Date/Year taken: October 26, 2004 |
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A nearby drainage channel spilled into this farm field and eroded the field and adjacent yard away.
Submitted by: Kurt Kelsey, American Excelsior Company Photographer: Kurt Kelsey Location: Rice Lake, Wisconsin, USA Date/Year taken: October 2005 |
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A failed drainage channel up gradient caused this huge washout to the adjacent property.
Submitted by: Kurt Kelsey, American Excelsior Company Photographer: Ryan Vavra Location: Rice Lake, Wisconsin, USA Date/Year taken: October 2005 |
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Technology in Action |
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Heavy duty excelsior erosion control blankets being installed by rappelers on a near vertical slope in El Salvador Submitted by: Kurt Kelsey, American Excelsior Company Photographer: Carlos Kerrinckx Location: El Salvador Date/Year taken: February 2004 |
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A low-impact excavator, designed for use in sensitive environments was used on this stream restoration project in Colorado.
Submitted by: Suzanne Wright, Trout Headwaters, Inc Photographer: Jim Muth Location: Fairplay, Colorado, USA Date/Year taken: March 27, 2004 |
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As an alternative to the original design of straw bale checks, a combination of sediment and erosion controls stabilizes this highly erodible roadside ditch. Submitted by: Ed Ubben, Lower Platte South NRD Photographer: J.B. Dixon Location: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA Date/Year taken: August 27, 2003 |
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Anchoring Turf Reinforcment Mat (TRM) with live willow stakes on the Yellowstone River. Submitted by: Suzanne Wright, Trout Headwaters, Inc Photographer: Michael Sprague Location: Yellowstone River, Paradise Valley, Montana, USA Date/Year taken: December 10, 2003 |
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Sediment fom highway construction is contained in basins utilizing coir baffles and a skimmer outlet to protect endangered fresh water mussels. Submitted by: Ted Sherrod, PE, CPESC, CPSWQ, NCDOT Photographer: Ted Sherrod, PE, CPESC, CPSWQ Location: Clayton, North Carolina, USA Date/Year taken: September 2005 |
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Powerful, new handheld river technologies, like this rugged, compact system with digital camera and GPS cApabilities, can assist with the collection and analysis of stream data. Submitted by: Suzanne Wright, Trout Headwaters, Inc Photographer: Jim Muth Location: Mill Creek, Paradise Valley, Montana, USA Date/Year taken: October 11, 2004 |
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Preventing soil erosion and protecting the local natural snake habitat is the goal of this housing construction project. This is the reason that we have utilized coconut/straw erosion control blankets with natural biodegradable netting. Submitted by: Kory Kammeier, Western Excelsior Photographer: Kory Kammeier Location: Oakland, California, USA Date/Year taken: August 2005 |
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A one of a kind big bale blower with a with a self loading grapple attachment designed by Selby Soil Erosion Control. Submitted by: Dustin LaMantain, Selby's Soil Erosion Control Photographer: Jay Selby Location: Date/Year taken: |
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This was a major coastal slide, bench roads had to be created to access this 2000+ft slide.
Submitted by: Dustin LaMantain, Selby's Soil Erosion Control Photographer: Jay Selby Location: Avalon Drive, Daly City, CA, USA Date/Year taken: October 2004 |
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Erosion Control Bloopers |
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How much silt fence is too much? Contractors installed every linear inch of silt fence according to the plans for the site. Submitted by: Kurt Kelsey, American Excelsior Company Photographer: Pete Romocki Location: Dallas, Georgia, USA Date/Year taken: February 2005 |
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Many rows of silt fence are still not the answer for concentrated flows. Submitted by: Kurt Kelsey, American Excelsior Company Photographer: Kurt Kelsey Location: Macon, Georgia, USA Date/Year taken: October 2005 |
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Double no no here! First, it is a bad idea to use silt fence for concentrated flows. Second, just how well does that blanket work over the fence? Submitted by: Kurt Kelsey, American Excelsior Company Photographer: Pete Romocki Location: Alpharetta, Georgia, USA Date/Year taken: August 2005 |
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Excelsior logs not only prevent sediment run off but become an effective wildlife carcass barrier preventing a lonely coyote from washing sown the roadside ditch channel. Submitted by: Kory Kammeier, Western Excelsior Photographer: Kory Kammeier Location: Christopher Creek, Arizona, USA Date/Year taken: June 2005 |
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Before and After |
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Steep, sandy slope eroding into a road (before) and vegetation starting on controlled slope (after). Submitted by: Kurt Kelsy, American Excelsior Company Photographer: Carlos Kerrinckx Location: El Salvador Date/Year taken: February 2004 |
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This bank was severely eroding into high quality wetland. Hard and soft bioengineering techniques were used in the restoration. The project experienced a flood after completion, but the techniques worked.
Submitted by: Corey Sue Derfus, Aqua-Hab, Inc Photographer: Corey Sue Derfus Location: Animas River: Southern Ute Tribal Land outside of Durango, Colorado, USA Date/Year taken: Before: 2004; After: 2005 |
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Successful biostabilization of this Yellowstone river bank protected both the owner's home and an important spring creek wetland complex. Treatment included turf reinforcement mats (TRM), erosion control blankets (ECB), live stakes, fascines and willow wattle. Submitted by: Suzanne Wright, Trout Headwaters, Inc Photographer: Michael Sprague Location: Yellowstone River, Livingston, Montana, USA Date/Year taken: Before: November 11, 2003; After: June 14, 2005 |
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After a devastating forest fire, new technology allows for revegetation. Recycled office paper byproduct is made into a mulch and impregnated with a polymer. The paper acts as a slow release carrier of the polymer. The polymer not only prevents erosion but improves seed germination. Submitted by: Joe Sabel, ENCAP Photographer: Mike Krysiak Location: Uinta National Forest, Provo, Utah, USA Date/Year taken: Before: August 2004; After: August 2005 |
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This Phoenix, AZ recreational channel needed 100 year rain event protection. These photos show the results after applying a turf reinforcement mat (TRM). Submitted by: Kory Kammeier, Western Excelsior Photographer: Kory Kammeier Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA Date/Year taken: March - July 2004 |
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Outfall to the Mississippi River, storm water collection from a large part of the 53,000 acre base, created significant erosion and silting deposits into the Mississippi. Submitted by: Brent Smith, International Erosion Control Systems Photographer: Marty Skogland and Tom Rothleatner Location: Camp Ripley, Minnesota, USA Date/Year taken: Spring 2004; Fall 2004 |
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Cable concrete used as an overflow outlet for a high flow river to allow water to be redirected to wetland habitat during high water events. Submitted by: Brent Smith, International Erosion Control Systems Photographer: Paul Mourad Location: Little River, Windsor, Ontario, Canada Date/Year taken: July 2005; October 2005 |
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Cable Concrete used as outfall and channel protection for an 8ft. box culvert leading directly into Lake Erie. There is very high velocity here. All vegetation growth was voluntary. Submitted by: Brent Smith, International Erosion Control Systems Photographer: Louis Arvai and Brent Smith Location: Elgin County Rd 42, Ontario, Canada Date/Year taken: Before: June 2003; After: July 2005 |
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Before and after Hydromulch application Submitted by: Tom Carpenter, CPESC, Carpenter Erosion Control Photographer: Tom Carpenter, CPESC Location: Date/Year taken: |
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New technology replaces riprap with vegetated BMP. Submitted by: Tom Carpenter, CPESC, Carpenter Erosion Control Photographer: Tom Carpenter, CPESC Location: Date/Year taken: |
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Organic streambank restoration using seed-injected compost in filter socks. A low impact installation with only light grading required. Submitted by: Rod Tyler, Filtrexx International Photographer: Robert Coulson Location: Palmerston North, New Zealand Date/Year taken: Before: August 2005; After: Septmeber 2005 |
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Vegetative establishment on a steep shotcrete (blown concrete) slope. Submitted by: Daniel T.P. Ho, Toyo Greenland Co., LTD Photographer: Daniel T.P. Ho Location:Lai Chi Ling Road, Hong Kong Date/Year taken: Before: October 10, 2001; After: August 26, 2003 |
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Vegetation and erosion control on a steep soil cut slope. Submitted by: Daniel T.P. Ho, Toyo Greenland Co., LTD Photographer: Daniel T.P. Ho Location: Mt Parker Road, Hong Kong Date/Year taken: Before: October 15, 2000; After: October 4, 2004 |
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Rehabilitation of a riverbank ecosystem. Submitted by: Daniel T.P. Ho, Toyo Greenland Co., LTD Photographer: Daniel T.P. Ho Location: Sai Kok Mei Village, Hong Kong Date/Year taken: Before: March 2, 2004; After: May 30, 2005 |
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Ecological Rehabilitation on rock filled slopes. Submitted by: Daniel T.P. Ho, Toyo Greenland Co., LTD Photographer: Daniel T.P. Ho Location: Yam O, Hong Kong Date/Year taken: Before: February 12, 2004; After: May 5, 2005 |
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Prior to its restoration, this erodable streambank had killed over 300 fish. The bank was restored with R-6 riprap, stone and concrete slurry. Submitted by: Judith Smet-Weiss, Berks County Conservation District Photographer: Judith Smet-Weiss Location: Laurel Run Creek at Mount Laurel Road, Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA Date/Year taken: Before: August 25, 2005; After: October 14, 2005 |
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