Filtrexx™ FilterSoxx™ are used in combination with backfill media to create EdgeSaver™, a sustainable, customizable, scalable solution to a challenging area of eroded streambanks or pond banks. Eroded edges of ponds and streams are difficult to re-vegetate because it is hard to establish a solid edge to assist in the re-vegetation process. Loose products like soil or mulch are commonly added to edges only to find them eroded or washed away after the first rain. As such, the EdgeSaver™ program uses Filtrexx™ FilterSoxx™ to establish the edge against which additional backfill can be added, without allowing it to fall into the stream or pond bank until vegetation can stabilize the entire area.

Compost used to manufacture FilterSoxx™ for EdgeSaver™ applications has been known to provide an excellent growing media for vegetation establishment. By allowing vegetation to become established prior to the next high water event, the system allows sediment to become deposited on top of and in vegetation during all subsequent events. In turn, the vegetation grows through these layers of sediment, establishing sustainability in a long-term system.

Compost also offers some properties of chemical filtration (binding of metals and nutrients) and biological filtration (destruction of harmful substances) from the unique compost media blend contained in the netting materials.

Planning considerations

The EdgeSaver™ system needs to include a good source of vegetation capable of being established and growing on the banks for a long-term solution. Although turf grasses are ideal at initial establishment and holding power for the FilterSoxx™ and backfill media within the system, they should be considered along with other perennial or shrub species that are available by seed, live cuttings, plugs or stakes. Consideration for future habitat should include water flow, animals living in the area, concerns for spreading of invasive species, and aesthetic concerns with the surrounding area. Finally, long-term maintenance should be considered during plant selection stage to ensure that a minimal maintenance plan over the next several years helps to maintain the sustainable design of the EdgeSaver™ system.

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