Right now is the optimal time to seed… still warm weather along with heavy dews give seed the ideal conditions for growth.
Last week we applied a Terraseeded EcoBlanket onto a large slope behind three homes in Kamloops:
Check back in a few weeks for updated pictures of the green growth…
“Highway creek crossings often go unbeknownst to the average traveller — you usually cruise over them without even noticing. There are nearly 2,800 provincial highway bridges, and most are not eye-catching landmarks like the Port Mann and Lions Gate bridges. Sure, these lesser known bridges may not be as big, but they still cross waters that can pack a real wallop, especially when the spring melt sends waters surging from the mountains.
Such is the case at Charles Creek, near the seaside residential community of Strachan Point, located between Horseshoe Bay and Lions Bay off the Sea to Sky Highway.
Destructive debris flows occurred at Strachan Point in the 1970s and 1980s, wiping out bridges and damaging the highway and local community. To counter these flows, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure constructed a debris flow catch basin facility in 1985. The basin catches debris from slides while allowing water to flow into the ocean. Our maintenance contractor cleans out the debris periodically to maintain capacity for future slides.
While debris flows no longer pose a safety risk, large amounts of water still travel along Charles Creek, scouring the creek bed and undermining its embankments. Despite the catch basin, erosion remained a threat to the highway bridge, a CN Rail bridge, and two private bridges providing access to 17 homes.
The threat ended with the final step to beat Charles Creek erosion, completed in fall 2012. Work to prevent erosion included building up the creek bed, widening the creek, reinforcing the creek bed with boulders and concrete-encased rock and reinforcing the embankments with concrete blocks along each side of the wall.
Denbow then applied Terraseeded Rip Rap Grout into the voids on both sides of the channel.
This time lapse video shows the entire project in 1:40!
Sure, these lesser known bridges may not be as big, but they still cross waters that can pack a real wallop, especially when the spring melt sends waters surging from the mountains.
Such is the case at Charles Creek, near the seaside residential community of Strachan Point, located between Horseshoe Bay and Lions Bay off the Sea to Sky Highway.
Destructive debris flows occurred at Strachan Point in the 1970s and 1980s, wiping out bridges and damaging the highway and local community. To counter these flows, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure constructed a debris flow catch basin facility in 1985. The basin catches debris from slides while allowing water to flow into the ocean. Our maintenance contractor cleans out the debris periodically to maintain capacity for future slides.
– See more at: http://tranbc.ca/2013/02/27/protecting-sea-to-sky-highway-strachan-point-from-erosion/#sthash.YDlDWy7L.dpuf
Sure, these lesser known bridges may not be as big, but they still cross waters that can pack a real wallop, especially when the spring melt sends waters surging from the mountains.
Such is the case at Charles Creek, near the seaside residential community of Strachan Point, located between Horseshoe Bay and Lions Bay off the Sea to Sky Highway.
Destructive debris flows occurred at Strachan Point in the 1970s and 1980s, wiping out bridges and damaging the highway and local community. To counter these flows, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure constructed a debris flow catch basin facility in 1985. The basin catches debris from slides while allowing water to flow into the ocean. Our maintenance contractor cleans out the debris periodically to maintain capacity for future slides.
– See more at: http://tranbc.ca/2013/02/27/protecting-sea-to-sky-highway-strachan-point-from-erosion/#sthash.YDlDWy7L.dpuf
Sure, these lesser known bridges may not be as big, but they still cross waters that can pack a real wallop, especially when the spring melt sends waters surging from the mountains.
Such is the case at Charles Creek, near the seaside residential community of Strachan Point, located between Horseshoe Bay and Lions Bay off the Sea to Sky Highway.
Destructive debris flows occurred at Strachan Point in the 1970s and 1980s, wiping out bridges and damaging the highway and local community. To counter these flows, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure constructed a debris flow catch basin facility in 1985. The basin catches debris from slides while allowing water to flow into the ocean. Our maintenance contractor cleans out the debris periodically to maintain capacity for future slides.
– See more at: http://tranbc.ca/2013/02/27/protecting-sea-to-sky-highway-strachan-point-from-erosion/#sthash.YDlDWy7L.dpuf
Sure, these lesser known bridges may not be as big, but they still cross waters that can pack a real wallop, especially when the spring melt sends waters surging from the mountains.
Such is the case at Charles Creek, near the seaside residential community of Strachan Point, located between Horseshoe Bay and Lions Bay off the Sea to Sky Highway.
Destructive debris flows occurred at Strachan Point in the 1970s and 1980s, wiping out bridges and damaging the highway and local community. To counter these flows, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure constructed a debris flow catch basin facility in 1985. The basin catches debris from slides while allowing water to flow into the ocean. Our maintenance contractor cleans out the debris periodically to maintain capacity for future slides.
– See more at: http://tranbc.ca/2013/02/27/protecting-sea-to-sky-highway-strachan-point-from-erosion/#sthash.YDlDWy7L.dpuf
Sure, these lesser known bridges may not be as big, but they still cross waters that can pack a real wallop, especially when the spring melt sends waters surging from the mountains.
Such is the case at Charles Creek, near the seaside residential community of Strachan Point, located between Horseshoe Bay and Lions Bay off the Sea to Sky Highway.
Destructive debris flows occurred at Strachan Point in the 1970s and 1980s, wiping out bridges and damaging the highway and local community. To counter these flows, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure constructed a debris flow catch basin facility in 1985. The basin catches debris from slides while allowing water to flow into the ocean. Our maintenance contractor cleans out the debris periodically to maintain capacity for future slides.
– See more at: http://tranbc.ca/2013/02/27/protecting-sea-to-sky-highway-strachan-point-from-erosion/#sthash.YDlDWy7L.dpuf
Sure, these lesser known bridges may not be as big, but they still cross waters that can pack a real wallop, especially when the spring melt sends waters surging from the mountains.
Such is the case at Charles Creek, near the seaside residential community of Strachan Point, located between Horseshoe Bay and Lions Bay off the Sea to Sky Highway.
Destructive debris flows occurred at Strachan Point in the 1970s and 1980s, wiping out bridges and damaging the highway and local community. To counter these flows, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure constructed a debris flow catch basin facility in 1985. The basin catches debris from slides while allowing water to flow into the ocean. Our maintenance contractor cleans out the debris periodically to maintain capacity for future slides.
– See more at: http://tranbc.ca/2013/02/27/protecting-sea-to-sky-highway-strachan-point-from-erosion/#sthash.YDlDWy7L.dpuf
Sure, these lesser known bridges may not be as big, but they still cross waters that can pack a real wallop, especially when the spring melt sends waters surging from the mountains.
Such is the case at Charles Creek, near the seaside residential community of Strachan Point, located between Horseshoe Bay and Lions Bay off the Sea to Sky Highway.
Destructive debris flows occurred at Strachan Point in the 1970s and 1980s, wiping out bridges and damaging the highway and local community. To counter these flows, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure constructed a debris flow catch basin facility in 1985. The basin catches debris from slides while allowing water to flow into the ocean. Our maintenance contractor cleans out the debris periodically to maintain capacity for future slides.
While debris flows no longer pose a safety risk, large amounts of water still travel along Charles Creek, scouring the creek bed and undermining its embankments. Despite the catch basin, erosion remained a threat to the highway bridge, a CN Rail bridge, and two private bridges providing access to 17 homes.
The threat ended with the final step to beat Charles Creek erosion, completed in fall 2012. Work to prevent erosion included
See the work for yourself in this time lapse video:
– See more at: http://tranbc.ca/2013/02/27/protecting-sea-to-sky-highway-strachan-point-from-erosion/#sthash.YDlDWy7L.dpuf
Leading in innovation, Denbow now provides a comprehensive range of cost-effective ‘Green’ products and services that are compliant with LID (low Impact Development), LEED, BC Landscape Standard and Built Green Canada.
View the complete list and see our lunch & learn opportunities here.
“Green Roofs, Living Walls and Rain Gardens:BC Business Exports Innovative Technology to North America. For Landscape Architects, the Sky is the Limit!”
In his April 2014 article in Sitelines, a BCSLA publication, Randy Sharp of Sharp & Diamond acknowledges BC Landscape Architects for their success over the past 50 years in living architecture and green roof design. The entire issue is dedicated to the innovations the industry has created.
Page 14 mentions the urban gardens run by SOLEfood farms – Denbow installed soil into the unique raised planters by blower truck.
Read on to page 16 & 17, and Denbow’s technical project coordinator, David Adkins, writes about “The Dynamics of Bio-Engineering and Green Infrastructure”. Let us know what you think or if you have questions about our green infrastructure products.
We love our clients, and we love to share their observations about their experience with Denbow:
“We originally contacted Denbow because we were looking for another decorative alternative to rock and regular fir/hemlock bark mulch that was also in a comfortable price range. Our customers are very pleased with the variety of selections and that the product color lasts longer and doesn’t decompose as quickly. Love the vibrant colors and of course the price levels. Denbow’s staff is always friendly, willing to listen and accommodating even given that we are a small landscape yard. We’d always recommend Denbow for the quality and cost of the products as well as the service received. We have also referred Denbow’s mulch blowing service for the unreachable backyards and slopes”
Pat @ Global Landscaping Supplies Ltd
7085 Bridge Street, Mission BC
This week we are exhibiting at the BC Land Summit – “Collaborations & Connections”.
This summit is an interdisciplinary conference organized by the BC Land Summit Society (BCLSS) whose members all share ties to land and land-use in British Columbia. The focus on building stronger relationships between various professions,
May 14 to 16, 2014, at the Sheraton Wall Centre in Vancouver
For more info about the Summit, visit bclandsummit.com.
Check out two new website updates:
– information about our Green Infrastructure services
– a new Project Profile: Cascadia walls on Rexford Drive, Promontory
2014/02/28
We are geared up for spring & invite you to take advantage of our newest Air Miles® promotion!
Contact us today for all your mulch and seeding needs.
COREY BENNETT
We would like to introduce you to Corey Bennett. He has been working here at Denbow part-time for the past four years. Corey was introduced to Denbow by the program he participates in at Chilliwack Society for Community Living called RISE (Real Integration through Supportive Employment). Corey is responsible for keeping our staff office and shop areas neat and tidy.
Corey Bennett is well-loved at Denbow!
Corey is turning 27 years old in a few weeks. He loves his birthdays so we make sure that we remember them. 🙂 He also has a lot of interests that keep him quite busy when he is not working at Denbow. He loves to dance, bowl, listen to music & swim with his many friends. Corey also has a creative side, writing stories. ‘Garfield’ is a movie that he really loves “because it’s funny”! He lives at home with his mom and dad and has an older brother named Richard.
Each week Corey arrives at work with a Tim Hortons coffee in his hands. Sometimes he even brings a coffee or ice-cap for his two very favorite Denbow co-workers, Ray and Mike. Corey loves to attend company functions. We can count on him to dress up for the occasion and bring his enthusiasm with him.
Denbow has been blessed by the opportunity to provide part-time employment to Corey. We look forward to continuing to work with him as he grows his workplace skills and shares stories about dances and camps with us.
