Case Studies
Project Details
Project Partners – Kerr Wood Leidal, BC Hydro, Bruce Van Calsteren
- Major riverbank reconstruction along the Columbia river, using biotic and abiotic solutions to restore bank stability and fish spawning habitat.
- Supply, construction, and installation of 11 separate log & boulder structures to increase large woody debris jam as habitat for fish species.
- Extensive sediment & erosion control features installed on river bank, including excavator boulder placement, seeded geotextile, live stake bioengineering, and both marsh bench and upslope riparian outplantings.
Project Details
Project Partners – Kerr Wood Leidal, BC Hydro, Bruce Van Calsteren
- Major riverbank reconstruction along the Columbia river, using biotic and abiotic solutions to restore bank stability and fish spawning habitat.
- Supply, construction, and installation of 11 separate log & boulder structures to increase large woody debris jam as habitat for fish species.
- Extensive sediment & erosion control features installed on river bank, including excavator boulder placement, seeded geotextile, live stake bioengineering, and both marsh bench and upslope riparian outplantings.
Project Details
Project Partners: Strathcona County, Kiley Marchuk
- Outplantings were installed in upland riparian habitat, inundated shorelines, and novel island ecosystems
- Wide range of stock conditions included live stakes, bare root plugs, potted stock, and native grass seed
- 30,000 m2 of land naturalized in conventional terrestrial and aquatic habitats, and recently created island ecosystems create through geotechnical failure.
- Multiple treatments of Liquified Compost Extract (LCE) to ameliorate low nutrient, compact soil, and increase success of early plant establishment.
Project Details
Project Partners: City of Toronto
- Contracted by City of Toronto to increase green infrastructure and implement large boulevard trees throughout Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
- Over 5,000 large street trees installed annually
- Installed materials range from 30mm-60mm caliper stock, transported and transferred by crane, and finished by hand
- All stock installed are native tree species to the region of implementation, sourced from local nurseries (<100kms)
- Installations continue to contribute to reduction in stormwater runoff, improvement in air quality, and an increasing tree canopy within the GTA
Project Details
Project Partners – City of North Vancouver, Wayne Turner
- Major revitalization of ravine park area including trail restoration, footbridge & stair construction, ravine outfall construction, biofiltration swale construction, major drainage works
- Construction of 17 separate stair & landing structures leading to ravine bottom trails
- Extensive sediment & erosion control features on steep wooded slopes, including outfall relocation, slope stabilization using native species, and excavator boulder placement
Project Details
Project Partners: MATCON, City of Vancouver
- Supply and installation of custom blended growing medium for wetland ponds and for upland riparian areas (900m3)
- Supply, installation, maintenance and removal of 3,000 m2 of browse protection (ducks/geese)
- Supply and installation of over 40,000 wetland plants and 1,500 upland riparian trees and shrubs
- Construction of viewing decks and interpretive signage
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Project Partners – Stantec, Kevin Fergin
- Supply and Construction of 800m2 green gabion wall
- Placement and compaction of structural backfill and competent native material to 90% SPD (6,500 Tonnes)
- Site survey and elevation controls on 150 metre long/5 metre high wall
- Extensive site grading and dewatering to maintain quality specifications during construction
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Project Partners – Kiewit Construction & Engineering, Cristina Valentinuzzi
- Landscape restoration and ecosystem revitalization along 100km of the Sea-to-Sky (Highway 99) between Vancouver and Whistler, BC.
- Supply & installation of over 10,000 m3 of custom blended soils, and over 100,000 mixed native plants, for both roadside landscape and riparian habitat compensation
- Consultation and review of adaptations to preliminary design with owners to assure satisfaction of terms of reference
- Excavation, compact loaders, truck and crane, and hand digging methods were used to complete works
Project Details
Project Partners – EBA Engineering, Derek Yin
- Roadside reclamation of borrow pits, using native plants species, for upgrades along Alberta highway 43
- Supply & installation of over 2700 outplantings of native grass, shrub, and tree species for lotic riparian habitat and upland forest environments.
- Works used truck and trailer transportation, all terrain vehicle (ATV) stock placement, PC 130 excavator and hand dig methods to complete installation
- All stock installed were locally sourced to ensure seed provenance (<50kms from site), and were native species in region of implementation
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Project Partners: City of Vancouver
- City of Vancouver cycling route upgrades included installation of portable planter boxes, and appropriate vegetation, throughout the core of downtown Vancouver to aid cyclist safety along common routes.
- Custom soil blend placed in over 250 planters, and over 2000 plants installed
- Mixed vegetation types installed included evergreen groundcover, sedges and sedums: Buxus sempervirens, Liriope muscari, Carex morrowii, Sedum spp
- All plant materials sourced from local nurseries (<50kms)
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Project Partners: Kiewit, Hatfield Consulting, Triton Environmental
- Multi-site construction and implementation of Fraser River riparian habitat. Installation of terrestrial and aquatic outplantings along tributary interface, incorporating naturalized Coarse Woody Debris (CWD) avian wildlife features.
- Over 11,000m2 of terrestrial and aquatic habitat restored; 8785 m2 terrestrial habitat and 2291m2 aquatic habitat
- Habitat construction used imported topsoil blend (+20,000 m3) to construct appropriate planting medium. Installation of large vertical CWD snags were installed intermittently with excavators to augment avian habitat along shoreline.
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