Shoreline restoration repairs damaged lake and pond banks, reduces continued soil loss and rebuilds a stable, attractive transition between land and water.
Waves, weather, stormwater runoff, mowing practices and fluctuating water levels can gradually erode a shoreline. Crosscreek Environmental provides shoreline stabilization, restoration and erosion-control work using skilled crews and specialized equipment.
A featured solution is our Bank Erosion Stabilization Tube, or B.E.S.T.™ system. Durable geotextiles are filled with suitable sediment and sand, formed along the original shoreline and integrated with native grasses and plants where appropriate.
Service capabilities
- B.E.S.T.™ geotextile stabilization
- Shoreline reshaping and restoration
- Reuse of suitable onsite sediment where feasible
- Native shoreline grass and plant establishment
- Low-impact installation options
- Property reclamation where erosion has reduced usable bank
- Natural filtration benefits from planted systems
How we approach Shoreline Restoration
Investigate
Determine why the shoreline is failing and document bank geometry, water movement and access.
Stabilize
Install the selected structural, geotextile, grading or vegetative solution.
Establish
Finish, plant and maintain the restored shoreline so it can mature into a defined bank.
Florida conditions matter
Florida shorelines are affected by fluctuating water levels, wave action, storm runoff, soft soils and routine landscape practices. A useful plan addresses the cause of erosion as well as the damaged bank.
Frequently asked questions
What is B.E.S.T.™?
B.E.S.T.™ is Crosscreek Environmental’s Bank Erosion Stabilization Tube system, a geotextile-based approach that can use suitable sediment and sand to rebuild and define an eroded shoreline.
Can plants grow over the stabilization system?
Native grasses and plants may be established over or adjacent to the system when site conditions and design allow.
Will dredging be required?
Some projects can pair limited hydraulic sediment movement with stabilization, while others use imported fill, grading or a different method. The site evaluation determines the appropriate approach.