Watch Your Dirt Store

Slope and Riverbank Stabilization in the Alberta Foothills: Over a 3 month period last year, John McCullah worked with Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation to save a massively failing slope that threatened to crater Highway # 2 - a very important highway in South Alberta. It was a huge undertaking and our cameras were there for the whole process. The main problem was the erosive flows from the rather deceptive Willow Creek (it looks more picturesque than viciously erosive). These currents were eating at the toe of the slope, causing some really fascinating block failures. In addition there was a large gully on site also plagued with problems. To save this site, John and crew reached deep his erosion and sediment control bag of tricks. Over the course of this episode, you'll see the following techniques, explained, installed and reviewed... Rock Vanes Longitudinal Peak Stone Toe Protection Fiber Roll Installation and Theory Scourstop Energy Dissipators Hydromuclhing with FGMs Live Siltation Soil Flapping Trackwalking and more! It's the closet you can get to on site training without actually being there.