Great Northwest Inc. :: Erosion Protection

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Project :: Geo-cell stabilization

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Fabric "geo-cell" is laid out before filling with gravel. The completed product will stabilize the finished slope.

Project :: Willow planting stabilization

Click to View Larger	Small rock rip-rap, burlap and willow cuttings are layered during construction.
Click to View Larger	The completed project is showing a lush growth of willows to provide erosion protection of this riverbank.

Project :: Carie-Inouye-Tolbert Bank Stabilization

Click to View Larger	The U.S. Department of Agriculture provided funding for this stabilization project. Shown here is the completed rip-rap toe and willow planting in progress.
Click to View Larger	The completed project. The willow plantings can be seen as the green line immediately above the rock toe. Vegetation above the willows was preserved throughout construction.

Project :: Rip-rap production

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Rock has been drilled and blasted, and is being sorted in our rip-rap plant to produce material per the customers specifications for future use in erosion protection.

Project :: Kuparuk bridge slope protection

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Here, a large excavator is placing armor stone around the bridge abutment to prevent washouts during break-up. The worker in the boat will take periodic soundings to help direct placement of the material in over 20 feet of water.