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Riverbank development with native vegetation using vegetation-based engineering
Expertise

Vegetation-based
engineering and riparian development.

Stabilize, restore, enhance. Living solutions that combine field diagnosis, native species adapted to the environment, and proven vegetation-based engineering techniques.

Overview

Living techniques that stabilize durably where concrete fails.

Vegetation-based engineering combines the mechanical properties of plants (root systems, stems, and rhizomes) with proven engineering techniques to stabilize banks, restore shorelines, and create functional habitats. Unlike structures built with inert materials, vegetated developments become more effective over time: as the plants take root and grow, the stabilization of the shoreline gets stronger.

Our interventions favour native species adapted to the environment and integrate, depending on client needs, an aesthetic dimension.

What it includes

From plan design to construction supervision, turnkey.

  • Diagnosis of the existing shoreline and identification of erosion issues
  • Design of development plans with adapted native species (trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants)
  • Vegetation-based engineering techniques: live cuttings, fascines, plant beds, vegetated riprap
  • Construction and supervision of fieldwork
  • Post-work monitoring of plant establishment
Banks stabilized through vegetation-based engineering with native species
Our method

From environmental analysis to planting, a rigorous and tailored method.

  1. Field diagnosis

    Assessment of the condition of the riparian strip, identification of species present, and analysis of active erosion processes. This step determines the level of intervention required and the restoration objectives.

  2. Development plan design

    Selection of native species adapted to the bioclimatic zone and to site conditions (soil, moisture, slope, exposure). Integration of appropriate vegetation-based engineering techniques and plants compatible with the local ecology.

  3. Specifications and authorization support

    Drafting of technical plans and specifications, preparation of ministerial authorization requests (MELCCFP) if required, and coordination with the vegetation-based engineering contractor.

  4. Construction, supervision, and post-work monitoring

    Construction of the work when relevant, on-site presence to ensure installations comply with specifications, geolocated photo documentation, then follow-up visits to assess plant establishment and make adjustments as needed.

This expertise, in action.

Stabilized Saguenay riverbanks
Restored riparian strip