Coconut fibers used to stop erosion in Dauphin County
Crews in the Susquehanna Valley and beyond are using coconut fibers to block pollutants from getting into waterways.
Source: wgal.com
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Crews in the Susquehanna Valley and beyond are using coconut fibers to block pollutants from getting into waterways.
Ecologist Shane Godshall tromps in waders through two feet of mud in Thompsons Beach marsh on the Delaware Bay in Heislerville, in New Jersey's Cumberland County.
Coir logs, made from the outer husks of coconut shells, allow for grasses to grow to save marshes and shorelines.