WoodStraw® Erosion Control Material

WoodStraw® ECM

Wood Strand Erosion Control Mulch

WoodStraw® is a patented, engineered wood strand erosion control material with highly effective wind and water erosion control characteristics useful for burned area emergency response (BAER), road maintenance/obliteration, mine reclamation, construction, and any other disturbed soil projects.

Key features and benefits include:

Performs better than agricultural straw in rainy and windy conditions
Naturally 100% weed and pesticide free
Promotes revegetation while increasing water infiltration
Minimizes surface and soil erosion and rilling – even on steep slopes
Easily applied by hand, straw blower, or helicopter
Suitable for use on construction sites, burned areas, mine reclamation, pipelines, roads powerlines, and other disturbed landscapes

Regulatory approvals:

Approved by the Washington State Department of Transportation and added to their Qualified Product List (QPL) for use on road and highway projects across the state
Accepted by Washington State Department of Ecology under BMP C-121 for erosion and sediment control
Approved by Oregon State Department of Transportation (ODOT) for inclusion on their Qualified Products List (QPL)
Approved by Idaho State Department of Transportation for use on road and highway projects

Many states, counties and agencies have unique requirements and approval processes for erosion control materials such as WoodStraw® mulch.

Since production began in June 2006, more than 20,000 tons of WoodStraw® ECM have been delivered to 21 national forests, 7 BLM districts, state and local agencies, vineyards, environmental and non-profit groups for erosion control. To learn more, please see some of the many projects where WoodStraw® ECM has been applied and watch this short video of WoodStraw® ECM being produced at our Auburn facility.

We also invite you to watch the short videos below developed by Mountain Pine Manufacturing.

For more information visit our dedicated WoodStraw® ECM web page: www.woodstraw.com

For sales in WA, ID, OR, CA, NV, AZ, or Canada

Matt King, Director of Sales and Innovation
Heartwood Biomass – Wallawa, OR
650.387.7194
matt@heartwoodbiomass.com
www.heartwoodbiomass.com

For sales in CO, WY, NE, SD, or KS

Gus Connelly, Director of Sales
Mountain Pine Manufacturing – Steamboat Springs, CO
970.367.6111
gusconne@gmail.com
www.mpinem.com

Healing in a Fire’s Aftermath

April 15, 2006

Introduction According to the National Interagency Fire Center, each year for the last six years, an average of 78,000 wildfires have burned 1.7 million ha (4.3 million acres) in the United States. The human response to those fires varies greatly:

Performance and Assessment of Wood-Strand Erosion Control Materials Among Varying Slopes, Soil Textures, and Cover Amounts

March 31, 2006

Abstract Two blends of manufactured wood strands with different lengths were tested for effectiveness in controlling erosion. Wood strand blends were tested on two soils, two slopes, and at three coverage amounts. Laboratory rainfall simulations were conducted to evaluate runoff

Field Performance of Long-Strand Wood Erosion Control Mulch and Agricultural Straw under Natural Rainfall Events

March 20, 2005

Abstract Field plots were used to compare the performance of agricultural straw mulch with a new wood-based long strand erosion control material. Three studies were installed at two locations in western Washington and central California. Slopes ranged from 15% to

Design and Application of Manufactured All-wood Hillslope Erosion Control Structures

July 31, 2002

Abstract The FlowCheck™ hillslope erosion control structure was developed to make it easier to accomplish erosion control on burned-over lands, graded slopes and other disturbed areas. The scientific basis for sediment storage behind wood hillslope structures was developed by the