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A portion of a streambank that workers have reshaped to reduce erosion and local flooding. Biodegradable coconut fiber mats cover the new bank, and the blue material is a mulch containing seeds for native plants and grasses that ultimately will stabilize the banks.

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Mount Vernon: Working To Reduce Erosion, Silting, and Flooding

Mount Vernon Country Club project includes using a hybrid Bermuda grass.

Members of Mount Vernon Country Club have been seeing more bulldozers than birdies during the past three months.

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