Geotextiles Requested in Alaska

The US Army Corp of Engineers is recommending that $800,000 to $1.3 million be allocated for the purchase of geotextiles for shore stabilization in Kivalina, Alaska. The fabric is expected to be wrapped around local fill, much in the way geotextile tubes work. The island, Kivalina, has historically been protected by ice, but with global warming the ice comes later each year and now puts the island in danger of eroding during severe autumnal storms.