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Thousands of miles of canals have been cut into Florida's coastal lands, particularly in the southern portion of the state. Residential canals are artificial waterways that provide boating access to intracoastal waterways, lagoons and the ocean, but are typically shallow in depth.
Most residential canals have hardened shorelines and are therefore absent of vegetation. Riley Encased Methodology enables the establishment of mangroves along canal seawalls and rip-rap. This provides an opportunity to vegetate residential canals to provide habitat for fish and invertebrates as-well-as a food source for manatees.
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