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On the river last month, silt fences were everywhere.
Fences contain sludge and let fish breathe easy.
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nelson.wesley7mo ago
Last month on the Mississippi, I noticed the silt fences too. But I'm not sure if they're as big a deal as people make them out to be. Fish have been dealing with natural silt for ages, and these fences might just be a band-aid. Plus, I've read that sometimes the fences themselves can cause problems if they're not maintained. So while they might help in the short term, I doubt it's a long-term fix. It feels like we're just putting up fences without solving the real issue, which is probably upstream erosion or something.
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blairg567mo ago
Noticed the same deal with bike lanes here, they put up plastic posts but never repave the roads. @nelson.wesley, your silt fence point hits home because it's another half fix. We end up with more problems when the quick solution fails.
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palmer.christopher7mo ago
Just saw a plastic post sticking out of a pothole like a sad birthday candle. Perfect symbol for these half fixes, like @nelson.wesley said about silt fences being band-aids. They're like birthday candles in a mud puddle, you know? The road crumbles around the new bike lane, so bikers just swerve into traffic anyway. Then the silt fence breaks and dumps a pile of muck no one planned for. We pay for these "solutions" that just make brand new problems.
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