What the Property Owners Say

Here’s what some of the people say whose severely eroded properties have been protected and their beaches regenerated by Undercurrent Stabilizer Systems:

Lavern “Chub” Thorsen: “Continued beach and plant growth with a stabilizing slope that is no longer being assaulted at the bottom thanks to the sand building up along the shoreline.”

Property owners, Onekema MI: “We are overwhelmed with the incredible changes that have occurred on our property. The additional sand is forming a wide beautiful beach that used to be full of large stones. The restoration of the dunes and the expanding vegetation through the installation and beyond in both directions that is now protecting our natural scenic beauty is priceless. We cannot say enough good things about the work performed on our property and the protection that looks like it will last for generations to come.”

Paul Keck, West Olive MI: “Dick Holmberg has proven to be an insightful environmentalist with extraordinary dedication to the preservation of natural habitats, particularly coastlines. The technology that he developed has proven scientifically to work in cooperation with nature. He is truly a visionary individual whose tenacity has been an inspiration.”

Jim Westgate, Norton Shores MI: “Immediately after the installation the erosion was halted. In the five years since the installation, sand has covered the devices to the point where they are no longer visible. Foredunes have appeared and the sand at the toe of the bluff has filled back to some of its historic height and volume.”

N. Scott Shapiro, Grand Haven MI: “I know that seeing the land as it is now will not be as dramatic as … in the winter of 1985 when our cottage was about to fall into Lake Michigan. Because of the work you did … we are still able to enjoy it today.”

Warren Wolfe, Eastport MI: “After one full year we are amazed at the amount of beach that has returned—we are pleased to see that on both sides of our property the beaches are filling. As you [Mr. Holmberg] predicted, there is some elevation also, which should mean that water will not overrun the natural vegetation.. It was truly fun working with you. We hope that other people can recognize how beneficial your work is.”

Mike Beaver, Grand Haven MI: “It is very apparent that the impact of your system is far beyond the immediate span of the installation itself, in fact the system seems to act as a means for feeding the down drift zones, but not at the expense of our property in the other direction. The constant building and migration of offshore sand formations to the shore is a wonderful natural way to not only load up the system, but also disperse wave energy before it hits the beach, and provides our family with a wonderful offshore wave zone to play in.

Prior to the installation of your system, the waves used to be very big and would break almost on the beach, but now…the waves offshore are big at first and then smaller with each subsequent break point. The waves reaching shore are far smaller than before, even under storm event conditions.

The performance of your system is so obvious that we are frustrated by reports of “experts” discounting the technology without a valid and scientific study. I can only assume those “experts” are influenced by other than ‘what’s good for nature.’”

For more information on monitoring studies for Undercurrent Installations, please visit this website:
http://www.erosion.com/booklet/holmbergtech_files/frame.htm