Floating landscape islands are man-made, designed to create a concentrated wetland effect, can be populated with native plants to help protect and restore water in lakes, rivers, ponds and streams.

Quick look The sustainable environments interdisciplinary graduate program’s floating islands research project has returned to Iowa State University’s Lake LaVerne for the first summer since 2015.

That’s where these green islands come in. Like floating water treatment plants, they combine the greenery you’d see in a traditional wetland with a few pieces of man-made technology.

Kenworthy and Jacob are concerned that floating islands of plants that contain PFAS in their roots and shoots will affect wildlife that may seek out the floating plant islands as a food and ...

Biomatrix Water, a biological technology company based in Scotland, says it has developed a solution using a system of floating modular plant platforms that green and clean urban waterways.

But SAMLARC is hoping a water aeration system and 22 floating islands of plants will help bring the lake quality back up for fishing. The company is spending an estimated $175,000 on the project ...

The floating islands could be a future housing solution in locations such as the Netherlands and parts of the southeastern United States coast, which are at risk from rising seas.

Additionally, the roots should serve as feeding grounds and nurseries for fish, while the five meter (16 foot)-tall stalks of the plants should make a good habitat for birds. The islands have been ...

The floating islands, composed of water hyacinth and other aquatic plants, are sweeping away fishing nets, blocking landing ...

The future is mobile Mobile power generation could be a less costly and more sustainable alternative. Instead of considering local energy generation or subsea cables, island nations can now bring ...

Mobile, floating and free for public use, the Copenhagen Islands concept was created as a way to revitalize the forgotten parts of the city’s old harbor while introducing green space for the ...

Biomatrix Water, a biological technology company based in Scotland, says it has developed a solution using a system of floating modular plant platforms that green and clean urban waterways.