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How to Flood-Proof Your Home: A Complete Guide

June 19, 2025

Learn how to flood-proof your home, protect your property, and prepare for emergencies with this complete step-by-step flood readiness guide.

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How to Flood-Proof Your Home: A Complete Guide

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TrapBags used to contain a pipeline oil spill

How Are Oil and Chemical Spills Contained?

May 20, 2021

Oil & chemical spills are a huge issue. The cleanup is super important to the environment. Read here about how these spills are contained.

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Mississippi River Valley Flood Protection

April 13, 2021

The Mississippi River floods relatively often because much of its length runs along lowlands that easily flood the surrounding areas.

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Flood Protection in Urban Areas

April 13, 2021

Poor planning and lack of sufficient drainage creates flooding in urban areas. Effects of flooding in urban areas are devastating.

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Snow Melt Flood Protection in Fargo

March 30, 2021

Fargo, ND experiences a flood season every year as a result of winter snow melting and rising water levels in the Red River.

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Residential & Commercial Flood Barriers

March 1, 2021

Flood barriers protect homes, businesses, and property from damage or destruction during flooding. TrapBag can be used to protect your home.

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installing TrapBag barrier on Watamu Beach

Watamu Beach Restoration Using TrapBag®

February 26, 2021

TrapBag® recently partnered with Geotextiles East Africa to restore a stretch of Watamu beach along the east coast of Kenya.

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West Coast Erosion Control & Disaster Solutions

February 26, 2021

In the western United States and California in particular, wildfires can lead to landslides, mudslides, mudflows, and debris flows.

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Detention Basin & Retention Basin Pros & Cons

February 17, 2021

Both retention and detention basins provide a safe way to collect stormwater and release it via underground pipes and evaporation over time.

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Comparing the Most Common Erosion Control Barriers

February 15, 2021

There are many different types of erosion control barriers. Each has pros & cons depending on the specific situation. Learn more here.

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TrapBag flood barrier in residential neighborhood

Residential & Home Flood Prevention Solutions

December 30, 2020

Homeowners face the same flooding threats as towns & companies, but lack the same resources. What’s the best residential flood barrier?

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Eroded cliffside

Retaining Walls for Cliff & Bluff Erosion

September 3, 2020

By installing a TrapBag® barrier system, beach erosion will be slowed down drastically to reduce the need for sand re-nourishment.  

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inland lake with a dock

MSE Walls 101

June 15, 2020

TrapBags are rapid deploy flood and erosion control barrier bags. These are used in lieu of conventional sandbags or concrete bags when creating MSE walls.

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