Patent ID: 8500372

Claim:
A method for erosion control and revegetation facilitation comprising: a) providing a turf reinforcement mat comprising at least one polymer net layer, a non-woven mat comprising a plurality of drawn tri-lobal polymer fibers, wherein a cross-section of each of the tri-lobal fibers includes: three substantially convex lobes substantially equidistant from each other and joined together at the center of the fiber; three substantially concave channels between the lobes; and, a polymer yarn, stitching said at least one polymer net layer to said non-woven mat; b) laying said turf reinforcement mat on a section of ground to be reinforced; c) securing said turf reinforcement mat to the ground; d) distributing soil and seed onto said turf reinforcement mat such that the section of ground is quickly revegetated and thereby protected from further erosion.