![IMG_0173](http://www.shoreline.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_0173-300x224.jpg)
Continued erosion on the shoreline calls for a new solution
![Removing fascine 7-11](http://www.shoreline.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Removing-fascine-7-11-300x300.jpg)
The first step is to take out the remnants of the old fascine on the shoreline
![IMG_0486](http://www.shoreline.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_0486-300x300.jpg)
Now the big rocks are brought in to build the toe
![Laying rock 7-11](http://www.shoreline.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Laying-rock-7-11-300x300.jpg)
Laying the rock base for the toe
![IMG_0498](http://www.shoreline.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_0498-300x300.jpg)
Gaps are filled with smaller stone (note the fabric holding the native soil in place)
![IMG_0504](http://www.shoreline.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_0504-300x300.jpg)
Pea stone is added on top of the small stone
![IMG_0517](http://www.shoreline.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_0517-300x300.jpg)
Forms are put in place and building the lower encapsulated soil lift may begin
![IMG_0518](http://www.shoreline.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_0518-300x300.jpg)
Fabric has been laid down and the soil is brought in
![IMG_0541](http://www.shoreline.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_0541-300x300.jpg)
Leveling and tamping down the soil
![IMG_0548](http://www.shoreline.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_0548-300x300.jpg)
Seeding the lift before the fabric is secured
![IMG_0561](http://www.shoreline.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_0561-300x300.jpg)
Staking down the fabric on the lower lift before starting the upper lift
![IMG_0589](http://www.shoreline.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_0589-300x300.jpg)
Building the upper lift begins after setting dogwood shrubs to grow between the lifts
![IMG_0641](http://www.shoreline.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_0641-300x300.jpg)
Staking down the fabric of the upper lift
![IMG_0648](http://www.shoreline.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_0648-300x300.jpg)
Trimming off the tips of the dogwood shrubs and cleaning up the site
![IMG_0655](http://www.shoreline.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_0655-300x300.jpg)
The completed encapsulated soil lift system, ready to grow plants