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Now, more than ever, we all want to do our part to help out the environment. Have you ever thought about how your dock can support nature, water quality, and wildlife habitats? Docks are traditionally detrimental to the underwater environment by blocking sunlight, damaging seagrass, and altering natural water flow. However, with SunWalk™ Superior Surfaces, this doesn’t have to be the case.
Marine Safe Decking Surfaces
SunWalk™ 45 and 90 Series
With the 45 or 90 series of SunWalk™ Superior Surfaces, your dock will meet or exceed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s specifications on required light pass-through in protected coastal areas. Our high-performance dock panels are engineered to maximize sunlight penetration, which is critical for maintaining healthy underwater vegetation and aquatic ecosystems. This means for our friends in Florida and other protected coastal regions around the world, SunWalk™ meets the permitting requirements necessary for docks built near Johnson Seagrass, mangrove habitat and submerged aquatic vegetation. This makes SunWalk Docks an ideal choice for permitted docks, marinas, boardwalks, and waterfront access structures in regulated environments.
SunWalk™ Wood Series
Our Wood Series of products is also environmentally conscious choice to traditional pressure-treated lumber. Suppose you used pressure-treated lumber in your dock build. In that case, it may leach harmful chemicals such as copper compounds into groundwater and surrounding waterways, potentially harming fish, plants, and other wildlife. On the other hand, the Wood series leaches no toxic chemicals into the water. Any coating or coloring containing harmful chemicals can be potentially detrimental to water and surrounding life. Still, the Wood series is highly resistant to fading or losing its color, meaning no toxic chemicals are needed to treat the surface, ever.
Some dock builders choose exotic or foreign types of lumber to avoid staining or sealing, but these materials can introduce invasive insect species that threaten local ecosystems. Additionally, exotic hardwoods often contribute to deforestation in developing countries, negatively impacting global forests and biodiversity.
SunWalk™ Docks: The Environmentally Responsible Docking Choice
In conclusion, the most environmentally conscious choice for your deck is any of the tremendous SunWalk™ Superior Surfaces products. Whether you want optimal light and water pass-through, a sustainable product made here, or just something that will not leach toxic chemicals into the water, we have a solution tailored to your needs. With multiple styles, series, and performance options available, SunWalk™ makes it easy to build a dock that looks great, performs exceptionally, and protects the environment for future generations.
