A brush blanket is primarily used to stabilize stream banks from erosion. It catches the overbank sediment during flooding seasons and provides shade for fish with its overhanging vegetation. A brush blanket may be put down in places of slight erosion or banks with steeper sides. Not only does it provide habitat with shade but also provides insects with leaf litter for food. Some advantages of using a brush blanket for rehabilitation are a natural look, no heavy equipment required, provides shade for increasing productive stream, and it is self-maintaining.

Root wads are placed on the edges of the stream. This helps to prevent and restore erosion. Not only does it restore erosion, it also helps create riverbank stabilization and creates fish habitat. Root wads are a collection of roots installed with heavy equipment in dry seasons. The bole of the root wad is placed at the level of the riverbed facing perpendicular to the river, with its fans propelling into the bank. The new root wads should cover the primary roots to provide continuous coverage along the bank area that is being treated. Some of the advantages of installing a root wad: provides fish habitat, used in higher velocity situations, keep foot traffic off project site, and its is the most stable toe-of-slope protection technique.

The base of the J hook is positioned toward the streambank. The angle of the j hook forces water out toward the centre of the stream and increases the current flow. They are most useful for controlling erosion and narrowing of the stream. J hooks help direct sediment down the stream and are typically made of rip-rap, log rip-rap or cribbing. J hooks increase cover in the stream.