What Rubber Bark™ Has Been Up To

Like we said in our previous post, we have been very busy bringing the best rubber mulch on the west coast to many people and projects. 

Along with our new website, we are in the midst filming an HGTV special that will be airing in March or April about Rubber Bark™! 

The Caltrans job in San Diego. 

We have also been supplying Gold County Fair with our helpful mats for its barns. Lassen County Fair will have some mats of their own by the end of the month as well.

And let's not forget the Caltrans job in San Diego. About 500,000 lbs of Rubber Bark™ is being used. 

These are all ongoing projects and we will be updating the buzz with exciting new developments on each.

To say the least, we have had a very good winter. When The Bellagio in Las Vegas buys Rubber Bark™ (it has for the last three years!) for its planter boxes inside the resort, we know we are going to more than make it through the season.  The Bellagio previously used sand, then wood chips, but they kept getting little flies/nats hatching in the planter boxes. However, since they switched to Rubber Bark™ the boxes have been critter free. 

Rubber Bark™ has also made it into several school districts in the past few months. Le Grande Union Elementary School, Planada School District, and Weaverville Union are now proud owners of some great ground cover.  

And lastly, Rubber Bark™ has supplied numerous cities for public projects, including  the Westside Recreation Center in Taft, the Yolo County Office of Education, Marysville, Dixon and Turlock.

Rubber Bark's other wonderful products

We spend a lot of time discussing all the benefits of Rubber Bark™ on thee ol' buzz (and there are many!), but because it's April, the month of Earth Day, we want to give a shout out to Rubber Bark's other wonderful products, all of which are just as environmentally friendly as our signature mulch.

Rubber Bark™ is great for animals, but so are Ag Mats, also made of recycled tires, and come in two varieties, flat or pebble top. Horses love these mats, as it protects their hooves against moisture on the ground, and is flexible enough to support their weight.

Then there are the fabulous outdoor tables and benches. They are also made of 100% recycled scrap tires (see a pattern here?) and are made to last at least ten years, as opposed to wood, which can deteriorate due to acclimate weather and use. No staining or preservatives needed, the sturdy outdoor furniture looks great in a community park or small garden.

The last of the recycled tires lot is infill crumb rubber. You may have seen it being used as a part of asphalt for roads, in outdoor tracks for synthetic ground cover, or any of the other numerous ways this durable product can be used. Considered as safe as it gets by the EPA, infill crumb rubber is not only a smart choice, its a eco-conscious one too, as no new resources are being used.

And last, but definitely not least, are Bender Boards. These futuristic landscape liners are made of recycled plastic, and add an aesthetically pleasing look to gardens, yards, edging, and walkways. They are water resistant (which means they won't rot, crack, or splinter!) and can take multiple meetings with lawn mowers and weed whackers. 

Ag Mats Keep the Children at Play and the Gophers Away

One of Rubber Bark's clients recently purchased our stall mats for a really great application. They used the mats underneath some artificial grass they were installing to keep the gophers from burrowing through the ground beneath the grass. 


Traditionally, people use crushed rock, which is more labor intensive to install and may be more expensive.  And in the end,  gophers can still come through the rock. 


Rubber Bark's mats, which are usually used for horse stalls, vet clinics, and warehouses (so this new technique is unique!) are gopher-proof and create a nice soft, flat surface under the artificial grass.

Are you interested in gopher-free landscapes? Contact Rubber Bark™ and learn more about our Ag mats and our other wonderful products.