Our Story
Based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Midwest Floating Island LLC is the exclusive licensee to manufacture BioHaven® floating wetlands for the Midwest and Northeast. Our man-made islands become innovative floating eco-systems for improved water quality to remove nitrate, phosphorus, and ammonia, a place for pollinator plants to flourish, a refuge for wildlife away from the shore, and a natural way to reduce algae growth. All our products are made in the U.S.
Floating Island International®
The proprietary BioHaven® Floating Island, also known as Floating Treatment Wetland, was developed by inventor Bruce Kania. Bruce was concerned about the water quality near his home in Montana after his black dog jumped into a pond and came out red. Bruce saw a tremendous opportunity to improve our water quality and bought in a team of engineers and plant specialists to bio-mimic natural floating peat bogs. Today Floating Island International® has thousands of floating wetlands throughout the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, China, England, Sweden, and other countries. Please contact us to discuss any projects in the Midwest.
Midwest Floating Island
Family owned and operated, Midwest Floating Island is part of Bro-Tex Inc. Our commitment to recycling started before it was fashionable. In 1923, the company started with Arnold recycling textiles into different grades of rag. Today, we still make cleaning rags and wipes, but we also keep the planet cleaner and greener with Floating Islands.
- The floating islands’ material is made from PET-recycled (BPA free) plastic water and pop bottles. This material is ideal for helping to grow beneficial microbes. Each 100 square feet of floating wetland we make not only keeps 3000 bottles out of landfills, but also uses those bottles to create a living ecosystem structure.
Arlys Freeman, President, Midwest Floating Island