Introduction to Stream
Restoration Using Natural Channel Design
September 7 - 9, 2004
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Birmingham, Alabama
Register now for Introduction
to Stream Restoration Using Natural Channel Design --
Space is limited to the first 35 registrants.
Workshop
will be held at the beautiful Birmingham
Botanical Gardens.
Stream restoration and mitigation requirements are
moving more and more towards natural channel design techniques.
This 2 ½ day workshop will introduce basic concepts of stream
restoration using natural channel design. Time will be split between
classroom and extensive field work, including project / data summaries
and evening work sessions. Classroom work will review natural channel
design principles, restoration case studies, and the Rosgen classification
system. Field techniques for stream condition assessment and the
Rosgen classification system will be covered in detail.
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that flows through the grounds of the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
Greg
Jennings, Ph.D., P.E. of North Carolina State University
will emphasize urban stream conditions specific to the southeastern
U.S. Workshop instructors have experience working on more than
50 stream assessments and restoration projects throughout the
Southeast. Each participant will receive a reference manual.
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This workshop has been approved for
1.7 CEUs from Auburn University.
 Registration
Information |
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Cost is $200 for
government / non-profit and $350 for general registration.
Download registration information
in Microsoft
Word format or in PDF
format.
Registration deadline is August
17, 2004.
Workshop is limited to 35 participants. |
For more information, please email Eve Brantley
at brantef@aces.edu.
Please
send registration fee to:
Stream Restoration
C/o Eve Brantley
Department of Agronomy
239 Funchess Hall
Auburn University, AL 36849 |
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Sorry, no purchase orders or credit cards.
Checks should be made payable to Alabama Cooperative Extension
System. |
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Local
Accommodations
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A block of rooms has been reserved at the Mountain
Brook Hampton Inn which is convenient to the workshop
location and several restaurants. The group name is ‘Stream
Restoration.’ Reservations may be made by calling (205)
870-7822. Download directions
to the hotel. The group rate offered is $74 per night. If
applicable, please ask about the government rate when you
call for reservations.
Other hotel options in the area include the Marriott,
Drury
Inn, and Baymont
Inn.
Air travel to Birmingham is convenient - more information
on flights may be obtained through the Birmingham
International Airport internet site.
Learn more about Birmingham and surrounding areas by visiting
the Birmingham
Regional Chamber of Commerce.
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Agenda
(Word Document)
September 7
9:30 Registration
10:00 Welcome
Stream Functions and Processes
Biological Functions
Rosgen Classification System
12:00 Lunch (provided)
1:00 Rosgen Classification System continued
2:00-5:00 Field Exercise
* Bankfull Channel Measurements (Dimension, Pattern, Profile, Bed
Material)
* Stream Classification
5:00-6:00 Summarize Data from Field Exercise
September 8
8:30
Stream Stability
Natural Channel Design Principles
Restoration Options
12:00 Lunch (provided)
1:00-4:00 Field Exercise
* Stream Classification
* Stability Evaluation
4:00-6:00 Summarize Data from Field Exercise
September 9
8:30 a.m.
In-Stream Structures
Road Crossings
Riparian Vegetation
Construction Management & Erosion Control
12:00 Adjourn
Workshop Sponsors and Partners include:
Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Alabama Cooperative Extension System,
Alabama Department of Environmental Management, USDA - CSREES, Southern
Region Extension Water Quality Program, North Carolina State University,
U.S. EPA, Region 4, Alabama
Technology Transfer Center, Black Warrior Clean Water Partnership,
Cahaba Clean Water Partnership, CaWaCo RC&D Council, Alabama
Rivers Alliance
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