Introduction to Stream Restoration
Using Natural Channel Design

June 28-29, 2007
East Room
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Birmingham, Alabama

Registration Information Registration Form (Word Document or PDF) Agenda Workshop Presentations

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 day workshop will introduce basic concepts of stream restoration using natural channel design. Time will be split between classroom and field work, including project / data summaries and evening work sessions if necessary.

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.

The workshop will center on a degraded urban stream that flows through the grounds of the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Greg Jennings, Ph.D., P.E. of North Carolina State University will emphasize 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.

1.2 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) from Auburn University available.

Workshop participants will receive the NC State Stream Restoration Institute's
Stream Restoration: A Natural Channel Design Handbook

Agenda

June 28 -
Registration begins at 8:30 am CT
9:00 am - Workshop begins

Overview of natural channel design and stream morphology
Introduction to Rosgen Classification system
Overview of stream ecology and watershed assessment

Lunch

Field work - Stream morphological assessment

5 pm - Workshop adjourns, student work sessions may continue

June 29
8:15 am Workshop begins

Review of stream data from field work
Stream restoration using natural channel design, continued

Lunch

Case studies
Stream restoration in Alabama

4 pm - Workshop adjourns

Registration Information

General registration fee - $350 Government / Non-profit registration fee - $225 Download registration form in Microsoft Word or PDF format. Registration deadline is June 21, 2007. For more information, please email Kellie Johnston at kellie@cawaco.org. For advanced registration, please send registration fee to: Stream Restoration Workshop Kellie Johnston 1731 1st Avenue North, Ste. 200 Birmingham, AL 35203 Phone: 205-264-8461 Fax: 205-328-3304 email: kellie@cawaco.org   No purchase orders or credit cards. Checks should be made payable to CAWACO RC&D, Inc. For more information, please email Kellie Johnston at kellie@cawaco.org     Download directions to workshop location

Local Accommodations

The Mountain Brook Hampton Inn is convenient to the workshop location and several restaurants. 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.

Workshop Presentations (PDF)

Introduction and Stream Functions

Stream Classification

Stream Restoration Case Studies

Stream & Floodplain Biological Functions

Stream Design & Construction

Restoration Structures

Mobile Corps of Engineers Stream SOP

Workshop Sponsors and Partners include:
Black Warrior Clean Water Partnership, Cahaba Clean Water Partnership, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Alabama Department of Environmental Management, North Carolina State University, Cawaco RC&D Council, Inc., USDA-NRCS.

Alabama Watershed Management and Restoration Home Page

Southeast Region Watershed Restoration Home Page