Introduction to Stream Restoration
Using Natural Channel Design

August 21 & 22, 2006
Gadsden, Alabama

Workshop will be held at the
Gadsden Water Works and Sewer Board Meeting Room
515 Albert Rains Boulevard P.O. Box 800
Gadsden, Alabama 35902-0800
(256) 543-2884

Registration Information Registration Form (Word Document) Agenda

Stream Restoration Presentations (PDF) are provided below.

Introduction to Stream Restoration

Restoration Options and Case Studies

Structures

Biological Considerations

Case Study, Gadsden Stream Restoration Projects

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. Two completed stream restoration projects in Gadsden will be used as case studies.

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 40 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 courtesy of a grant from the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

Agenda

August 21 - Registration begins at 8:00 am CT

8:30 am - Workshop begins

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

Lunch

Overview of stream ecology and watershed assessment
Field work - Stream morphological assessment

5 pm - Workshop adjourns, student work sessions may continue

August 22

8:00 am Workshop begins

Field Work - Stream morphological assessment
Review of stream data from field work

Lunch

Stream restoration using natural channel design, continued
Case studies

4 pm - Workshop adjourns

Registration Information

General registration fee - $150 Download registration form in Microsoft Word format. Registration deadline is August 14, 2006. For more information, please email Eve Brantley at brantef@aces.edu. Please send registration fee to: Stream Restoration Workshop C/o Eve Brantley Department of Agronomy 239 Funchess Hall Auburn University, AL 36849   Sorry, no purchase orders. Checks should be made payable to Alabama Cooperative Extension System. Refunds not available. Please call 334-844-3927 to use a credit card.     Workshop will be held at the Gadsden Water Works and Sewer Board meeting room. Download workshop location map (MS Word). Workshop includes field work - participants should wear or bring appropriate pants and boots. For information on Gadsden and surrounding areas, visit the Gadsden Chamber of Commerce.

Local Accommodations

Gadsden Inn & Suites 200 Albert Rains Boulevard Gadsden, Alabama 35901 1-800-637-5678 Comfort Suites Gadsden 96 Walker St. Gadsden, AL 35904 Best Western Gadsden Hotel & Suites 205 Enterprise Drive Gadsden, AL 35904 Hampton Inn Gadsden 129 River Road Gadsden, AL 35901   For more information, call 334-844-3927 or email Eve Brantley.

Workshop Sponsors and Partners include:
Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Alabama Department of Environmental Management, Middle Coosa Watershed Project, Gadsden Water Works & Sewer Board, City of Gadsden, Gadsden State Community College, USDA-NRCS, USDA - CSREES Southern Region Extension Water Program, Alabama Clean Water Partnership, U.S. EPA, Region 4.

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