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Alabama Watershed Restoration
Workshop Schedule
Web Page Directory:
Web Resources and Fact Sheets
Vegetation for Stream Restoration
Riparian Buffer Resource Page
Watershed Restoration Workshop Schedule
Workshop Presentations
Stream restoration using natural channel
design is a growing interest in the State of Alabama. Several agencies
and local groups have partnered to bring workshops focusing on this
topic to areas throughout Alabama.
Introductory workshops are held throughout the state.
These workshops introduce principles of fluvial geomorphology -
the science of stream channel dynamics. Participants learn about
stream processes related to channel formation, field assessment,
techniques to identify bankfull stage, the Rosgen classification
system for natural streams, channel evolution, and restoration options
for impaired streams.
Advanced workshops cover stream survey techniques
such as determining cross sectional area, stream pattern, and stream
profile. Workshop participants spend time in the field learning
how to classify streams based on the Rosgen classification system
and performing stability assessments. Introductory knowledge of
natural channel design is required for the advanced workshops.
Workshop instructors have years of experience in
natural channel design techniques in the southeastern United States.
They present case studies on stream restoration and water quality
issues in Alabama and the region. In each workshop, local partners
share their experiences. The goals of these workshops are to bring
this developing science to Alabama and encourage communities to
implement stream restoration projects using natural channel design
on appropriate streams in their area.
Questions about Alabama's Stream Restoration
Program? Please email Eve Brantley
for more information.
Web Resources and Fact Sheets
Glossary
of Stream Restoration Terms (PDF)
Stream
Survey Data Sheets (PDF)
Wildland Hydrology
Rosgen
Stream Classification Chart
Key
to the Rosgen Classification of Natural Rivers
A
Classification of Natural Rivers
A
Stream Channel Stability Assessment Methodology
A
Practical Method of Computing Streambank Erosion Rate
Rosgen NRCS Chapter 11 Part 654 NEH
Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices
North Carolina Stream Restoration Institute
NC SRI - Stream Restoration Guidebook
Natural
Stream Processes
Application
of the Rosgen Stream Classification System in North Carolina
Finding
Bankfull Stage in North Carolina Streams
Using
Root wads and Rock vanes for Stream bank Stabilization
USDA Stream Systems Technology Center
Stream Mitigation Guidelines
Tennessee Valley Authority Riparian Restoration Fact
Sheets
 NCED Stream Restoration
Other resources:
 Natural Resources Conservation Service Stream Restoration Design CD
Coastal Alabama Regional Curve Study - FWS
NRRSS Restoring Rivers
USDA Stream Channel References Sites: An Illustrated Guide to Field
Techniques
U.S.
EPA River Corridor and Wetland Restoration
US
EPA River and Wetland Restoration bi-weekly updates
Ohio STREAMS
The Virginia Stream
Restoration and Stabilization Best Management Practices Guide
Vermont
DEC Water Quality Division Geomorphic Assessment
A
Stream Corridor Protection Strategy for Local Governments
Greene County, NY
Soil and Water Conservation District
Spreadsheets
Ohio
DNR Reference Reach Spreadsheet
For Watershed Groups:
Potential Funding Sources
AL
Draft Guide to Identifying Streams to Restore
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 Vegetation
for Stream Restoration
Vegetation Plans
Recommended
Native Plant Species for Stream Restoration in North Carolina
Native
Plant List for Parkerson Mill Creek, Auburn, Alabama (Jon Calabria,
NCSU)
Tennessee
Valley Authority, Native Plant Selector
Gulf Coast Plant List
(Fish & Wildlife Service)
Plant
Palettes, Georgia Native Plant Society Seminar
Vegetation recommended for watershed and stream restoration:
Coastal Plain:
(rain
garden, stream
restoration)
Piedmont: Vegetation
list
Plants
Tolerant to Clay Soils
Evergreen
Natives
Native Plant Nursery Information
Local Native Plant Nurseries
(please email us with suggested additions)
Native Plant Sources for the Southeast
Alabama Nurserymens Association: Listing
By Plant (PDF)
Local
and Regional Native Plant Nurseries (courtesy Birmingham Botanical
Gardens)
Native
Plant Nurseries, Florida (courtesy Florida Sea Grant)
Other Vegetation Information
USDA
Plant Materials Program
Invasive Plant information
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Riparian Buffer Information Page
Check out more links and fact sheets
on the importance of protecting and restoring riparian buffers ...
Workshops
Upcoming Workshops:
Information
on Past Workshops
Alabama
NEMO and Stormwater Management
Workshop Presentations
Please contact Eve Brantley to request workshop presentations
Alabama Cooperative Extension
System Watershed Restoration Education Partners include:
Alabama
Department of Environmental Management
North
Carolina State University
Mobile
Bay National Estuary Program
Auburn
University Marine Extension and Research Center
U.S. EPA Region
4
USDA CSREES
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