Introduction to Stream Restoration
Using Natural Channel Design Techniques
March 24 & 25, 2003
Mobile, Alabama

Register now for Introduction to Stream Restoration Using Natural Channel Design! Space is limited to the first 40 applicants. Workshop will be held at the Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Registration Information Agenda

This 2 day workshop introduces principles of fluvial geomorphology - the science of stream channel dynamics. Participants will 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. Dr. Greg Jennings of North Carolina State University will emphasize stream conditions specific to the southeastern U.S. Case studies will be presented to demonstrate effective natural channel design techniques. Workshop instructors have experience working on more than 40 stream assessments and restoration projects throughout the Southeast. Each participant will receive a reference manual.

Workshop will be held at the Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
Maps and directions to the Reserve are available.

This workshop has been approved for 1.15 CEUs from Auburn University
and 8 Continuing Forestry Education Credits (CFEs)

Registration Information		Local Accommodations
Download Registration Form (Microsoft Word) Cost is $175 for government / non-profits and $300 for general registration. Registration deadline is March 14, 2003. For more information, please email Eve Brantley at brantef@aces.edu.		For lodging information in Fairhope or Foley download our short list of local hotels. For information on Fairhope and surrounding areas, visit the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce or the South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce Map and directions to workshop location

Sorry, no purchase orders or credit cards. Checks should be made payable to Alabama Cooperative Extension System.

Please send registration fee to:
Stream Restoration
C/o Eve Brantley
Department of Agronomy
239 Funchess Hall
Auburn University, AL 36849

Workshop Sponsors and Partners include:
Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Auburn University Marine Extension and Research Center, Mobile Bay National Estuary Program, Coastal Alabama Clean Water Partnerships, Mobile and Baldwin County Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Weeks Bay Watershed Project, Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, Bon Secour Watershed Project, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Coastal Section, Alabama Coastal Nonpoint Source Control Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Alabama Department of Environmental Management, U.S. EPA, Region 4