Center For Watershed Protection Hosts 3-Part Stream Restoration Webinar Series Starting June 4

The Maryland-based Center for Watershed Protection is hosting a free three-part stream restoration webinar series to be held June 4, 11, and 18. 

This series is targeted to state/local governments, academics, practitioners, and citizens with the goal of finding common ground on using stream restoration to meet water quality goals.

June 4 - The Evolution of Stream Restoration

Topics covered include--

-- History of land use change across the U.S. and stream impacts, including forest changes

-- Drivers of stream restoration

-- Stream restoration through the years

-- Stream restoration performance

-- Facilitated Discussion

Presenters include-- Dorothy Merritts, Franklin and Marshall College; Michael Adams, Stantec; Richard Starr, Ecosystem Planning and Restoration; Will Harman, Stream Mechanics; Art Parola, University of Louisville; Derek Booth, University of California Santa Barbara; and Barbara Doll, North Carolina State University.

June 11 - A Whole Watershed Approach

Topics covered include--

-- Studies of upland practices and their effect on the stream channel

-- Local Government Perspectives on the feasibility of upland BMP implementation to influence stream channel stability

-- Facilitated Discussion

Presenters include-- Sara Love, Maryland State Delegate; Tess Thompson, Virginia Tech; Lisa Fraley-McNeal, Deb Caraco, Bill Stack, Center for Watershed Protection; Byron Madigan, Carroll County, MD; and Erik Michelsen, Anne Arundel County, MD.

June 18 - Tools and Best Practices to Restoration Approach Selection

Topics covered include--

-- Stream Restoration Best Practices

-- Restoration Examples – good/bad stream restoration projects, alternative approaches, etc.

-- Stakeholder Education and Outreach

-- State agency updates? For example, permit requirements in MD now requiring functional assessments, what do the states consider successful stream restoration, etc.

Presenters include-- Lisa Fraley-McNeal, Bill Stack, Center for Watershed Protection; Benjamin Uhler, LandStudies, Inc.; Drew Altland, Straughan Environmental, Inc.; Adam Nabors, EQR/Maryland Stream Restoration Association; Dave Goerman, PA DEP; Jeff White, MDE; and Brock Reggi, VA DEQ.

Each 2-hour webinar will begin at 1:00 p.m.ET. 

Click Here to register or for more information.

For more information, please contact the Center for Watershed Protection’s Director of Membership and Training, Karen Titus at kmt@cwp.org, or Beth Uhler, Pennsylvania Director, at beu@cwp.org. 

Visit the Center for Watershed Protection website to learn more about other watershed-related educational opportunities.

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