How to Approach Stream Restoration Design

Registration Eligibility

None

Start Date

08/05/2020

End Date

08/05/2020

Description

This course examines why stream restoration is often necessary, and how it is carried out, to preserve and maintain their banks, provide for flood management, prevent erosion, support biodiversity, and enhance landscapes.

Distance Learning

Yes

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Sustainable Development & Design

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

2.0

Learning Outcomes

Learners will be able to assist in assessing what actions are needed for particular stream restoration projects, based on available data.

Learners will be able to discuss how hydrological and hydraulic analyses are applied to determine strategies to restore streams.

Learners will be able to explain the benefits and techniques for applying nature-based solutions to stream restoration projects.

Learners will be able to identify construction practices that are advantageous and those that are to be avoided during restoration projects, and they will be able to discuss methods to monitor restoration efforts over time.

Instructors

Mary L. Paist-Goldman

Course Codes

080520W1000

Provider

HalfMoon Education Inc.

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