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Stream Restoration

restoration site after project

Stream Restoration information

Stream Corridor Restoration (National Engineering Handbook 653)
Stream Restoration Design (National Engineering Handbook 654)
Stream Corridor Restoration resources page
Stream Visual Assessment Protocol (pdf)
Understanding Fluvial Systems: Wetlands, Streams, and Flood Plains (pdf)
Wetland Plant Establishment (pdf)

These files require Adobe Acrobat:
Channel Restoration Design for Meandering Rivers (8 Mb, Corps of Engineers)
Hydraulic Design of Stream Restoration Projects (10.5 Mb, Corps of Engineers)
Design of Spur-Type Streambank Stabilization Structures (10.5 Mb, FHWA)

Assessing Conditions of Riparian-Wetland Corridors at the Areawide Level
Using Proper Functioning Condition (PFC) methodology — an interdisciplinary assessment tool (Technical Report, September 1999)

Assessing Conditions of Riparian-Wetland Corridors (881 KB)
Engineered Log Jams

"We Be Jammin'" Article, Wildlife Conservation, Mar/Apr 1999 (1.4 MB)
"Jammin' for the Salmon" Article, San Jose Mercury News, April 1999 (19.5 KB)
Let Rivers Teach Us
A paper presented by Luna Leopold

Let Rivers Teach Us (11 KB)
A Reflection on the Johnson Creek Watershed Water Quality Improvement Project
1982-1999 (Draft Document)

A Reflection on the Johnson Creek Watershed Water Quality Improvement Project (10.1 MB)
The Restoration & Management of Small Wetlands of the Mountains & Piedmont in the Southeast
A Manual Emphasizing Endangered & Threatened Species Habitat with a Focus on Bog Turtles

Preface (277 KB)
Chapter 1: Introduction (420 KB)
Chapter 2: Ecology of Bog Turtles (286 KB)
Chapter 3: Identifying Important Small Wetlands and Potential Sites for Rare Species in the Southeast (205 KB)
Chapter 4: Planning for Success (631 KB)
Chapter 5: Managing Wetland Vegetation (584 KB)
Chapter 6: Managing Hydrology (613 KB)
Chapter 7: Programs and Permitting (151 KB)
Appendix A: Reference Wetland Plant Communities (98 KB)
Appendix B: Rare Animals and Plants of Southern Appalachian Wetlands (85 KB)
Appendix C: Example Handout on Endangered Species (75 KB)
Appendix D: Directory of Contacts for Rare Species (75 KB)
Appendix E: Wetland Site Data Sheet (90 KB)
Appendix F: Informative Handouts for Landowners (34 KB)
Appendix G: Additional Herbicide Information (15 KB)
Glossary (18 KB)
Biographies of the Authors (10 KB)
Riparian Forest Buffers

Introduction (880 KB)
Design Exercise (482 KB)
Model State Standard, January 2001 (364 KB)
Model State General Specifications, January 2001 (149 KB)
Conservation Practice Job Sheet, April 1997 (132 KB)
STREAM*A*SYST - Stream Corridor Inventory and Assessment Techniques
A guide to site, project and landscape approaches suitable for local conservation programs (Technical Report, January 2001, revised)

STREAM*A*SYST (879 KB)
Stream Corridor Inventory and Assessment Techniques
A guide to site, project and landscape approaches suitable for local conservation programs (Technical Report, January 2001, revised)

Stream Corridor Inventory and Assessment Techniques (2.55 MB)
Sugar Creek Watershed Project
An Application of Geomorphic Principles to Sands and Low Plasticity Silts

Case Study, July 1998 (143 KB)
Appendix 1a: Hierarchical River Inventory Levels (15 KB)
Appendix 1b: Major Stream Type Delineative Criteria (347 KB)
Appendix 1c: Natural River Classification Key (457 KB)
Watershed Condition Series

Biotic Condition Indicators for Water Resources (1.8 MB)
Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) (921 KB)
The EPT Index (905 KB)

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Stream Restoration

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Natural Channel and Floodplain Restoration - Applied Fluvial Geomorphology