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Geomorphic and Ecological Fundamentals for River and Stream Restoration
/*/17-21 August 2015, Truckee, California///*
*This five-day introductory course emphasizes understanding geomorphic
and ecological process as a sound basis for planning and designing river
restoration, covering general principles and case studies from a wide
range of environments. The course integrates hydrology, hydraulics,
sediment transport, geomorphology, aquatic ecology, fisheries, and
riparian ecology, and includes field measurements, mapping, and
interpretation. Now in its 20^th successful year, the course is held at
Sagehen Creek Field Station, combining a beautiful natural setting with
excellent research and teaching facilities. Course materials include
/Tools in Fluvial Geomorphology/ (John Wiley & Sons), relevant papers in
pdf, and printed field and lecture notes.
http://laep.ced.berkeley.edu/courses/riverrestoration
/Early-bird registration extended to *15 June* /
*/Sediment Transport in Stream Assessment and Design/*
/27-31 July 2015, Logan, Utah/
This course emphasizes applications of the principles of sediment
transport to alluvial channel assessment and design. Principles of open
channel flow and sediment transport are combined with watershed-scale,
hydrologic and sediment source analysis to place channel assessment and
design in the appropriate context. Tools for estimating sediment supply
at the watershed to reach level are applied in class exercises.
Threshold and alluvial channel design methods are presented along with
guidelines for assessing and incorporating uncertainty. The course
balances advance reading, lecture, field work, and hands-on exercises
for estimating sediment supply, calculating sediment transport rates,
and forecasting channel response to water and sediment supply. Intended
for participants who are familiar with basic principles of river
geomorphology.
https://cnr.usu.edu/streamrestoration/htm/course-information
/Spaces still available/
