For students, faculty, personnel from federal and state agencies, museums, environmental organizations and consulting firms
Restoring Stream Processes: Field Applications July 24 - 30 Instructor: Steven Koenig Location: Eagle Hill Institute, Steuben, Me It has generally been accepted that watershed restoration should focus on restoring natural processes that create and maintain habitat rather than manipulating in-stream habitats in an effort to create habitat features. However, many process-based restoration actions are site-specific and conducted on a short stream reach. In this seminar, we will learn the ecological dynamics of a river or stream system, how to begin the ecological restoration process, and how to apply the methodology on a watershed scale. Field activities will take place in the upper Narraguagus River watershed where Project SHARE has been implementing habitat restoration actions associated with, federally listed as endangered, Atlantic salmon recovery. Participants will learn the process relationships between the active stream channel and the riparian buffer, impacts of current and historic land use practices on streams and rivers, assessment methodologies, and how to design plans for site-specific ecological restoration actions, including natural stream channel design for road crossings and dam removal. This is a practical, hands-on course intended to prepare the participants to begin applying assessment and restoration methods on existing projects that Project SHARE has completed or is currently working on. about the instructor Steven D. Koenig ([email protected]) is the Executive Director of Project SHARE (Salmon Habitat and River Enhancement, salmonhabitat.org), a non-profit conservation group pursuing the restoration of salmon habitat and natural ecosystem function in Eastern Maine. Over the past 15 years, he has worked with diverse partners to develop a nationally-recognized habitat restoration program completing 200 + restoration projects to date. Mr. Koenig collaborates with NGOs and resource agencies to host stream restoration workshops throughout Maine. In 2009 the National Fish Habitat Action Plan recognized Mr. Koenig with its first national award "for Extraordinary Action in Supporting Fish Habitat Conservation." He was named as an “Endangered Species Recovery Champion” by the USFWS in 2012. In addition to being DEP-certified in Erosion and Sediment Control Practices and trained by the US Forest Service in Natural Stream Channel Design, Steven has studied limnology at the University of Wisconsin and fish physiology at West Virginia University. For general information, go to http://eaglehill.us/programs/nhs/natural-history-seminars.shtml For course calendar and course descriptions, go to http://www.eaglehill.us/programs/nhs/nhs-calendar.shtml For application information and cost breakdown, go to http://www.eaglehill.us/programs/general/application-info.shtml For more information, contact [email protected], 207-546-2821 x 1
