[watershedmanagers] Fluvial geomorphology and stream restoration short course announcment

[News and discussion forum for watershed managers in Maine]

Field Geology Services is pleased to offer a fluvial geomorphology short 
course entitled "Using Fluvial Geomorphology to Improve Stream 
Restoration and Watershed Management".  The three-day course will be 
held online November 6-8, 2023 with an optional one-day virtual field 
trip on November 9, 2023.  This course covers the basic principles of 
fluvial geomorphology and their use in watershed assessments and 
designing stream restoration projects.  The virtual field trip will be 
from the Chesapeake Bay region with additional virtual trip locations 
potentially developed based on the interests of course registrants.  The 
course is being organized and hosted by the River Management Society 
(RMS).  A brief course description is found below with more details 
available on the RMS website along with registration information and 
pricing: https://rms.memberclicks.net/stream-restoration-course-2023

Feel free to call me at 207-491-9541 or e-mail jfield at field-geology.com 
for further information on registration or course content.  Registration 
discounts are available for registration prior to October 6th and for 
RMS members (and those that join during registration).  Please call or 
email regarding additional discounts for students and groups of 3 or 
more.  We look forward to seeing you in November!  Please pass this 
announcement to others that you think might be interested in the course.

Thank you,

Dr. John Field

Using Fluvial Geomorphology to Improve Stream Restoration and Watershed 
Management

This 3-day short course with an optional virtual field trip will provide 
an overview of fluvial geomorphology with a thorough discussion of key 
concepts such as the principles of equilibrium, channel classification 
methods, channel evolution, and sediment transport capacity.  A number 
of examples and case studies from New England, Pacific Northwest, 
Chesapeake Bay region and elsewhere in the country will demonstrate how 
an understanding of fluvial geomorphology can be used in watershed 
assessments to identify the underlying causal mechanisms for erosion and 
flooding problems that are responsible for significant infrastructure 
damage and environmental degradation.  Additional case studies will be 
used to reveal common errors made in stream restoration projects when 
the basic principles of fluvial geomorphology are poorly understood. The 
course will conclude with a discussion of the appropriate settings and 
conditions within which to employ a variety of widely used stream 
restoration techniques.  The virtual field trip will visit degraded 
streams where restoration projects may be completed and to already 
completed stream restoration sites in order to illustrate the fluvial 
geomorphology concepts and stream restoration techniques discussed in 
the course.

The short course will consist of visual presentations, small group 
exercises, and hands-on activities that will provide participants with 
practical experiences and examples to recognize unstable channel reaches 
in a watershed and identify the most appropriate stream restoration 
techniques that will best address the identified instabilities, if 
present.  The course is designed for government officials, environmental 
and engineering consultants, construction contractors, non-profit 
watershed groups, educators, and others dealing with flooding, erosion, 
nutrient loading, and habitat issues along rivers and streams.

-- 
John Field, PhD, PG (Maine)
Field Geology Services, LLC
P.O. Box 824
Portland, ME  04104
USA
Phone: 207-491-9541
Email: jfield at field-geology.com
Web: www.field-geology.com [1]

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