[watershedmanagers] Fluvial geomorphology and stream restoration short course

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Field Geology Services is pleased to offer a three-day online short course
entitled “Using Fluvial Geomorphology to Improve Stream Restoration and
Watershed Management” from November 16-18, 2026.  An optional virtual field
trip is also being held on November 19, 2026.  This course covers the basic
principles of fluvial geomorphology and their use in watershed assessments
and the design of stream restoration projects.  The virtual field trip will
be from the Chesapeake Bay region with additional locations potentially
added 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.  More details are available on the RMS website
along with registration information and pricing at
https://bit.ly/fluv-geo-26.

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.  An early
registration discount is available prior to October 16th.  An additional
discount is available for RMS members (and for those that join during
registration).  Please call or email regarding additional discounts for
students and groups of three or more.  We look forward to seeing you in the
course and please pass this announcement on to others that might be
interested.

Thank you,

Dr. John Field


*Using Fluvial Geomorphology to Improve Stream Restoration and Watershed
Management*

This 3-day online short course (from 10am-5pm Eastern Time each day) 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 continuity.  A number of examples and
case studies from New England, the Pacific Northwest, the 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
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 not taken into consideration. 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 future restoration
projects may be completed and to already completed stream restoration sites
in order to illustrate and reinforce the fluvial geomorphology concepts and
stream restoration techniques discussed in the course.

The short course will consist of visual presentations, small group
exercises, and 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, students, and others dealing with flooding, erosion, nutrient
loading, dam removals, and habitat degradation along rivers and streams.
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