Canadian Rivers InstituteTraining, Opportunities, EmploymentCourses & WorkshopsStream Restoration Design and Monitoring

Stream Restoration Design and Monitoring

28-30 September, 2010
Penticton, British Columbia, Canada

Lead Instructor: Dr. Bob Newbury, Newbury Hydraulics

Dr. Bob Newbury instructing in his favourite classroom

The 3 day workshop consists of 5 half-day lectures and a half-day field trip to a completed pool and riffle fish passage project and to the Okanagan River re-meandering project now under construction near Oliver BC.

Three lectures deal with fluvial processes and hydraulics with a special emphasis on aquatic habitats, three lectures deal with designing pools and riffles, meanders, and fish passage works. The final lectures illustrate the application of HEC-RAS, CHUTE and FishXing programs as they apply to two trout and salmon project designs.

All lecture materials are contained in a 200+ page project case book with 14 completed inland and coastal stream and river projects. An attached CD contains the design programs and the sample project files.

The workshop is designed for those with an interest in stream restoration, design, and monitoring. Participants will receive instruction in fluvial hydrology, ecological considerations, restoration design and technical details, and aquatic monitoring and assessment. The workshop will be a combination of lecture and field components. A current large-scale stream restoration project in the town of Oliver will be visited to demonstrate the applications and stream and biological monitoring in the field.

The lectures and handbook are designed for engineers, biologists, and other earth scientists in government, university, and environmental consulting who are working directly in the disciplines presented or are responsible for planning, assessing, and approving restoration projects.

Fees and Costs:

3-day Workshop Fee:

Testimonial

"The CRI Stream Restoration Course brings together the river biology and channel engineering aspects of stream restoration to provide a wealth of information in an understandable form for effective design of fish habitat."
-D. Beach, Fisheries and Oceans, Canada

$800 Cdn Professionals
$400 Cdn Students - full-time registered students only*

(*this is not available as a university credit course)

The workshop will be capped at 30 participants, and spots will be filled on a first come - first serve basis. Email m.gray@unb.ca to get your name on the list. If we have more than 30 people on the list we will ask participants to pay before the deadline, and full payment will be the only way to keep your spot.

Full workshop fees will be due no later than 15 August, 2010.

Additional costs:

* Costs for all meals and accommodations are the responsibility of the participant.
* Coffee and snacks during lecture days will be provided.

* Transportation will be provided for the field trip to Oliver BC.