2:3817:36Natural Stream Restoration: Restoring Streams (Part III) - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipTo begin restoring a stream. First you have to reshape it. Moving dirt and rocks to establish a moreMoreTo begin restoring a stream. First you have to reshape it. Moving dirt and rocks to establish a more natural stream channel and floodplain reshaping can start with grading banks.
Local and state officials and restoration specialists say the goals for stream restoration vary from place to place, but it is one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce pollution from stormwater, especially in developed areas where other options are limited.
For planning, design, and NEPA, costs range from $21,000 to $110,000 per river mile. The mean is about $70,000 for the planning phase. Material acquisition and material trans- portation to project sites can become one of the most expensive components of stream restoration.
Described as “a set of activities that help improve the environmental health of a river or stream”, stream restoration seeks to stabilize channels within their present environmental context, and can seek to accomplish goals like reducing erosion of channel beds and banks, and reducing downstream sedimentation.
DisadvantagesVery expensive.Dams trap sediment which means the reservoir can hold less water.Habitats are flooded often leading to rotting vegetation. This releases methane which is a greenhouse gas .Settlements are lost leading to the displacement of people.
Therefore, the five most common goals of stream restoration projects are:improve water quality;manage riparian zones;improve in-stream habitat;allow for fish passage and.stabilize stream banks.
The whole operation will cost $130 million and is penciled in for completion before the end of 2022. This could be a significant, if long overdue help to salmon populations, birds, and other wildlife, McManus says, and he just wants to see it finished.
Restoration costs are the actual and imputed expenditures for activities aiming at the restoration of depleted or degraded natural systems, partly or completely counteracting (accumulated) environmental impacts of economic activities.
The median cost of seagrass restoration was estimated at USD 106,782 per hectare based on 64 published studies (Bayraktarov et al., 2016), and this can be 10–400 times higher than the costs documented for terrestrial ecosystem restoration (Jacob et al., 2018).
Conservation and Restoration MethodsAbandoned Mine Drainage Remediation.Aquatic Organism Passage.Large Woody Material Restoration.Riparian Tree Planting.Soil Bioengineering.Traditional In-stream Habitat and Streambank Stabilization.
River restoration refers to a large variety of ecological, physical, spatial and management measures and practices. These are aimed at restoring the natural state and functioning of the river system in support of biodiversity, recreation, flood management and landscape development.
River restoration immediately benefits the quality of the ecosystem through re-engineering channels that improve the ecology and reduce floods. It also enhances biodiversity in the area by restoring natural functions. Rivers are important natural habitats for different plants and animals.
The Streambank Restoration Techniques (SRT) course is a comprehensive, ‘hands on’ training program where participants learn first-hand how to construct, install and maintain standard and innovative streambank restoration and bioengineering structures and techniques.
The Streambank Restoration Techniques course is delivered in communities throughout North America, utilizing local field sites as the ‘classroom’.
Hi Darren, thanks for teaching such an excellent course. I look forward to incorporating what I learned into my work!
The 16-hour, two-day SRT course provides participants with a strong working knowledge of streambank and lakeshore site restoration and soil bioengineering techniques.
The SRT training course provides valuable training for current professionals and industry stakeholders who require a strong working knowledge and skills to rehabilitate and restore streambanks, lakeshores and hillslopes.
Course fees will vary by course delivery location. For further information, please contact NRTG.
The SRT course is available via our website schedule, or on contract to community groups. The SRT is regularly scheduled for community-based deliveries throughout the year (providing suitable weather; unfrozen soils, no frost or snow on ground, ‘ideally’ prior to leaf budding).
Regular and predictable attendance is expected and required. All Cleveland Metroparks employees must be prepared to work flexible schedules, including evenings, weekends, and/or holidays as required.
Keeps direct supervisor promptly informed of key/significant issues or concerns.
Bachelor’s degree, Masters preferred, from an accredited college/university in stream ecology, fluvial geomorphology, hydrology, or closely related field.
There is no faster or more effective way to bring a river back to life than removing a dam. American Rivers leads the nation in restoring rivers through dam removal. We have directly worked on more than 200 dam removals and helped many other projects by assisting government agencies and nonprofits to expand their capacity to restore rivers through trainings and focused program assistance. We are now expanding that capacity building through new trainings on floodplain restoration.
Our work largely focuses on the removal of dams, reconnection of floodplains and occasionally the replacement of road-stream crossings. By establishing diverse and locally-based partnerships we successfully demonstrate the ecological, social and economic benefits of reconnecting rivers and floodplains. We also enable communities to share their success stories and show how quickly a river can heal and how local businesses and property owners, as well as fish and wildlife, thrive when rivers are restored. Our team provides a diversity of river restoration expertise. From law and policy to geomorphology and engineering, we are well-equipped to provide sound, practical advice to communities nationwide.