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Short Courses
Viewing, creating and sharing geospatial information in Google Earth
Instructor:
Patrick Teti, M.Sc., P.Geo., Research Hydrologist
Moderators:
Sandy Allegretto and Janet Oatney
Working with Beaver in Restoration Design
Instructors:
Joe Wheaton, Fluvial Geomorphologist, Utah State University
Nick Bouwes, Aquatic Ecologist, Utah State University
Chris Jordan, Research Fisheries Biologist, NOAA
Michael Pollock, Ecosystems Analyst, NOAA
Moderators:
Susan Firor and Peter Skidmore
Hydrologic, Hydraulic, and Paleohydrologic Analyses of Mountain River Systems
Instructor:
Dr. Robert Jarrett, Research Hydrologist
Moderators:
Janet Corsale and Gary Wolff
Speaking of Science – How to Avoid the Snares and Sand Traps of Public Speaking
Instructor:
Dr. Janine Castro, Geomorphologist, US Fish and Wildlife Service & National Marine Fisheries Service
Moderator:
Sue Niezgoda
Project Management for Planning, Design and Implementation of Restoration Projects (Contracting and Contract Management)
Instructors:
Daniel Warren, MBA, PMP, President of D.J. Warren & Associates Inc.
Scott Wright, P.E., Principal of River Design Group Inc.
Moderators:
Kelley Jorgensen and Doug Pineo
Welcome
Rob Sampson, President RRNW
Opening Address
Dr. Martin W. Doyle – 150 Years of Rivers as Commodities: From Fishing Clubs to the CCC to Mitigation Banks
Moderator: Rob Sampson
Session 1: Management and Policy
- Beyond Projects: Building Resiliency in Restoration Programs – Kendra Smith
- Are We Certifiable? Defining the Body of Knowledge for Practicing Stream Restoration and National Certification – Sue Niezgoda
- Design Gcluidelines For The Enhancement And Creation Of Estuarine Habitats In The Middle Reaches Of The Lower Columbia River – Jeremy Lowe and Allan Whiting
Session 2: Salmon Habitat
- Facts and Fiction about Wood Placement in Streams – Phil Roni, George Pess and Tim Beechie
- Mobile wood additions: An Effective Tool for Restoring Channel Complexity and Salmonid Habitat – Jim MacCartney, John Field and John Magee
- Reproductive Success of Chinook and Coho Salmon Colonizing Newly Accessible Habitat – Joseph Anderson, Paul Faulds and Thomas Quinn
- Using Buried Accelerometers to Measure the Timing of Bed Movement, Scour, and Fill in Gravel-bedded Rivers – Andrew Gendaszek, Chris Magirl, Matt Marineau, and Christiana Czuba
Session 3: Restoration of the Clark Fork River
- Milltown Dam Removal And Floodplain Restoration: A Project Manager’s View of Integrated Remediation and Restoration – Douglas Martin
- Integrated River and Floodplain Restoration on The Clark Fork River Following Removal of Milltown Dam: Engineering Design, Observed Performance, and Lessons Learned – Matt Daniels
- Milltown Restoration Interdisciplinary Floodplain Restoration and Revegetation Using an Adaptive Management Framework – Tom Parker
- Challenges Moving Up River – How Lessons Learned from the Restoration of Milltown Dam are Being Applied to the Remediation/restoration of the Upper Clark Fork River – Brian Bartkowiak
Session 4: Strategic Restoration of Incised Streams with Beavers
- Modeling the Capacity of Riverscapes to Support Dam-Building Beaver: Implication for Restoration and Conservation Strategies – William Macfarlane and Joseph Wheaton
- Adaptively Managing Watershed-scale Stream Habitat Restoration Experiments: A Case Study of Beaver Assisted Floodplain Reconnection in Bridge Creek (John Day River, OR) – Chris Jordan, J. Wheaton, N. Bouwes, C. Volk, N. Weber and M. Pollock
- Restoring Stream and Riparian Processes Using Beaver Dams and Beaver Dam Analogues – Michael Pollock, N. Bouwes, C. Volk, N. Weber, J. Wheaton and C. Jordan
- Can Beaver Dams Aggrade Incised Streams to the Point of Floodplain Reconnection and Recovery – Joseph Wheaton, F. Consolati, N. Bouwes, M. Pollock, C. Volk and C. Jordan
- The Ecological Impacts of Stream Restoration: Providing Structures to Assist Beavers to Aggrade an Incised Channel to Benefit Endangered Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) – Nick Bouwes, N. Weber, C. Jordan, J. Wheaton, C. Volk and M. Pollock
Invited Speaker
Dr. Brian P. Bledsoe – Let’s Be Honest: Addressing Key Uncertainties in Stream Restoration and Decision-Making
Session 5: Modeling and Innovations
- Long-Term Monitoring of Flow Deflection Structures in Northwest Rivers – Casey Kramer and Thanos Papaanicolaou
- Examining the Impact of River-Management Actions on Aquatic Resources Using 2-D Flow and Bioenergetics Models – Robert Black, Christina Czuba and Christopher Magirl
- A Stream Evolution Model Integrating Habitat and Ecosystem Benefits – Brian Cluer and Colin Thorne
Session 6: Poster Session
| Tami Church | Understanding Wood-Pool Dynamics Using Long-Term Monitoring Data |
| Stephen Cruise | Fun with Foam – Deep Injection Polymer for Scour Repair |
| William Rice | Monitoring a New Channel for Wasilla Creek |
| Adam Gebauer | Does Invasive Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinacea) Dominance Reduce Stream Flow in Eastern Washington? |
| Austin Jensen, Ian Gowing, and Jeremy Gilman | Low Cost Aerial Imagery for Monitoring River Restoration and Fish Habitat |
| Gabe Williams | Improving Restoration Efficiency by Using GIS Databases in Assessments |
| Mackenzie Keith | Investigating Organic Carbon and Fine-Grain Sediment Source Dynamics Along Fanno Creek, Oregon |
| Eliza Ghitis | Modeling Patterns of Sediment Size in Restored Streams and Estuaries |
| Charles Cannon | Mapping the Columbia River Estuary Ecosystem Classification |
| Sara Bangen | Comparison of Topographic Surveying Techniques in Wadeable Streams |
| Krista Jones | Development of a Scalable Monitoring Plan for Salmon Habitat Restoration Projects on Tribal Lands in Eastern Oregon and Washington |
| Neil Lassettre | Merced River Channel and Riparian Vegetation Assessment: Studies to Guide Long-Term Management |
| David Hartley | Characterization of Habitat Conditions and the Geomorphic Context to Inform Restoration Actions on Sullivan Creek, Pend Oreille County |
| DJ Bandrowski | National Manual – Guidelines for Planning, Design, Placement and Maintenance of Large Wood in Rivers Restoring Process and Function |
| Mousa Diabat | What Matters Most: Are Summer Stream Temperatures More Sensitive to Changing Air Temperature, Changing Discharge, or Changing Riparian Vegetation under Future Climates |
| Elizabeth Benolkin | Development and Implementation of Off-Road Vehicle Stream Crossing Assessments in Anadromous Fish Habitat, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska |
| Hoda Sondossi | Balancing Act: Restoration of a Creek, a Lake Margin Spring, a Wetland Complex, Interacting in an Agricultural Setting |
| Sue Mattenberger | Restoration of a Spring-fed River Using Modified Bio-engineering Techniques in a Post Mazama Landscape |
| Eric Nielesen | Relationships Between Watershed, Stream Characteristics and Channel Forming |
| Nate Hough-Snee | Riparian Vegetation Communities Recover Rapidly From Disturbance Following Grazing Retirement at Spawn Creek, a Northern Utah Headwater Stream |
| Jeremy Svehla | Salt River Ecosystem Restoration Project |
Session 7: Riparian Revegetation and Stabilization
- Rapid Riparian Revegetation in Willamette Basin Model Watersheds – Peter Guillozet and Sarah Dyrdahl
- Riparian Plant Restoration Along an Incised Stream using Deep-planting and Tree Shelters for the Purpose of Improving Habitat and Providing Food for Beaver – Jason Hall, M. Pollock, S. Hoh, C. Jordan, C. Volk and J. Goldsmith
- Detecting Changes in Riparian Vegetation Type, Quantity and Location due to Installation of Structures to Assist Beavers in an Incised Arid Stream – Carol Volk, J. Goldsmith, N. Bouwes, J. Wheaton, C. Jordan and M. Pollock
- 10 years of Bio-engineered Bank Stabilization in Eastern Idaho – Katie Salsbury and Eric August
Session 8: Restoring Geomorphic and Hydrologic Processes
- Geologic and Physiographic Controls on Bed-Material Yield, Transport and Channel Morphology for Alluvial and Bedrock Rivers of Western Oregon with Implications for Stream Restoration and River Management – Jim O’Connor, R. Wallick, J. Mangano, S.W. Anderson, K. Jones and M. Keith
- Geomorphic Floodplains and the Use of Process Domains to Guide Restoration Strategy – Rose Wallick, J. O’Connor, K. Jones, C. Cannon and M. Keith
- Results and Challenges of Restoring Fluvial Processes and Aquatic Habitat in the Alluvial Fan of Newaukum Creek – Dan Eastman
- Living with Fans – Challenges of and Strategies for Rehabilitating Alluvial Fan Processes in Human Modified Settings – Christina Avolio and Ian Mostrenko
Invited Speaker
Dr. Peggy A. Johnson – Waterway Transitions and Restoration at Bridges
Moderator: Janine Castro
Session 9: Where Rivers Meet Roads: Sustainable Stream Crossing and Restoration Design
- Removing Barriers? The Future of Stream Crossing Streamlining in the Pacific Northwest – Janine Castro
- Like Water Under Troubled Bridges: The Development and Implementation of ODOT’s Fluvial Performance Standard – William Fletcher
- Stream Crossing Design in Washington State: What’s New and What Have We Learned? – Bob Barnard
- Stream Stability at Highway Structures’: More Than Just a Bridge Engineers Reference Manual – Lyle Zevenbergen
Panel Discussion
Led by Colin Thorne – with Peggy Johnson, Janine Castro, William Fletcher, Bob Barnard and Lyle Zevenbergen
Session 10: Floodplain Connectivity
- Capitalizing on Flooding as Passive Restoration: Hearts and Minds of the Musselshell – Karin Boyd
- Monitoring Results From the Lower Tolt River Floodplain Reconnection Project: How Effective is the ‘Process-Based’ Design after 2 years – Josh Latterell, D. Eastman, L. Hartema, H. Berge and R. Timm
- Quantifying Ecologic Benefits of Floodplain Reconnection on the Lower San Joaquin River – Katie Jagt and Mary Matella
Session 11: Surface Water and Groundwater Interactions
- Reconfigured Groundwater Hydrology and Energy Dynamics in a Restored Reach of Meacham Creek, Oregon, USA – Byron Amerson
- Hydrologic Monitoring Of Physical And Geochemical Characteristics Of Salmonid Spawning Restoration Sites On The American River, CA Shows That High Variance Within The Hyporheic Zone Creates More Suitable Habitat – Katie Janes
- A Strategic Response to Climate Change: Restoring Complexity, Stability, and Water Storage Capability to Streams and Riparian Ecosystems on Public Lands with the help of Beavers and Wolves– Suzanne Fouty
Closing Speaker
Dr. Geoffrey Poole – Hydrologic Responses to Stream Restoration: Implications for Riverine Ecosystem Resilience and the Management of Water Quality
Moderator: Terril Stevenson
Closing Remarks
Terril Stevenson, Incoming RRNW President