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Chesapeake Bay Field Office Presents the Stream Functions Pyramid Approach to Restoring Streams in a Webinar

Northeast Region, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Journal, December 7, 2011

Chesapeake Bay Field Office biologist, Rich Starr, was one of several guest speakers participating in the webcast Stream Restoration: Between a Rock and a Hard Place, part of the Center for Watershed Protection’s Watershed and Stormwater Management Webcast Series.

 Stream restoration includes techniques used to enhance the appearance, structure, or function of streams. These practices and design are constantly evolving and can range from simple stream cleanups and basic stream repairs to extremely sophisticated stream restoration techniques. Stream restoration has often failed when the goals and objectives were not clearly articulated to the designer or when the design lacked clear standards to measure success in meeting goals and objectives.  Read more...