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Hydrologic and Geomorphic Processes in Stream Restoration

X478 (1 semester unit in Civ. & Env. Eng.)

A requirement in the Certificate Program in California Water Management and Ecosystem Restoration

Enormous momentum is building and funding is now available in California for restoring stream ecosystems at federal, state, and community levels. An important first step in any stream restoration planning and design effort is to understand the dominant physical processes at work in the project watershed.

In this course you are introduced to the dominant hydraulic and geomorphic processes active in stream systems. It provides an understanding of how these processes contribute to the ecological health of a stream and its associated riparian corridor. In addition to addressing stream-flow hydraulics, sediment transport, and channel morphology, the course enables students to identify the signs and causes of human-induced changes to stream morphology and ecology. Using graphics, slides, and videos of project studies throughout California, the course demonstrates the linkages between physical and biological processes in a stream that are critical to effective, sustainable restoration design or watershed resource management.

This course is designed for scientists, resource managers, planners, regulatory agency personnel, consultants, members of community watershed groups, and others who are interested in stream restoration or watershed resource management.

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Tues. June 17, Berkeley