This course is developed for experienced ecologists, regulators, professional engineers and environmental scientists who already have a good understanding of stream ecosystems and restoration principals. This course will provide professionals with in-depth knowledge of stream restoration principals for developing and reviewing stream restoration projects that incorporate natural channel design and are expected to meet performance-based water quality standards.

It is assumed that registrants will have a basic understanding of the Clean Water Act, Ohio water quality standards, QHEI metrics, Rosgen stream classification system, natural channel design terminology, channel evolution and basic field survey protocol. It is strongly encouraged that participants have had exposure to Rosgen or Newbury trainings. Existing knowledge may be supplemented by reading pre-class course materials that will be sent to registrants two weeks prior to the workshop.

With the exception of Day 1 and Day 5, the workshop will start at 8:00 am and conclude at 5:00 pm. On Day 1, registration will be from 8:30 until 9:00 am with the workshop beginning promptly at 9:00 am. On Day 5, the workshop will conclude at 3:00 pm.

Day 1
Registration; Integration of stream biology, fluvial geomorphology and hydraulic engineering; Advanced Understanding of Biocriteria, Bioassessment and Biological Considerations that Drive Decision Making and performance-based outcomes

Day 2
Expand on the Relationships between Fluvial Geomorphology, biology and QHEI; Fluvial Processes; Field Exercise

Day 3
Channel Hydraulics; Measuring Discharge; Field Exercise

Day 4
Channel Evolution; Sediment Transport; Computer Modeling; Nutrient Processing; QHEI as a Design Tool

Day 5
Stream Restoration Development and Evaluation, Field Exercise

Each SERTS instructor speaks from real world experience in stream restoration. These professional practitioners will present examples of both successes and failures from the three sciences as they relate to implemented projects.

David Baker, PhD
Dr. Baker is the Director Emeritus of the National Center for Water Quality Research at Heidelberg College. Since the mid-1970’s, he has been involved in the quantification of sediment, nutrient and pesticides transport in Ohio rivers; the development of agricultural pollution abatement programs and the assessment of the effectiveness of these programs in reducing pollutant loadings into Lake Erie.

Joel Bingham, Restoration Ecologist
Mr. Bingham is a Restoration Ecologist with Oxbow River & Stream Restoration, Inc. He combines a strong background in bio-monitoring with advanced training in stream morphology and natural channel design. He has managed numerous types of projects ranging from fishery evaluations, use-attainment studies, and lake and stream water quality assessments to stream restoration projects during his career.

Tim Granata, P.E., PhD
Dr. Granata is an assistant professor at The Ohio State University specializing in ecological engineering and eco-hydraulics of rivers and coastal zones. He is a registered professional engineer and a registered senior ecologist with the Ecological Engineering Society of America. His expertise includes dam removals, sediment transport, and hydraulic modeling.

Steve Phillips, CPESC
Mr. Phillips is the owner of Oxbow River & Stream Restoration, Inc. Under Mr. Phillips direction, this fifty year old design-build company has become a leader in ecosystem restoration projects with over 160 successfully implemented projects throughout the Midwest. Mr. Phillips specializes in natural channel design restoration projects that are constructed to meet or exceed a predicted water quality and biological improvement.

Edward T. Rankin, Senior Research Associate
Mr. Rankin is currently a Senior Research Associate for the Center for Applied Bioassessment and Biocriteria (CABB) of the Midwest Biodiversity Institute (MBI) and is also affiliated with ILGARD at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. He has a Masters in Zoology from the Ohio State University studying smallmouth bass habitat selection. His current research interests include understanding the effects of multiple stressors on aquatic life in streams and watersheds; development and application of stream habitat assessment methodologies; development and application of biological criteria, and derivation of biocriteria-based chemical criteria for aquatic life (e.g., nutrients, sediment, metals, etc).

Don Roseboom, Stream Restoration Specialist
Mr. Roseboom is a Stream Restoration Specialist for the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in the Illinois District, Champaign, IL. Don is a member of recently formed USGS team to evaluate stream restoration projects in Illinois and the Midwest. Don also has a joint appointment with Colorado State University where he works with Dr Chester Watson on stream restoration designs and project implementation. Don has been directly involved in over 60 stream restoration projects.

Chester Watson, PhD., P.E.
Dr. Watson is presently Principal Investigator at Cottonwood Research, LLC in Colorado for research projects involving erosional stability of watershed and stream systems, effectiveness of stream stabilization products, and river and stream restoration projects. He is involved in a major research effort for the Engineer Research and Develop Center (EDRC), U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to develop methods for rehabilitation of streams that have been destabilized due to land-use change and channelization. His expertise includes the design and rehabilitate of deeply incised streams, to quantify the Channel Evolution Process, defined in 1981, and to quantify sediment transport and supply in these watersheds.

Chris Yoder, Research Director
Mr. Yoder is Research Director of the Center for Applied Bioassessment and Biocriteria at the Midwest Biodiversity Institute. He is presently the principal investigator of a cooperative agreement with the U.S. EPA, Office of Water. He was most recently Manager of the Ecological Assessment Section at Ohio EPA (1989 – 2001) and supervisor and staff member since 1976. His 35 years of experience includes service on national, regional, and state working groups and committees dealing with monitoring and assessment, biological criteria, and WQS. He served as a member of the National Research Council committee on the role of science in the TMDL process in 2001. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from The Ohio State University and a Master of Arts degree from DePauw University.

Ulrike Zika, Sc.D
Dr. Zika is an Aquatic Ecologist/Environmental Scientist with Oxbow River and Stream Restoration, Inc. Her expertise includes ecological engineering, stream restoration, stream assessment, and habitat evaluations in fluvial and coastal systems. She is responsible for sampling designs, field data collection protocols, statistical and graphical analyses of data, scientific publications, proposals and reports to funding agencies.

SERTS participation will serve as 30 contact hours toward professional development hours.

Please complete the registration form and make payment by August 11, 2006 for Workshop 1 and September 8, 2006 for Workshop 2 to guarantee your place in the workshop. Registrations can be made by mail, email or fax. Payment may be made by check or purchase order. Credit card payment can not be accepted at this time. Registration priority will be based on receipt of payment. Each workshop is limited to the first 30 participants. If paying by check or purchase order, please make payable to The River Institute and submit with your registration form. Direct bill options are available by calling RI for prior approval.

Upon receipt of payment, a confirmation email will be sent notifying participants of their enrollment status. This confirmation email will serve as the participant’s receipt of payment.

The organizers reserve the right to cancel a workshop due to insufficient registration. The River Institute reserves the right to cancel any un-paid registration to make room for paid in-full attendees.

Workshop registration includes course materials, field trip transportation, lunch and refreshments. Participants are responsible for making their own lodging arrangements. Workshop 1 will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 5100 Upper Metro Place, Dublin, Ohio (1-800-EMBASSY). Workshop 2 will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 500 Metro Place North, Dublin, Ohio (1-877-STAY-HGI) Mention the RI workshop for a reduced overnight rate.