Stream Restoration for Design Professionals
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**AIA credit is not available in USB format.
Agenda
Day 1, Monday, July 27, 2020
11:00 am – 2:30 pm CDT (incl. 30-min. break)
The Behavior of Surface Water
Flow measurement
Historical records
H&H modeling methods
Understanding human impacts
Causes of river degradation
Introduction to Geomorphology
Fluvial geomorphology 101
The 4 dimensions (section, planform, profile, time)
Channel evolution
Stream hydraulics
Stream ecology
Day 2, Tuesday, July 28, 2020
11:00 am – 3:00 pm CDT (incl. 30-min. break)
Tools for Assessment and Restoration
Rapid watershed assessment methods
Prescribed treatments
In-stream structures (profile)
Streambank stabilization (section)
Planform reconstruction (planform)
Buffer revegetation
Watershed management
Project examples
Design Considerations
Plans and specifications
Stakeout and structure tables
Submittals and deliverables
Project stop points
Site preparation
Erosion and sediment control
Managing invasive vegetation
Successful riparian restoration
Lessons Learned: Construction Consideration
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Credits
Landscape Architects:
6.5 CE Hours
6.5 LA/CES HSW PDHs
Professional Engineers:
6.5 PDHs
Stormwater Managers:
6.5 ASFPM CECs
Continuing Education Credit Information
HalfMoon Education Certifying Entities:
American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (No. J885)
International Code Council (No. 1232)
Landscape Architect Continuing Education System
American Institute of Certified Planners (APA)
Boards of Engineering: Florida (No. 0004647), Indiana (License No. CE21700059),
Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), North Carolina (No. S-0130),
and North Dakota.
Course-by-Course Providers: Association of State Floodplain Managers
HalfMoon Education is deemed a New York-approved continuing education provider for engineers and architects via its registration with the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (Regulations of the Commissioner §68.14(i)(2) and §69.6(i) (2)). NY landscape architects: §79-1.5(i)(2).
Speakers
Brian J. Kwiatkowski
Certified Professional EcologistMr. Kwiatkowski is a Certified Professional Ecologist (CE) and fluvial geomorphologist, with nearly 20 years of experience in the fields of watershed planning, green infrastructure design, and ecosystem restoration. Mr. Kwiatkowski has extensive training in the analysis and design of riverine systems, including Newbury Hydraulics and Rosgen Level IV Natural Channel Design certification. He is responsible for developing watershed management plans, river and stream restoration projects, and sustainable stormwater systems. He has collected and analyzed data on more than 400 miles of open channel throughout North America, including geomorphic and vegetative process indicators, habitat evaluation, and sediment transport data. Mr. Kwiatkowski has also contributed to stormwater best management practice (BMP) manuals addressing the design of open channels, the design of storm drainage facilities, green infrastructure planning, and water quality improvement. He has provided design, inspection and construction management services for numerous projects throughout the United States.
Craig Straub
Civil and Environmental Consultants, Inc.Civil and Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Dr. Straub has over 20 years of experience in sustainable stormwater management systems, aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem reconstruction, endangered species and wetland science. He has managed complex projects related to watershed restoration and has developed green and grey design stormwater solutions. He has led projects related to watershed assessment, including GIS and mapping, hydraulic and hydrologic modeling, watershed ecology, source area identification, pollutant loading analysis, and evaluation of watershed management strategies and best management practices (BMPs). Dr. Straub has also conducted several wetland delineations and stream evaluations along with wetland and stream mitigation design and has obtained Section 404 and 401 permits for various clients, negotiating the complexities of the permitting processes. With an extensive background in preparing planting plans and technical specifications in support of wetland and stream restoration he has developed comprehensive land-use plans involving the return of remediated sites to their natural historic conditions and has designed and implemented ecological restoration plans, including monitoring and maintenance, for wetlands, prairies, riparian and upland forests and streams. Dr. Straub has also conducted bioengineering workshops along with bioengineering design and implementation for stream restoration sites.