Below is a list of presentations from the 2006 Stream Restoration Conference
in Charlotte, NC. |
| Monday, October 2, 2006 - Pre-Conference Workshops |
| Building Science, Accountability, and Measures of Ecological Function into Pacific Northwest Watershed Restoration: Can a Long-term and Monitoring-intensive Approach Facilitate Effective and Accountable Restoration? - Todd Reeve, Bonneville Environmental Foundation |
| Functional Assessments of Stream Restoration: Current Results and Future Prospects - Jeff Jack, University of Louisville |
| A "Rapid" Restoration Evaluation Protocol for NC Streams - Dave Penrose, NC State University |
|
Sediment Transport in Natural Streams - Dr. Peter Wilcock, Johns Hopkins University |
| Tuesday, October 3 General Session Keynote |
| Understanding River Processes - Dr. Richard Hey, University of East Anglia |
| Understanding Sediment Transport - Dr. Peter Wilcock, John Hopkins University |
| Stream Restoration: A Regulatory Perspective - Scott McLendon, US Army Corps of Engineers |
| Stream Restoration and Research Activities in the Gulf Coastal Plain - Chris Metcalf, US Fish & Wildlife Service |
| Seeing the Watershed for the Streams: Landowners, Partnerships and Implementation of a Restoration Program - Callie Moore, Hiwassee River Watershed Coalition |
| Concurrent Session A - Stream Design (1pm - 3pm) |
| A Cost-Based Risk Assessment Method for Selecting Stream Restoration Design Alternatives - Sue Niezgoda, University of Wyoming |
| Applying Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis and Risk Quantification to a Stream Restoration Project in the North Carolina Piedmont - Louise Slate, Lochner |
| The Benefits and Future of Three Dimensional Design of Stream Channels - Dave Bidelspach, Stantec |
| Coastal Plain Stream Design - Kris Bass, NC State University |
| Application of the Klingeman Planning Approach to Urban Stream Restoration in the Eastern Piedmont Geologic Province - Alan Schlindwein, FSMS Engineers |
| Developing Design Criteria for Stream Restoration Projects - Will Harman, Buck Engineering, A Unit of Michael Baker Corp. |
| Concurrent Session B - Restoration Programs (1pm - 3pm) |
| Strategic Partnerships: Balancing the Concerns of Stakeholders and Regulatory Requirements to Achieve Flood Reduction and Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration - Robert Bailey, Tennessee Stream Mitigation Program |
| The Emergency Watershed Protection Program Response to Hurricanes Frances and Ivan in Western North Carolina - Michael J. Hinton, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| Buyout and Beyond: Reclaiming an Urban Floodplain. Little Sugar Creek Environmental Restoration and Greenway Project, Charlotte, NC - Andrew Bick, Buck Engineering, A Unit of Michael Baker Corporation |
| FEMA Compliance: Integrating Floodplain Regulations and Stream Restoration Projects - Salam Murtada, NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program; John Gerber, NC Floodplain Mapping Program - Division of Emergency Management |
| Estimation and Analysis of Expenses of EEP-Administered Stream Restoration Projects in North Carolina - Scott R. Templeton, Clemson University |
| Construction Costs, Cost Estimating, and Cost Benefit Analyses for Stream and Wetland Restoration Projects; From a Contractor's Perspective - Wes Newell, Backwater Environmental |
| Concurrent Session C - Riparian Vegetation (1pm - 3pm) |
| An Overview of the Ecosystem Enhancement Program's Recent Advancements and Goals Regarding the Establishment, Monitoring and Maintenance of Vegetation - Steven D. Roberts, NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program |
| Why Plant Physiology Matters - Jennifer Cure, Cure Nursery |
| The Effect of Soil Organic Matter Amendments on a Restored Stream and Floodplain Wetlands in the Headwaters of Little Sugar Creek, Charlotte, NC - James W. Pahl, Duke University Wetland Center |
| Riparian Areas Restoration (that satisfies humans too) - Jon Calabria, NC State University; Daniel J. Nadenicek, Clemson University |
| The Effect of Riparian Vegetation and Stream Morphology on Annual Sediment Loading - James M. Halley, Natural Systems Engineering |
| Repeated Vegetation Monitoring on North Carolina Restoration Projects - Lara Rozzell, NC State University |
| Concurrent Session A - Design & Assessment Tools (3:20 - 5:20pm) |
| The Use of Powersed/Flowsed Model - George Athanasakes, FMSM Engineers |
| Using MicroStation and GEOPAK Roadway Software for Stream and Wetland Design: Confessions of a Self-Professed Techno-Geek - Amy Wazenegger, WAZ Engineering, PC |
| Refraction Seismic Surveying: A Cost Savings for Stream Construction Involving Bedrock? - Brad Fairley, Stantec Consulting |
| Design and Construction of E Stream Types - Michael Adams, FMSM Engineers |
| Sediment and Erosion Control for Stream Restoration - Wyatt Brown, NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program |
| An Improved Soil Layering Technique for Streambank Restoration - Lanka Santha, RoLanka International, Inc. |
| Concurrent Session B - Project Evaluation (3:20 - 5:20pm) |
| A Decision Framework for the Establishment of a Restoration Monitoring Program - Mac Haupt, NC DENR Ecosystem Enhancement Program |
| Outcomes-based watershed restoration in the Deschutes Basin, Oregon: restoring water quality, habitat, and native fish with a long-term and monitoring-intensive strategy - Todd Reeve, Bonneville Environmental Foundation |
| Sediment and nutrient fluxes following dam removal - J. Adam Riggsbee, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| "I think that worked great" and "What was I thinking" - A case study of elements of 5 implemented projects and how the GOOD, the BAD, and the UGLY from these changed and improved future designs - Will Wilhelm, Kimley-Horn and Associates |
| Setting river restoration priorities: a review of approaches and a three-step process for identifying and prioritizing restoration actions - Tim Beechie, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration |
| Forecasting NCDOT's Transportation Improvement Program Mitigation Needs - Suzanne Unger, Buck Engineering, a Unit of Michael Baker Corporation |
| Concurrent Session C - Watershed Projects (3:20 - 5:20pm) |
| Watershed Improvement Planning in Gwinnett County, Georgia - Lori Visone, Brown and Caldwell |
| Tools for developing restoration plans of silvopastoral watersheds in East Tennessee - Jonathan Hagen, University of Tennessee - Knoxville |
| Don't Build. Don't Cut. Don't Touch. Please Donate! - Jennifer Barker, City of Charlotte, Storm Water Services |
| Wetland, stream and riparian buffer protection: one tool for achieving watershed goals - Stephanie Horton, NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program |
| Field assessment methods in watershed planning: an analysis of several case studies - Andrea Leslie, NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program |
| "From Site to Success" - Using GIS to Support Stream Restoration Efforts - Andrew Kiley, Kimley-Horn and Associates |
| Wednesday, October 4 - Concurrent Session A - Innovative Restoration (8am - 10am) |
| The Milestone Fen Recharge System - Richard Gee, Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services, Rockville, MD |
| Evolutionary Changes of Constructed Stream Restoration Techniques - The East Fork Case Study - Scott E. Sonnenburg, Eco-Design & Engineering, Ltd. |
| Dam Removal for River Restoration: Lowell and Carbonton Dams on the Little and Deep Rivers of North Carolina - George Howard, Restoration Systems |
| Nightingale Storm Water Capital Improvement Project - Stream Restoration and Storm Water Improvements in a Suburban Neighborhood - Dan M. Rice, Jordan, Jones & Goulding |
| Integrating Mitigation into Land Use Planning - Michael Ellison, W.K. Dickson |
| Storm Water Infiltration/Low Impact Development Techniques - Christopher J. Estes, Estes Design, Inc. |
| Concurrent Session B - Urban Projects (8am - 10am) |
| Stream & Wetland Restoration in an Urban Setting - Tarlton Restoration Project - Richard K. Mogensen, Mid-Atlantic Mitigation, LLC |
| Urban Stream Restoration Challenges and Strategies - Scott Bell, Limno-Tech, Inc. |
| Examples of the past and future of integrating natural channel design and stormwater best management practices with land development projects - Todd St. John, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. |
| The Social Process of Stream Restoration at NCSU: Watching values and perspectives at work in the Rocky Branch, House Creek, and North Creek Decision Processes - Lucy Laffitte, NC State University |
| Looking Beyond the Channel - Craig Carson, Montgomery County Dept. of Environmental Protection |
| Balancing Objectives: The Urban Challenge - Jarrod J. Karl, Charlotte Storm Water Services |
| Concurrent Session C - Monitoring Results (8a - 10am) |
| An Assessment of Geomorphologic Stability and Performance Utilizing a Simplified Set of Visual Metrics and Display Approaches - Greg Melia, NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program |
| Project Evaluation Results from the Mitchell River - Julie Elmore, Buck Engineering, A Unit of Michael Baker Corporation |
| Stability of Engineered Stream Structures in North Carolina Restoration Projects - Zackary Mondry, NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program |
| The C-111 Spreader Canal - Acceler8 the Restoration of South Florida's Creeks and Bays - Jennifer Heard, Brown and Caldwell |
| Stream Restoration Monitoring in the Hiwassee River Watershed of North Carolina - Jason Zink, NC State University |
| Monitoring: Practical Aspects of Surface Water Data Collection and Station Implementation - Thomas S. Blue, Blue: Land, Water, Infrastructure |
| Concurrent Session A - Watershed Management (10:20am - 12:00pm |
| Design Aspects of a Watershed Improvement Project Integrating Stream Restoration and Stormwater Treatment through Channel Reconstruction and an Off-line Wet Pond - Joel Tillery, CH2M Hill |
| Stoney Creek Local Watershed Plan – Phase IV Implementation Working with Private Landowners to initiate Restoration Projects - Michael Schlegel, KCI Technologies, Inc. |
| The Emergency Watershed Protection Program Implemented in Avery County, NC - Shawn Wilkerson, Buck Engineering, A Unit of Michael Baker Corp. |
| Watershed Improvements: Easier to Plan than to Implement - Jill Davenport, CH2M Hill |
| Montgomery County Stream Restoration Program - Lessons Learned - Daniel Harper, Montgomery County Maryland Department of Environmental Protection |
| Concurrent Session B - Restoration Case Studies (10:20am - 12:00pm |
| Rocky Branch Phase II Restoration - Barbara Doll, NC Sea Grant |
| A Case Study of Stream Restoration and Site Remediation at Two Former Farm Pond Sites: Neuse River Waste Water Treatment Plant, Raleigh, N.C. - Peter M. Thibodeau, ENSR Consulting and Engineering (NC) Inc. |
| Privateer Farms Stream and Wetland Restoration Project – A Case Study for Coastal Plain Restoration - Kevin Tweedy, Buck Engineering, A Unit of Michael Baker Corporation |
| Assessment of stream restorations following Mountain Top Removal/Valley Fill mining operations in Kentucky - Jeff Jack, University of Louisville |
| Contractor’s Perspective - Darrell Westmoreland, North State Environmental |
| Concurrent Session C - Research Results (10:20am - 12:00pm |
| Rock Cross Vanes: Effects of Design Geometry on Velocity Distribution and Contraction of Flow and a Fault Tree Analyses - Paige Rollins Puckett - NC State University |
| Effective Discharge for a Restored Stream in the Coastal Plain - Nick Lindow, NC State University |
| Predicting Erosion Rates of Cohesive Riverbanks - Jason P. Julian, University of North Carolina |
| Physical Stability and Macroinvertebrate Community Response to Priority II Stream Restoration - Rockie English, Clemson University, Dept. of Forestry and Natural Resources |
| Restoration of Hydrologic and Biogeochemical Functions in a Piedmont Bottomland Hardwood - Curtis J. Richardson and James W. Pahl, Duke University Wetland Center |
| General Session (1 - 5 pm) |
| The Little Sugar Creek Initiative: Uncovering and Restoring Charlotte’s Crown Jewel - Tim Trautman, Mecklenburg County |
| Lessons Learned in the Mitchell River Watershed - Dick Everhart, USDA-NRCS |
| Evaluating Restoration Effectiveness - Lessons from a National Synthesis - Dr. Emily Bernhardt, Duke University |
| Research Needs in Watershed Restoration - Greg Jennings, NC State University |
| The North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program: Strategic Delivery of Compensatory Mitigation; Using Mitigation Requirements to Accomplish Watershed Objectives; Accomplishments & Opportunities - Suzanne Klimek, NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program |