NC State University Stream Restoration Program

This two-day workshop provides practical information and field observation opportunities for contractors and construction oversight personnel involved in stream restoration construction. Participants will learn about stream channel and floodplain design concepts, in-stream structures, erosion and sediment control on stream project sites, streambank stabilization and streamside vegetation installation. Participants will visit an active stream construction project on the Dupont State Forest to observe stream channel and floodplain grading, construction stakeout and survey, structure layout, and rock/log structures bioengineering and erosion control measures being installed. The class will also visit several other completed stream restoration projects to observe several structures and streambank stabilization techniques. An experienced contractor, North State Environmental, will demonstrate construction techniques and answer questions related to equipment, materials, and project management. A variety of construction plans and bid documents will be available for review and discussion. Please click here for more information.

This class has an optional one-hour comprehensive examination at the end of class for those who wish to receive a certificate of completion from North Carolina State University.

Registration Fee: $925 early bird; $975 regular
Class limited to: 40 participants
Prerequisites:
Professional Development Hours (PDH) approved: 12 PDHs approved for professional engineers (NC)
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This one-day field course will be held onsite of an ongoing stream restoration project in North Carolina. Participants will be receiving hands-on training of vegetation installation on riparian sites. Construction contractors will be on site to discuss vegetation issues as they relate to stream channel construction. NCSU faculty will present the latest science in vegetation implementation and maintenance. Field demonstrations can include plant installation, transplanting of vegetation on the site, invasive weed treatment, seeding, and soil sampling.

This will be a field course. Notebooks will be provided. Please bring appropriate field clothing, boots, and rain gear. We will not be wading in streams so waterproof attire is not required.

Registration Fee: $150
Class limited to: 32 participants
Prerequisites:
Date and location to be announced.

The success of appropriate riparian vegetation is critical to the long term successful implementation of stream restoration designs. Engineers and designers often fail to properly consider the impact of exotic and invasive vegetation in restoration designs. This prevents the desired vegetation from becoming established, causing unplanned costs and even design failures.

This one-day course will introduce attendees to management considerations and techniques used in eliminating and preventing invasive and exotic vegetation in the riparian setting. Focused on riparian areas in the Southeast US, topics include identification of common invasive and exotic plants, ecological considerations, controls, costs, and tools of the trade. Outdoor field demonstrations will familiarize students various techniques used to control nuisance vegetation. Class limited to: 25 participants

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Lead Instructor: Karen Hall, NCSU and Lee Patrick, Invasive Plant Control Inc.

Registration Fee: $105

Prerequisites: None

Professional Development Hours (PDH) approved:6 hours have been approved by the NC Board of Landscape Architects; Course # 7569.  NCDA pesticide continuing eduction has approved this course for the following credits: 5.0 hours credit - G H L N O D X and 1.0 hours credit - A N D X..  The Society of American Foresters has approved this course for 6.5 contact hours CFE in Category 1-CF.

Date: TBA

Location: TBA

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