Assessment and Analysis of Stream Channels and Habitats

This course is a field-oriented fortification of the fundamentals of stream science, geared toward geomorphic characterization and habitat assessment. A team-based approach will be used, although all participants will have the opportunity to try each field assessment technique. Map and field methods will be used to determine the hydraulic geometry of rivers and streams, characterize bedload sediment, and assess bank stability.

Instructors: Steven Kite, PhD, and Todd Petty, PhD, West Virginia University; Neal Carte, West Virginia Division of Transportation
Dates: July 7-10, 2008
Location: Blackwater Falls State Park, Davis, West Virginia
Length: 4 days
CEUs: 3.2
Cost: $950; includes instruction, CEUs, materials, books, field transportation, lunches, and snacks
Prerequisite: Completion of Introduction to Stream Processes and Ecology, Wildland Hydrology Course I, or consent

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Natural Channel Design Techniques

This workshop will provide participants with an overview of the natural channel design process, building on techniques learned in Introduction to Stream Processes and Ecology and Assessment and Analysis of Stream Channel and Habitats courses. The workshop will cover a variety of natural stream design concepts, including watershed and geomorphic assessments, hydrology and hydraulics, natural stream design, sediment transport, sediment and erosion control, and bank stabilization.

Instructors: Will Harman, Michael Baker Corporation; Steve Kite, PhD, West Virginia University
Dates: July 28-August 1, 2008
Location: Sleep Inn & Suites, Princeton, West Virginia
Length: 4.5 days
CEUs: 3.2
Cost: $1,500; includes instruction, CEUs, materials, books, field transportation, lunches, and snacks
Prerequisite: Introduction to Stream Processes and Ecology AND Assessment and Analysis of Stream Channel and Habitats, Applied Fluvial Geomorphology, or consent

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