Guidance for Stream Restoration: Update Available

An updated version of the technical note “Guidance for Stream Restoration” is now available. This version is a multiple-agency product from the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, authored by Steven Yochum and Lindsay Reynolds.

It is available for download here.

Abstract:

Stream restoration practitioners and researchers have devoted a great deal of effort in recent decades to developing extensive guidance for stream restoration. The available resources are diverse, reflecting the wide ranging approaches used and expertise required to develop effective stream restoration projects. To help practitioners in sorting through the extensive amount of available information, this technical note has been developed to provide a guide to the available guidance. The document structure is primarily a series of short literature reviews followed by a hyperlinked reference list for readers to find more information on each topic. The primary topics incorporated into this guidance include general methods, an overview of stream processes and restoration, case studies, data compilation, preliminary assessments, and field data collection. Analysis methods and tools, and planning and design guidance for specific restoration features are also provided. This technical note is a bibliographic repository of information available to assist professionals with the process of planning, analyzing, and designing stream restoration projects. It is updated periodically.