National Conservation Training Center
698 Conservation Way Shepherdstown, WV 25443
Accommodations
Participants are responsible for their accomodations. A block of rooms has been reserved at NCTC for your convenience. Room rates are $144/night & includes daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner. An additional $15/day sustainability fee will be charged to each room. Once you register, NCTC will send you an email with instructions on how to make your lodging reservations. Do NOT call NCTC before receiving the email.
Course Cost
Registration is $1250 per person. This includes course instruction, workshop notebook, and a color copy of the Stream Functions Pyramid Framework book.
Workshop Description
This course is for individuals involved in stream assessment and restoration/mitigation projects and provides a framework for assessing stream functions. Participants will learn that stream functions follow a hierarchical structure, which has been organized by the following categories: hydrology, hydraulics, geomorphology, physicochemical and biology. The course starts with lectures and exercises on stream functions following the Pyramid Framework and then moves into applications. Participants will work with function-based parameters, measurement methods, and associated performance standards.
Participants will also work with the Stream Quantification Tool (SQT) to calculate the difference between a restored and existing stream condition. Field data will be collected and enterted into the tool to determine the existing condition. Participants will then model the proposed condition to calculate functional lift.
Learn how the framework can be used to:
The workshop includes lectures, classroom exercises/discussion, and field exercises.
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