Designing Sustainable Stream Restoration Projects within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

There is a need to create understanding and agreement among practitioners on a common language and methods for designing sustainable stream restoration projects that improve the functional elements of stream health to address water quality, climatological impacts, physical and biological components within the stream and adjacent riparian zone.  Understanding and agreeing on the major elements of stream function will allow stream restoration practitioners to create functional lift and sustain the biodiversity of riparian ecosystems and aquatic organisms during stream restoration.

Workshop Objective: Create agreement among practitioners, regulators and scientists on a common language and assessment methods for designing sustainable stream restoration projects that improve the functional elements of stream health to address water quality, climatological impacts, physical and biological components within the stream and adjacent riparian zone.