Aquatic Habitat Guidelines: An Integrated Approach to Marine, Freshwater, and Riparian Habitat Protection and Restoration

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STREAM HABITAT RESTORATION GUIDELINES (SHRG) 50% DRAFT GUIDELINE 100% Final Draft is now available May - June 2002 Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Washington Department of Transportation Washington Department of Ecology United States Army Corps of Engineers United States Fish and Wildlife Service Table of Contents 50% Draft: The 50% level of completion of the written documents consists of all intended headings, paragraphs, and text sufficient in detail to indicate the content of each of the chapters, habitat restoration techniques, and supporting appendices. Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Channel Processes and Response to Stream and Watershed Disturbances Chapter 2.1 - Fluvial Processes That Determine Channel Morphology and Stream Habitat Diversity Chapter 2.2 - Physical Characteristics of Streams Chapter 2.3 - Stream Habitat Chapter 2.4 - Channel Response to Various Impacts Chapter 2.5 - Influence of Channel Processes and Stream Ecology on Restoration Planning and Design Chapter 2.6 - References Chapter 3: Watershed, Reach, and Site Assessment Chapter 3.1 - Objective of Assessment Chapter 3.2 - Determining Appropriate Level of Assessment Chapter 3.3 - Conducting Watershed and Reach Assessment Chapter 3.4 - Additional Reading Chapter 3.5 - References Chapter 4: Selecting a Restoration or Rehabilitation Approach Chapter 4.1 - Problem Identification Chapter 4.2 - General Approaches to Restoring Habitat Chapter 4.3 - Factors to Consider in Identifying and Selecting an Approach Chapter 4.4 - Approaches to Solving Common Restoration Objectives Chapter 4.5 - Design Criteria Chapter 4.6 - Potential Permit Requirements for Project Implementation Chapter 5: Designing and Implementing Stream Habitat Restoration Projects Chapter 5.1 - Introduction to Techniques Chapter 5.2 - Type of Information Included Within Each Technique (description, application, methods, and design) Chapter 5.3 - Design of Techniques Chapter 5.4 - Considerations Common to Restoration Techniques Techniques for Habitat Restoration and Channel Design Projects Channel Modification Levee Removal and Setback Debris Jams Log Cover Boulders Structures to Create and Maintain a Diverse Channel Bedform Salmonid Spawning and Gravel Restoration Side Channel Habitats Riparian Restoration and Management Fish Passage Restoration Nutrient Supplementation Sediment Control Land Preservation and Buy-Back Bank Protection Woody Debris Replenishment Beaver Re-introduction Technical Appendices: Hydrology Fluvial Geomorphology Sediment Transport Hydraulics Planting Considerations and Erosion Control Fabric Monitoring Construction   Files formatted in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) require the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print. You can download the free reader directly from Adobe. Windows versions are approximately 4MB in size.

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