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Urban Stream Stabilization & Rehabilitation Workshop Pittsburgh PA June 15-19 2015

Bruce Dickson
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The document announces an urban stream stabilization and rehabilitation workshop to be held from June 15-19, 2015 at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. The workshop will provide an introduction to methodologies for planning, analyzing, designing, and monitoring urban stream stabilization and restoration projects. It will feature a case study of Nine Mile Run in Pittsburgh and include classroom presentations and a field visit. The workshop aims to help practitioners and other professionals understand physical stream processes and innovative stabilization and restoration methods.

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Urban Stream Stabilization & Rehabilitation Workshop Investigation Design Construction June 15-19, 2015 Classroom: Duquesne University, Student Union Room 613, 600 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15282. with a full day in the field on Nine Mile Run, Pittsburgh, PA Presented by: Dr. Bruce Dickson, Aquatic Ecologist, Applied Geology and Environmental Science Dave Derrick, VP/Potomologist, River Research & Design, Inc. Dave Hails, Designer/Builder, Ecological Restoration, Inc. PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND Across the United States urban streams and rivers have been the focus of major clean-up, stabilization, and restoration efforts transforming them from convenient places to dump refuse and discharge pollutants into waterfront parks and residential neighborhoods. These efforts can now be found in many of Americas major cities. Urban stream channel stabilization and restoration design projects have specific design/build challenges because of the influence of urbanization on watershed hydrology. Furthermore, expectations of improved stream structure and function following expensive restoration efforts vary widely depending on urban watershed conditions and the ability to address those influences.
The proliferation of urban stream restoration projects points to a need for practitioners, land managers, watershed associations, city managers, urban park managers, regulatory, and non-engineering technical personnel to have an understanding of the physical processes that govern urban river behavior and many innovative methods available for stream restoration/protection. Varying approaches to stream channel restoration and bank protection methods, and applicability in relation to specific project problems, can be intimidating for those without an adequate background and/or a limited understanding of the various methods currently available. Additionally, the failure rate of urban stream restoration projects, and the problem of not meeting ecological restoration goals, points to the need for an expansion of the understanding of stream stabilization/restoration approaches and methods to those not actively involved in design/build activities. This five-day workshop (day 5 is optional) will introduce the methodologies and procedures for initiating, planning, analyzing, and ultimately designing & monitoring stream stabilization and restoration projects. Workshop content is also applicable to those that may not see themselves as project designers or restoration practitioners, but as project developers, project managers, regulators, landscape architects, plan reviewers, project engineers, and stream compensation/mitigation specialists. Innovative, environmentally sensitive, and cost-effective approaches to urban restoration will be presented and discussed. Nine Mile Run, located in Pittsburghs Frick Park, will be featured. Applied Geology and Environmental Science and River Research and Design will provide a case study of this urban restoration beginning from our involvement in rehabilitating the project after the original build in 2006. Additional information and perspectives will be presented by our local partners at Ecological Restoration, City of Pittsburgh, Nine Mile Run Watershed Association, and the Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District. Attendees will visit portions of Nine Mile Run that have been restored since the original construction and a downstream reach that remains as built in 2006. Classroom and field activities will help attendees understand aspects of stream geomorphology and behavior, bank erosion processes, common failure causes, and restoration techniques for streams and riparian areas. WORKSHOP OVERVIEW AND GOALS Develop a philosophy of bank and bed stabilization design that emphasizes an understanding of the stream as a complex inter-related system that encompasses both local and system-wide processes and problems. Understand how to develop appropriate project goals. Apply concepts of the Channel Evolution Model (CEM), & apply regime theory to assist in developing comprehensive grade control systems. Learn about innovative bank protection methods and how to choose the appropriate method or combination of techniques. Discuss the importance of project constructability, monitoring, and maintenance. Learn how to read a stream, and analyze stream bed & bank erosion with experienced practitioners. Role of project goals in the development of conceptual flow analyses, and designing stabilization plans that relate to project performance goals. WORKSHOP FORMAT The workshop shall meet from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM on Monday June 15th and 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM on June 16, 17, and 18. June 19 is an optional day for attendees. On the 19th we will travel to Ecological Restoration, Inc. in Apollo, PA to tour their wetland nursery facility and see specialized equipment used for restoration projects. Lunch will be provided on those days we are in the classroom at the Duquesne University Union. A box lunch will be provided on the field day visit to Nine Mile Run. Breakfast, dinner, and lodging are the responsibility of each attendee. Morning and afternoon drinks and snacks will be provided. Attendees may bring their own snacks and drinks. Toledo Botanical Gardens: As-built Don River, Toronto, ON Toledo Botanical Gardens: 7 months later
All workshop content is provided as Power-Point presentations, and will be available for download. Workshop content is not available from the sponsors in a printed format. Registrants are encouraged to bring a laptop computer to follow the presentations, and may print workshop materials prior to the workshop if they wish. A day-long field trip to Nine Mile Run located nearby in Frick Park will provide workshop attendees an opportunity to observe & apply what they have learned relative to urban riparian & stream restoration/bank stabilization. Rain gear, hip boots or waders, field clothes, water-proof notebook, and a camera are recommended for the field trip. WORKSHOP LOCATION The workshop will be held in Room 613 in the Duquesne University Union, 600 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15282. Duquesne University is located in downtown Pittsburgh.
REGISTRATION FEE: The fee for the 5-day Comprehensive Stream Channel Stabilization and Restoration Design workshop is $800.00. This fee includes all workshop materials. Registrants are responsible for morning and evening meals and lodging. You can register by completing the attached registration form. DEADLINE: All registrations must be received by May 24, 2015. After this date please call the workshop coordinator at 814-806- 6073 for information about possible on-site registration. Space is limited so please register early. CONFIRMATION: The workshop coordinator will confirm your enrollment and alert you of any cancellations or changes. If an unforeseen event forces the workshop to be cancelled you will receive a full refund of your registration fee. REFUNDS: If you request to withdraw from the workshop following registration we must receive formal notification by June 1, 2015 so we can issue a refund. After this date no refunds will be issued. Send your written request by e-mail to bdickson@appliedgeology.net. Anyone who is registered, but cannot attend, can send a substitute. SEND REGISTRATIONS TO: FOR MORE INFORMATION: Urban Stream Restoration Workshop Bruce Dickson, Ph.D. Applied Geology and Environmental Science bdickson@appliedgeology.net 2402 Hookstown Grade Road, Suite 200 814.806.6073 (mobile) Clinton, PA 15026 Dave Derrick cwoods@appliedgeology.net DaveDerrick.r2deng@gmail.com 412.264.6453 (office) 601-218-7717 (mobile) 412.264.6567 (fax) TRAVEL: By Air: Pittsburgh International Airport connects with major airports throughout the US and is located approximately 20 miles (approximately 30 minutes) from Duquesne University. By Car: Duquesne University is located within a reasonable driving distance of many major cities including: State College, PA 135 mi; ~ 2.5 hrs Harrisburg, PA 200 mi; ~ 3.25 hrs Cleveland, OH 133 miles; ~ 2.25 hrs Columbus, OH 185 mi; ~ 3 hrs Buffalo, NY 215 mi; ~ 3.5 hrs Morgantown, WV 75 mi; ~ 1.5 hrs Fredrick, MD 200 mi; ~ 3.25 hrs Toledo, OH. 230 mi; ~ 4 hrs ACCOMODATIONS: Locally available in the greater Pittsburgh metro area and responsibility of registrant. The following accommodations are near the workshop location. Others may be available as this is not a comprehensive list. Pittsburgh Marriott City Center Cambria Suites Pittsburgh at CONSOL Energy Center 112 Washington Pl 1320 Centre Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (412) 471-4000 (412) 381-6687 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Suites Pittsburgh Downtown Omni William Penn Hotel 1 Bigelow Square 530 William Penn Pl Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (412) 281-5800 (412) 281-7100 Holiday Inn Express & Suites Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square 20 S 10th St 300 W Station Square Dr. Pittsburgh, PA 15203 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (412) 488-1130 (412) 261-2000
REGISTRATION FORM Urban Stream Stabilization & Rehabilitation Workshop This form may be duplicated for additional registrations. Please print in ink or type. Return to: Urban Stream Stabilization & Rehabilitation Workshop, Applied Geology and Environmental Science, 2402 Hookstown Grade Road, Suite 200, Clinton, PA 15026. Participation is limited so please register early. Last Name First Name Middle Initial Organization/Affiliation Business Mailing Address City State/Province Zip/Postal Code Office Phone Cell Phone E-mail Address PAYMENT Your payment, in full, must accompany the registration form. Payment by check or money order for $800.00 signed and made payable to Applied Geology and Environmental Science. SEND TO: Urban Stream Stabilization & Rehabilitation Workshop Applied Geology and Environmental Science 2402 Hookstown Grade Road, Suite 200 Clinton, PA 15026 All lectures will be made available on the AGES web site at www.appliedgeology.net
About the Sponsors: Incorporated in 1997, Applied Geology and Environmental Science (AGES), Inc. is an environmental consulting company based in western Pennsylvania. The AGES Natural Resources Group offers a high level of expertise in a wide range of resource areas. Our scientists manage complex projects by utilizing a comprehensive approach that includes state-of-the art computer models and GIS products, as well as long-term professional relationships with state and federal regulators. Our experts have completed projects for USDA, USFS, USACE, EPA, PADEP/DCNR, large corporations, small businesses, and non-profits throughout the northeastern US and in Ontario, Canada. AGES excels in stream restoration with significant experience in fluvial geomorphology based channel assessments, habitat surveys, channel design and bank stabilization, riparian enhancement and restoration, fish passage structures, state and federal permitting, construction oversight, and project management. Successful projects range from channel relocations on headwater streams to the installation of in-stream habitat structures on a navigable segment of the upper Ohio River. AGES experience includes the application of bioengineering methodologies, Rosgen designs, and NRCS stream restoration methodologies and practices. Stream assessments, channel designs, and restorations are led by AGES Chief Scientist Dr. Bruce Dickson. River Research & Design, Inc. (R2D) was formed in 1997 to provide specialized assistance to other engineering firms, government agencies, and private individuals in the areas of complex hydraulic and sediment transport modeling, stream rehabilitation, and bed and bank stabilization activities. R2D specializes in three main areas 1) stream rehabilitation and stabilization using innovative, environmentally compatible, and cost effective measures that allow the stream to look and function naturally, rather than being an obviously over-engineered restored stream, 2) modeling complex floodplains and river reaches, and 3) provide innovative tech transfer through detailed PPT-based instructional case studies and hands-on construction classes and workshops. R2D have worked all over the US and in Canada on numerous projects ranging from small streams and ditches to restorations on reaches of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. R2D is led by principal designer/innovator and potomologist Dave Derrick. In a typical year Derrick spends more than 200 days on the road, teaches 600 to 1,000 students a year, is the lead designer, or a member of the design team, for 60 to 100 projects a year, and provides construction oversight (builds) 5 to 15 projects per year, many as hands-on workshops for fellow professionals. Dave has developed innovative, environmentally compatible and cost-effective approaches and methodologies to river and stream bank stabilization including Living Dikes, Locked Logs, Half-Drowned Bushes; Slit Brush Layering, Traffic Control Stones, Grand Slams, Wrong-Way Boil-Up Pools, Slant T Angle Slams, and Hydraulic Cover Stones. For over 25 years Mr. Derrick has been instrumental in pioneering the use of Bendway Weirs to redirect stream flow to protect roads, highway bridge abutments, and high pressure pipeline crossings. Dave has also been involved in several dam removal projects, karst topography (sinkhole) situations, arid dry- wash restorations, fisherman ingress and egress designs, and salmon and trout stream aquatic habitat and riparian corridor restoration. In his 35 year Corps career, Derrick has worked extensively with, and taught, regulatory personnel in almost every Corps of Engineers District, and has developed & taught specifically tailored courses for regulatory personnel for Seattle, Portland, Ft. Worth, Louisville, Vicksburg, & Tampa Corps Districts. Derrick has also served as the technical lead on regulatory permit compliance evaluations of existing projects for Kansas & Buffalo Districts, & technically evaluated the performance of stream mitigation banks for Vicksburg, Ft. Worth, & Buffalo Districts. AGES and R2D periodically conduct stream restoration design/build workshops. Dave Derrick, Dave Hails, and Bruce Dickson have been working together since 2006 on the retrofit of the $7.1 M Nine Mile Run restoration in Frick Park (Pittsburgh, PA) supporting the Pittsburgh District of USACE, The City of Pittsburgh, and the Nine Mile Run Watershed Association. In addition, AGES/R2D/Ecological Restoration often collaborate on design/build projects and support clients seeking restoration project development and funding. Together we provide a highly experienced team to deliver turn-key stream restoration/stabilization projects or provide design support for specific restoration project components. For additional info go to: www.r2d-eng.com www.ecologicalrestorationinc.com and www.appliedgeolgy.net
Our Partners Duquesne University Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences. The Center for Environmental Research and Education (CERE) provides multidisciplinary education that prepares students for careers in current and emerging areas of environmental science, advancing the mission and vision of Duquesne University and the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences. Faculty member Dr. Brady Porter has been monitoring the recovery of the Nine Mile Run fish and benthic community following restoration efforts. Nine Mile Run Watershed Association. NMRWA developed out of the Nine Mile Run Greenway Project, run by the STUDIO for Creative Inquiry at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. The Greenway Project focused on the intersection between community, art, and the environment and it addressed the need for urban residents to reconnect with and positively impact the natural world. The idea for a Watershed Association grew out of the enthusiasm generated by this project and the desire to continue these efforts. Since the Nine Mile Run Watershed Association was incorporated in 2001, they have developed programs that include watershed tours (in all seasons), educational workshops and other events, support of resident driven community gardens and street trees plantings in the upper watershed, and active advocacy for the protection of Nine Mile Run. They are continuously working to engage more citizens in watershed improvement and look forward to a time when all watershed residents feel connected to the place they live the Nine Mile Run Watershed. For additional info go to: www.ninemilerun.org United States Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District. The Pittsburgh District is one of seven districts that comprise the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. A civil works district, they have an Army colonel assigned as District Commander, but technical chiefs, functional chiefs and most of our more than 600 employees are civilians. Like all Corps civil works districts, the Pittsburgh Districts boundaries are defined by the watershed basins for which we are responsible. Pittsburghs 26,000 square miles include portions of western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, eastern Ohio, western Maryland and southwestern New York. The Pittsburgh District includes more than 328 miles of navigable waterways, 23 navigation locks and dams, 16 multi-purpose flood damage reduction reservoirs, 42 local flood damage reduction projects and other projects to protect and enhance water resources and wetlands. Ecological Restoration Inc. Ecological Restoration, Inc. (ERI) is a speciality contracting company that works in stream restoration, wetland and wildlife habitat restoration, passive wetland systems, pond maintenance, erosion control, and floodplain restoration/reforestation. Located in Apollo, PA. (33 miles from Pittsburgh, they have 45,000 square feet of office, shop, wholesale native plant nursery, specialty equipment rental, and garage facilities on 20 acres. Customers include many Fortune 500 companies, developers, construction contractors, and Government Agencies. For additional info go to: www.ecologicalrestorationinc.com

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  • 1. Urban Stream Stabilization & Rehabilitation Workshop Investigation Design Construction June 15-19, 2015 Classroom: Duquesne University, Student Union Room 613, 600 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15282. with a full day in the field on Nine Mile Run, Pittsburgh, PA Presented by: Dr. Bruce Dickson, Aquatic Ecologist, Applied Geology and Environmental Science Dave Derrick, VP/Potomologist, River Research & Design, Inc. Dave Hails, Designer/Builder, Ecological Restoration, Inc. PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND Across the United States urban streams and rivers have been the focus of major clean-up, stabilization, and restoration efforts transforming them from convenient places to dump refuse and discharge pollutants into waterfront parks and residential neighborhoods. These efforts can now be found in many of Americas major cities. Urban stream channel stabilization and restoration design projects have specific design/build challenges because of the influence of urbanization on watershed hydrology. Furthermore, expectations of improved stream structure and function following expensive restoration efforts vary widely depending on urban watershed conditions and the ability to address those influences.
  • 2. The proliferation of urban stream restoration projects points to a need for practitioners, land managers, watershed associations, city managers, urban park managers, regulatory, and non-engineering technical personnel to have an understanding of the physical processes that govern urban river behavior and many innovative methods available for stream restoration/protection. Varying approaches to stream channel restoration and bank protection methods, and applicability in relation to specific project problems, can be intimidating for those without an adequate background and/or a limited understanding of the various methods currently available. Additionally, the failure rate of urban stream restoration projects, and the problem of not meeting ecological restoration goals, points to the need for an expansion of the understanding of stream stabilization/restoration approaches and methods to those not actively involved in design/build activities. This five-day workshop (day 5 is optional) will introduce the methodologies and procedures for initiating, planning, analyzing, and ultimately designing & monitoring stream stabilization and restoration projects. Workshop content is also applicable to those that may not see themselves as project designers or restoration practitioners, but as project developers, project managers, regulators, landscape architects, plan reviewers, project engineers, and stream compensation/mitigation specialists. Innovative, environmentally sensitive, and cost-effective approaches to urban restoration will be presented and discussed. Nine Mile Run, located in Pittsburghs Frick Park, will be featured. Applied Geology and Environmental Science and River Research and Design will provide a case study of this urban restoration beginning from our involvement in rehabilitating the project after the original build in 2006. Additional information and perspectives will be presented by our local partners at Ecological Restoration, City of Pittsburgh, Nine Mile Run Watershed Association, and the Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District. Attendees will visit portions of Nine Mile Run that have been restored since the original construction and a downstream reach that remains as built in 2006. Classroom and field activities will help attendees understand aspects of stream geomorphology and behavior, bank erosion processes, common failure causes, and restoration techniques for streams and riparian areas. WORKSHOP OVERVIEW AND GOALS Develop a philosophy of bank and bed stabilization design that emphasizes an understanding of the stream as a complex inter-related system that encompasses both local and system-wide processes and problems. Understand how to develop appropriate project goals. Apply concepts of the Channel Evolution Model (CEM), & apply regime theory to assist in developing comprehensive grade control systems. Learn about innovative bank protection methods and how to choose the appropriate method or combination of techniques. Discuss the importance of project constructability, monitoring, and maintenance. Learn how to read a stream, and analyze stream bed & bank erosion with experienced practitioners. Role of project goals in the development of conceptual flow analyses, and designing stabilization plans that relate to project performance goals. WORKSHOP FORMAT The workshop shall meet from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM on Monday June 15th and 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM on June 16, 17, and 18. June 19 is an optional day for attendees. On the 19th we will travel to Ecological Restoration, Inc. in Apollo, PA to tour their wetland nursery facility and see specialized equipment used for restoration projects. Lunch will be provided on those days we are in the classroom at the Duquesne University Union. A box lunch will be provided on the field day visit to Nine Mile Run. Breakfast, dinner, and lodging are the responsibility of each attendee. Morning and afternoon drinks and snacks will be provided. Attendees may bring their own snacks and drinks. Toledo Botanical Gardens: As-built Don River, Toronto, ON Toledo Botanical Gardens: 7 months later
  • 3. All workshop content is provided as Power-Point presentations, and will be available for download. Workshop content is not available from the sponsors in a printed format. Registrants are encouraged to bring a laptop computer to follow the presentations, and may print workshop materials prior to the workshop if they wish. A day-long field trip to Nine Mile Run located nearby in Frick Park will provide workshop attendees an opportunity to observe & apply what they have learned relative to urban riparian & stream restoration/bank stabilization. Rain gear, hip boots or waders, field clothes, water-proof notebook, and a camera are recommended for the field trip. WORKSHOP LOCATION The workshop will be held in Room 613 in the Duquesne University Union, 600 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15282. Duquesne University is located in downtown Pittsburgh.
  • 4. REGISTRATION FEE: The fee for the 5-day Comprehensive Stream Channel Stabilization and Restoration Design workshop is $800.00. This fee includes all workshop materials. Registrants are responsible for morning and evening meals and lodging. You can register by completing the attached registration form. DEADLINE: All registrations must be received by May 24, 2015. After this date please call the workshop coordinator at 814-806- 6073 for information about possible on-site registration. Space is limited so please register early. CONFIRMATION: The workshop coordinator will confirm your enrollment and alert you of any cancellations or changes. If an unforeseen event forces the workshop to be cancelled you will receive a full refund of your registration fee. REFUNDS: If you request to withdraw from the workshop following registration we must receive formal notification by June 1, 2015 so we can issue a refund. After this date no refunds will be issued. Send your written request by e-mail to bdickson@appliedgeology.net. Anyone who is registered, but cannot attend, can send a substitute. SEND REGISTRATIONS TO: FOR MORE INFORMATION: Urban Stream Restoration Workshop Bruce Dickson, Ph.D. Applied Geology and Environmental Science bdickson@appliedgeology.net 2402 Hookstown Grade Road, Suite 200 814.806.6073 (mobile) Clinton, PA 15026 Dave Derrick cwoods@appliedgeology.net DaveDerrick.r2deng@gmail.com 412.264.6453 (office) 601-218-7717 (mobile) 412.264.6567 (fax) TRAVEL: By Air: Pittsburgh International Airport connects with major airports throughout the US and is located approximately 20 miles (approximately 30 minutes) from Duquesne University. By Car: Duquesne University is located within a reasonable driving distance of many major cities including: State College, PA 135 mi; ~ 2.5 hrs Harrisburg, PA 200 mi; ~ 3.25 hrs Cleveland, OH 133 miles; ~ 2.25 hrs Columbus, OH 185 mi; ~ 3 hrs Buffalo, NY 215 mi; ~ 3.5 hrs Morgantown, WV 75 mi; ~ 1.5 hrs Fredrick, MD 200 mi; ~ 3.25 hrs Toledo, OH. 230 mi; ~ 4 hrs ACCOMODATIONS: Locally available in the greater Pittsburgh metro area and responsibility of registrant. The following accommodations are near the workshop location. Others may be available as this is not a comprehensive list. Pittsburgh Marriott City Center Cambria Suites Pittsburgh at CONSOL Energy Center 112 Washington Pl 1320 Centre Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (412) 471-4000 (412) 381-6687 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Suites Pittsburgh Downtown Omni William Penn Hotel 1 Bigelow Square 530 William Penn Pl Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (412) 281-5800 (412) 281-7100 Holiday Inn Express & Suites Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square 20 S 10th St 300 W Station Square Dr. Pittsburgh, PA 15203 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (412) 488-1130 (412) 261-2000
  • 5. REGISTRATION FORM Urban Stream Stabilization & Rehabilitation Workshop This form may be duplicated for additional registrations. Please print in ink or type. Return to: Urban Stream Stabilization & Rehabilitation Workshop, Applied Geology and Environmental Science, 2402 Hookstown Grade Road, Suite 200, Clinton, PA 15026. Participation is limited so please register early. Last Name First Name Middle Initial Organization/Affiliation Business Mailing Address City State/Province Zip/Postal Code Office Phone Cell Phone E-mail Address PAYMENT Your payment, in full, must accompany the registration form. Payment by check or money order for $800.00 signed and made payable to Applied Geology and Environmental Science. SEND TO: Urban Stream Stabilization & Rehabilitation Workshop Applied Geology and Environmental Science 2402 Hookstown Grade Road, Suite 200 Clinton, PA 15026 All lectures will be made available on the AGES web site at www.appliedgeology.net
  • 6. About the Sponsors: Incorporated in 1997, Applied Geology and Environmental Science (AGES), Inc. is an environmental consulting company based in western Pennsylvania. The AGES Natural Resources Group offers a high level of expertise in a wide range of resource areas. Our scientists manage complex projects by utilizing a comprehensive approach that includes state-of-the art computer models and GIS products, as well as long-term professional relationships with state and federal regulators. Our experts have completed projects for USDA, USFS, USACE, EPA, PADEP/DCNR, large corporations, small businesses, and non-profits throughout the northeastern US and in Ontario, Canada. AGES excels in stream restoration with significant experience in fluvial geomorphology based channel assessments, habitat surveys, channel design and bank stabilization, riparian enhancement and restoration, fish passage structures, state and federal permitting, construction oversight, and project management. Successful projects range from channel relocations on headwater streams to the installation of in-stream habitat structures on a navigable segment of the upper Ohio River. AGES experience includes the application of bioengineering methodologies, Rosgen designs, and NRCS stream restoration methodologies and practices. Stream assessments, channel designs, and restorations are led by AGES Chief Scientist Dr. Bruce Dickson. River Research & Design, Inc. (R2D) was formed in 1997 to provide specialized assistance to other engineering firms, government agencies, and private individuals in the areas of complex hydraulic and sediment transport modeling, stream rehabilitation, and bed and bank stabilization activities. R2D specializes in three main areas 1) stream rehabilitation and stabilization using innovative, environmentally compatible, and cost effective measures that allow the stream to look and function naturally, rather than being an obviously over-engineered restored stream, 2) modeling complex floodplains and river reaches, and 3) provide innovative tech transfer through detailed PPT-based instructional case studies and hands-on construction classes and workshops. R2D have worked all over the US and in Canada on numerous projects ranging from small streams and ditches to restorations on reaches of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. R2D is led by principal designer/innovator and potomologist Dave Derrick. In a typical year Derrick spends more than 200 days on the road, teaches 600 to 1,000 students a year, is the lead designer, or a member of the design team, for 60 to 100 projects a year, and provides construction oversight (builds) 5 to 15 projects per year, many as hands-on workshops for fellow professionals. Dave has developed innovative, environmentally compatible and cost-effective approaches and methodologies to river and stream bank stabilization including Living Dikes, Locked Logs, Half-Drowned Bushes; Slit Brush Layering, Traffic Control Stones, Grand Slams, Wrong-Way Boil-Up Pools, Slant T Angle Slams, and Hydraulic Cover Stones. For over 25 years Mr. Derrick has been instrumental in pioneering the use of Bendway Weirs to redirect stream flow to protect roads, highway bridge abutments, and high pressure pipeline crossings. Dave has also been involved in several dam removal projects, karst topography (sinkhole) situations, arid dry- wash restorations, fisherman ingress and egress designs, and salmon and trout stream aquatic habitat and riparian corridor restoration. In his 35 year Corps career, Derrick has worked extensively with, and taught, regulatory personnel in almost every Corps of Engineers District, and has developed & taught specifically tailored courses for regulatory personnel for Seattle, Portland, Ft. Worth, Louisville, Vicksburg, & Tampa Corps Districts. Derrick has also served as the technical lead on regulatory permit compliance evaluations of existing projects for Kansas & Buffalo Districts, & technically evaluated the performance of stream mitigation banks for Vicksburg, Ft. Worth, & Buffalo Districts. AGES and R2D periodically conduct stream restoration design/build workshops. Dave Derrick, Dave Hails, and Bruce Dickson have been working together since 2006 on the retrofit of the $7.1 M Nine Mile Run restoration in Frick Park (Pittsburgh, PA) supporting the Pittsburgh District of USACE, The City of Pittsburgh, and the Nine Mile Run Watershed Association. In addition, AGES/R2D/Ecological Restoration often collaborate on design/build projects and support clients seeking restoration project development and funding. Together we provide a highly experienced team to deliver turn-key stream restoration/stabilization projects or provide design support for specific restoration project components. For additional info go to: www.r2d-eng.com www.ecologicalrestorationinc.com and www.appliedgeolgy.net
  • 7. Our Partners Duquesne University Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences. The Center for Environmental Research and Education (CERE) provides multidisciplinary education that prepares students for careers in current and emerging areas of environmental science, advancing the mission and vision of Duquesne University and the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences. Faculty member Dr. Brady Porter has been monitoring the recovery of the Nine Mile Run fish and benthic community following restoration efforts. Nine Mile Run Watershed Association. NMRWA developed out of the Nine Mile Run Greenway Project, run by the STUDIO for Creative Inquiry at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. The Greenway Project focused on the intersection between community, art, and the environment and it addressed the need for urban residents to reconnect with and positively impact the natural world. The idea for a Watershed Association grew out of the enthusiasm generated by this project and the desire to continue these efforts. Since the Nine Mile Run Watershed Association was incorporated in 2001, they have developed programs that include watershed tours (in all seasons), educational workshops and other events, support of resident driven community gardens and street trees plantings in the upper watershed, and active advocacy for the protection of Nine Mile Run. They are continuously working to engage more citizens in watershed improvement and look forward to a time when all watershed residents feel connected to the place they live the Nine Mile Run Watershed. For additional info go to: www.ninemilerun.org United States Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District. The Pittsburgh District is one of seven districts that comprise the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. A civil works district, they have an Army colonel assigned as District Commander, but technical chiefs, functional chiefs and most of our more than 600 employees are civilians. Like all Corps civil works districts, the Pittsburgh Districts boundaries are defined by the watershed basins for which we are responsible. Pittsburghs 26,000 square miles include portions of western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, eastern Ohio, western Maryland and southwestern New York. The Pittsburgh District includes more than 328 miles of navigable waterways, 23 navigation locks and dams, 16 multi-purpose flood damage reduction reservoirs, 42 local flood damage reduction projects and other projects to protect and enhance water resources and wetlands. Ecological Restoration Inc. Ecological Restoration, Inc. (ERI) is a speciality contracting company that works in stream restoration, wetland and wildlife habitat restoration, passive wetland systems, pond maintenance, erosion control, and floodplain restoration/reforestation. Located in Apollo, PA. (33 miles from Pittsburgh, they have 45,000 square feet of office, shop, wholesale native plant nursery, specialty equipment rental, and garage facilities on 20 acres. Customers include many Fortune 500 companies, developers, construction contractors, and Government Agencies. For additional info go to: www.ecologicalrestorationinc.com