Renewing Our Rivers

Stream Corridor Restoration in Dryland Regions

Mark K. Briggs, Waite R. Osterkamp

• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Year: 2021
• eBook ISBN:
  9780816541874
• Print ISBN:
  9780816541485
• Subtopic: Ecology

Our rivers are in crisis and the need for river restoration has never been more urgent. Water security and biodiversity indices for all of the world's major rivers have declined due to pollution, diversions, impoundments, fragmented flows, introduced and invasive species, and many other abuses.

Developing successful restoration responses are essential. Renewing Our Rivers addresses this need head on with examples of how to design and implement stream-corridor restoration projects. Based on the experiences of seasoned professionals, Renewing Our Rivers provides stream restoration practitioners the main steps to develop successful and viable stream restoration projects that last. Ecologists, geomorphologists, and hydrologists from dryland regions of Australia, Mexico, and the United States share case studies and key lessons learned for successful restoration and renewal of our most vital resource.

The aim of this guidebook is to offer essential restoration guidance that allows a start-to-finish overview of what it takes to bring back a damaged stream corridor. Chapters cover planning, such emerging themes as climate change and environmental flow, the nuances of implementing restoration tactics, and monitoring restoration results. Renewing Our Rivers provides community members, educators, students, natural resource practitioners, experts, and scientists broader perspectives on how to move the science of restoration to practical success.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Epigraph
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Abbreviations
• 1. A Case for Stream Corridor Restoration
• 2. Stream Corridor Restoration: Some Assembly Required
• 3. Assessing the Hydrological and Physical Conditions of a Drainage Basin
• 4. Adapting Your Stream Restoration Project to Climate Change
• 5. Quantifying and Securing Environmental Flow
• 6. Implementation: Putting Your Stream Corridor Restoration Plan into Action
• 7. Monitoring the Results of Stream Corridor Restoration
• 8. Going Long: Ensuring That Your Stream Corridor Restoration Effort Continues to Grow
• Appendix A: Selected Sources of Natural Resource Data and Information in Australia, Mexico, and the United States
• Appendix B: Major Climate Service Providers and Resources by Country
• Glossary
• Contributors
• Index