Watershed Restoration

[EPA] 2002 Aug 8. Restoration Techniques: The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Watershed Technology Electronic Catalog (WTEC). US EPA Watershed Academy Web. <http://www.epa.gov/watertrain/restor.html>

This website contains information and diagrams for over 150 watershed management practices. They are conveniently divided into 11 main restoration topics. It also provides a link to the Stream Corridor Restoration Handbook Website that outlines a framework for multi-disciplinary stream corridor restoration.

[Oregon State University] 2004 Sept 15. Watershed Restoration Projects. <http://oregonstate.edu/instruction/anth481/ws/wsproj.html>

This page is part of a website for a course in Natural Resources and Communities at Oregon State University. It provides links to various restoration project websites in Oregon as well as a $7.8 billion Florida Everglades restoration project.

[EPA] 2002 Aug 8. National Showcase Watersheds. Watershed Protection. <http://www.epa.gov/owow/showcase/>

This website showcases 12 watersheds across the US for their “application of stream corridor restoration technology and for improving the community, the environment, and water quality.” They were chosen in 1999 by a federal restoration committee. Each case study overviews the restoration project description, local, partners, and offers relevant links and contact information.

[FISRWG] 1998 Oct. Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices. Federal Interagency Stream Restoration Working Group. GPO Item No. 0120-A; SuDocs No. A 57.6/2:EN 3/PT.653. ISBN-0-934213-59-3. <http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/stream_restoration/>

The Federal Interagency Stream Restoration Working Group (consisting of 15 federal agencies of the US government) wrote this document to address restoration of the functions and values of stream corridors. It can be downloaded by chapter or in its entirety at this website.