Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are now available for classes listed below with asterisk. CVI has developed a partnership with Pierpont Community and Technical College of Fairmont State University to offer CEUs. The charge for processing CEUs is included with tuition. Students may register for CEUs during the seminar.
This course introduces the fundamentals of stream channel dynamics, structure, functions, and ecology that serve as the basis for natural stream design and river corridor restoration. The workshop will concentrate on the response of rivers and streams to physical, chemical, and biological inputs. An overview of stream assessment will be reinforced by collecting field data.
Instructors: Steven Kite, PhD, Todd Petty, PhD, and Donald Gray, PhD, West Virginia University; Neal Carte, West Virginia Division of Transportation
Dates: May 19-22, 2008
Location: Ramada Inn, Morgantown, West Virginia
Length: 3 days
CEUs: 14
Cost: $950; includes instruction, CEUs, materials, books, field transportation, lunches, and snacks
Prerequisite: None
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This course is designed for professional river engineers to demonstrate how geomorphic principles can be used to develop environmentally sensitive and sustainable engineering design procedures. Instruction will be given on the flow and sediment transport processes that control channel form. The application of these principles for river stabilization, bridge pier scour control, flood alleviation, urban drainage and river restoration/natural channel design will be illustrated. This course will combine field and lecture examples for a diverse assemblage of river types.
*This course fulfills the Level I prerequisite for the Rosgen Level II course.
Instructors: Richard Hey, PhD, PE, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, UK, and Michael Baker Corporation; Field instruction by CVI staff
Dates: June 2-6, 2008
Location: Canaan Valley Resort, Davis, West Virginia
Length: 4.5 days (2.5 classroom & 2 field days)
CEUs: 16
Cost: $1,850; includes instruction, CEUs, materials, books, field transportation, lunches, and snacks
Prerequisite: Strong survey skills
Who should attend: Biologists, hydrologists, natural resource personnel, surveyors, permitting officials, stream restoration designers, and construction supervisors/managers
Class size: 40 students
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Natural stream design (NSD) is being applied to a wide spectrum of environmental restoration projects, including highway bridge construction, flood management, coal mine reclamation, water quality, and in-stream habitat improvement. Aimed at project designers, construction site managers, and equipment operators, the course will provide step-by-step instruction from initial background concepts, through site management and construction, to final clean-up.
Instructors: CVI staff
Dates: June 24-26, 2008
Location: Canaan Valley Resort, Davis, West Virginia
Length: 3 days
CEUs: 8
Cost: $950; includes instruction, CEUs, materials, books, field transportation, lunches, and snacks
Prerequisite: None
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This course is a field-oriented fortification of the fundamentals of stream science, geared toward geomorphic characterization and habitat assessment. A team-based approach will be used, although all participants will have the opportunity to try each field assessment technique. Map and field methods will be used to determine the hydraulic geometry of rivers and streams, characterize bedload sediment, and assess bank stability.
Instructors: Steven Kite, PhD, and Todd Petty, PhD, West Virginia University; Neal Carte, West Virginia Division of Transportation
Dates: July 7-10, 2008 (noon Monday-noon Thursday)
Location: Blackwater Falls State Park, Davis, West Virginia
Length: 4 days
CEUs: 16
Cost: $950; includes instruction, CEUs, materials, books, field transportation, lunches, and snacks
Prerequisite: Completion of Introduction to Stream Processes and Ecology, Wildland Hydrology Course I, or consent
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This workshop will provide participants with an overview of the natural channel design process, building on techniques learned in Introduction to Stream Processes and Ecology and Assessment and Analysis of Stream Channel and Habitats courses. The workshop will cover a variety of natural stream design concepts, including watershed and geomorphic assessments, hydrology and hydraulics, natural stream design, sediment transport, sediment and erosion control, and bank stabilization.
Instructors: Will Harman, Michael Baker Corporation; Steve Kite, PhD, West Virginia University
Dates: July 28-August 1, 2008
Location: Sleep Inn & Suites, Princeton, West Virginia
Length: 4.5 days
CEUs: 16
Cost: $1,500; includes instruction, CEUs, materials, books, field transportation, lunches, and snacks
Prerequisite: Introduction to Stream Processes and Ecology AND Assessment and Analysis of Stream Channel and Habitats, Applied Fluvial Geomorphology, or consent
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This course focuses on sampling and analysis techniques used to quantify stream ecosystem structure and function. There is a special emphasis placed on stream assessments needed for permitting, mitigation plan development, and monitoring stream restoration projects.
Instructor: Todd Petty, PhD, West Virginia University
Dates: August 3-8, 2008
Location: Camp Caesar, Cowen, West Virginia
Length: 6 days
CEUs: 16
Cost: $1,180; includes instruction, CEUs, materials, books, field transportation, and lodging with meals while in residence
Prerequisite: None
* This course may be taken for credit (3 hours graduate level) through the WVU Division of Forestry and Natural Resources
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This course will provide an overview of federal, state, and local permit requirements for stream restoration projects in West Virginia. The range of permits required will be outlined and available guidance discussed. The course will describe the administrative steps and regulatory requirements of the permit application process.
Instructors: Jim Rawson and Ken Dzaack, CVI
Dates: August 20, 2008
Location: Canaan Valley Resort, Davis, West Virginia
Length: 1 day
CEUs: 3
Cost: $350; includes instruction, CEUs, materials, manual, lunch, and snacks
Prerequisite: None
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Dates: September 15-19, 2008
Location: Canaan Valley Resort, Davis, West Virginia
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Dates: September 22-26, 2008
Location: Canaan Valley Resort, Davis, West Virginia
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