Learn techniques to stabilize eroding streambanks, improve water quality, and protect adjacent land and infrastructure.

There will be parking available onsite. Presented by Tess Thompson Associate Professor, Extension Specialist Biological Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech.

What You’ll Learn:

• Causes of streambank erosion
• Stream processes and basic assessment techniques
• Maintenance, monitoring, and long-term success strategies
• Bioengineering and nature-based stabilization methods
• Project design basics and material selection

* Workshop provides 5 continuing education contact hours and is approved for Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professionals.

9:30-10:00      Check-in

10:00-11:00    Introduction to physical, chemical, and biological processes in streams

11:00-11:30    Causes of streambank erosion

11:30-12:00    To repair or not repair?

12:00-12:30    Box lunch

12:30-1:15       Streambank repair overview

1:15-2:15         Streambank planting

2:15-2:30         Break

2:30-3:00         Buffer maintenance

3:00-4:00         Permits

4:00-4:30         Wrap-up

If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact Tess Thompson, Virginia Tech at (540-231-2454, TDD*) during business hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to discuss accommodations 5 days prior to the event. *TDD number is (800) 828-1120

Virginia Cooperative Extension is a partnership of Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and local governments, and is an equal opportunity employer. For the full non-discrimination statement, please visit ext.vt.edu/accessibility.

This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement LI-00A00694 to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency, nor does the EPA endorse trade names or recommend the use of commercial products mentioned in this document.