River Restoration Workshop
The Okanagan Nation Alliance in collaboration with many project partners have been successfully restoring spawning and rearing habitat for salmon in the Okanagan Basin for over 20 years. Traditional Ecological Knowledge, best management practices, measured stream geometry and natural habitat features have guided these restoration works. This workshop will teach the math behind the stream analysis and hydraulics that directed the restoration designs and describe the planning, construction, monitoring methods and results.
REGISTRATION CLOSES: October 15, 2026
Workshop outline:
- Teach the calculations behind stream analysis, river hydraulics and pool-riffle design.
- Field visits to several habitat restoration projects including field applications.
- Show the process of implementing a river restoration project from beginning-to-end (planning, designs, construction, and adaptive management).
- Explain the projects monitoring methods, results, and lessons learned.
- Discussion and poster sessions: hydraulic modelling, fish habitat diversity, spawning beds, riffles, fish passage at barriers, floodplain reconnection, wetland restoration.
- Newbury riffle techniques.
Course targeted to but not limited to:
- Those designing or reviewing river instream works, particularly for salmon habitat.
- Environmental scientists and project managers (Biologists, Engineers, Geomorphologists, Hydrologists and Fisheries Technicians).
Cost: $1000 per person
PAYMENT: Email transfers, cheque, or invoice for larger groups. Seats will be reserved once payment is received. (Contact Chani for payment information)
IMPORTANT: Fee must be paid by October 15, 2026
* Please note that any cancellation done less than 60 days before event will result in only 50% refunds returned