This literature review assesses revegetation techniques used to control erosion in North America, and more specifically British Columbia. Classifications of techniques include shoreline protection, reconstructing streambanks and slope stabilization.
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The Adopt A Stream manual is intended for community groups, schools and youth groups to improve and restore aquatic habitats in Nova Scotia. It provides basic steps on how to go about a restoration project…
This document provides photographs from multiple nature-like fishways that have been constructed around the world and lists critical design data for each project.
This manual provides background information on the Large Woody Debris Index, a field manual to reduce subjectivity when collecting data, as well as pictures and examples.
These guidelines provide methods of bank stabilization design that meet all three measures of a successful design: feasibility, sustainability and environmental effectiveness. It provides a breakdown of project development into the categories of preliminary investigations…
This NSLC Adopt A Stream fact sheet describes the purpose of beaver management, where it is applicable, the advantages and disadvantages, design criteria and implementation steps.
This code of practice developed by the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources ensures that beaver dams are safely removed to minimize the impact of beaver dam removal on aquatic resources.
This document provides over eighty illustrated design guidelines for conservation buffers in rural and urban landscapes. Each guideline describes a specific way that a vegetative buffer can be applied to protect soil, improve air and…
This NSLC Adopt A Stream fact sheet describes the purpose of deflectors, where they are applicable, the types of deflectors, what habitats are created, the advantages and disadvantages of using this technique, design criteria and…
This NSLC Adopt A Stream fact sheet describes the purpose of digger logs, where they are applicable, what habitats are created, the advantages and disadvantages of using this technique and the design criteria.
This review conducts a critical assessment of the scientific literature on ecological buffers, provides an overview of relevant policies in southern Ontario and develops an evaluation methodology for determining appropriate buffer widths around natural heritage…
This document describes ecological buffers, findings from most recent science and recommended conservation practices.
The NSLC Adopt A Stream Program provides fact sheets to be used by groups doing general project planning and proposal applications. Topics include instream structures to restore natural meander patterns, bank stabilization structures, instream debris…
This guide provides private landowners with information on restoration activities in riparian areas including; planting native vegetation and reducing livestock impact.
These guidelines present a project classification system, initial assessment and project planning, pre-project biological monitoring, pre-project chemical monitoring, river channel stressors and responses, hydrology, geometric design concepts computational design tools, common channel and bank practices,…
This document provides an overview of the interactions between boreal wetlands and forests. It presents guiding principles for wetland stewardship and planning considerations for avoiding or minimizing adverse effects to wetlands.
This document provides an overview of streambank protection, site assessment, reach assessment and restoration techniques.
This guide provides information on soft and hard armoring techniques to deal with erosion problems on lake shorelines. It also provides recommended shoreline protection methods.
This document presents three techniques for using large wood structures to enhance or create aquatic habitat – placed large wood, large wood replenishment and trapping mobile wood.
This fact sheet describes the ecological benefits of large woody debris and general guidelines for its management.
This handbook provides accessible information to community members how streams work and how actions may impact river health, restoration strategies and undertaking stream restoration projects.
The River Restoration Centre has created this manual to help river managers identify potential restoration techniques for river restoration and sustainable river management.
This manual is intended to show how streams work and to help people recognize when they need to be rehabilitated. It provides project planning principles, rehabilitation techniques, and demonstration projects.
This document is for home or business owners to understand riparian areas, how to identify if specific riparian areas are damaged, where to plant, developing a planting strategy for a site and the types of…
This NSLC Adopt A Stream fact sheet describes the purpose of planting streamside vegetation, where it is applicable, the advantages and disadvantages, design criteria, soil preparation and implementation steps for different types of vegetation.
This document provides riparian buffer design principles.
The European Centre for River Restoration has compiled case studies, best practices and studies on river restoration in Europe. Themes include flood management, urban river restoration, and habitat & biodiversity. How to do River Restoration…
This guide and fact sheets are designed to assist organizations in their rehabilitation efforts on topics such as: boulder clusters, deflectors, digger logs and beaver dam removal.
Ducks Unlimited provides research, guides and best management practices for the following topics: resource roads and wetlands guide, wetland road crossing and hydrological monitoring, and field guides for Boreal wetlands.
This report has been developed to assist in design and construction information for stream restoration in Iowa. It details six channel defining techniques: cut-off sills, engineered log jams, longitudinal peaked stone toe, bendway weirs, stream…
This NSLC Adopt A Stream fact sheet describes the purpose of rock sills, where they are applicable, what habitats are created, the advantages and disadvantages of using this technique and the design criteria.
This report documents data findings and offers guidance for future designs of rock weirs, such as selecting the parameters needed.
This document defines shoreline buffers and discusses what they should look like and how wide they should be, based on experience in Ontario.
This document provides an introduction to bioengineering, planning considerations, bioengineering approach and contacts and approval processes for Ontario.
This document provides standards of practice for stream restoration in the Driftless Area, United States.
This guide provides a standardized procedure for the identification and management of riverine erosion hazards in Ontario. It serves to assist technical staff experienced in natural hazards management to select the most appropriate methods and…
This technical document provides a background on Large Woody Material, environmental and habitat considerations and how to design structures.
Promotes process-based natural stream restoration, and the rehabilitation of aquatic and riparian ecosystems. It provides a list of factors and criteria to consider when making decisions, planning and designing stream restoration. Topics include site, reach,…
Barriers and shortcomings of wetland mitigation and voluntary restoration projects are identified for pre-construction, during construction, and post-construction. It provides an overview for wetland restoration challenges and some potential solutions.