This one-day Riparian & Stream Ecosystems training will focus on the nature and function of stream and riparian zones and the benefits and direct impacts from healthy riparian zones.

The riparian education programs will cover an introduction to riparian principles, watershed processes, basic hydrology, erosion/deposition principles, and riparian vegetation, as well as potential causes of degradation and possible resulting impairment(s), and available local resources including technical assistance and tools that can be employed to prevent and/or resolve degradation.