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title: 2021 BLM Low-Tech Riverscape Restoration Workshop
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# 2021 Montana-Dakotas Bureau of Land Management - LTPBR or Riverscapes Workshop

**Sponsored by:**<br>
<a href="https://www.blm.gov/montana-dakotas"><img class="float-left" src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/sponsors/blm.png"></a>
This workshop series will be a mix of self-paced virtual sessions, some optional virtual discussion sections, and an an all day field workshop. Participants can mix and match what they participate in to fit their schedule. Details are [below](#Agenda), but crucial dates are:
- **September 7, 2021** (9 AM to Noon MST) - Virtual Discussion on Modules 1 & 5
- **September 21, 2021** (9 AM to 2 PM MST) - Virtual Discussion on Modules 2, 3 & 4
- **October 5, 2021** (All Day with Evening Event) - Field Construction Workshop in Miles City, MT

The virtrual modules can be completed at any time (prior to corresponding discussion session)
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<a class=" hollow button" href="#course-materials"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/diagrams/presentation.png"> Jump to → <br> <b>Virtual Module Materials</b>. </a>
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## Overview

This workshop was solicited by BLM's Alden Shallcross, the State Lead - Montana/Dakotas Aquatic Habitat Management Program. The workshop was made possible thanks to the generous support of the [BLM Monata/Dakotas](https://www.blm.gov/montana-dakotas), and a grant to [Utah State University's Restoration Consortium](http://restoration.usu.edu/) and [Joe Wheaton's](http://joewheaton.org/) [ET-AL lab](http://etal.joewheaton.org/). The workshop content grew out of over 20 [LTPBR workshops]({{ site.baseurl }}/workshops/) taught by Utah State University and the online modules were developed in [2020]({{ site.baseurl }}/workshops/2020/SGI/) for an NRCS Working Lands for Wildlife workshop series.


## Virtual Workshop Description
The virtual portions of this workshop will introduce BLM staff and partners to ‘low-tech’ process-based approaches for restoring streams and their associated riparian areas (riverscapes) to benefit fish, wildlife, and working lands. Participants will learn principles guiding low-tech process-based restoration and become familiar with simple, hand-built tools, including Beaver Dam Analogues (BDAs) and Post-Assisted Log Structures (PALS), intended to mimic and promote specific ecosystem processes. Participants will gain basic skills in the planning, design, and implementation phases of project development. Course content is supported by a published [Design Manual]({{ site.baseurl }}/manual/).

#### Overview - Pick and Choose
<a href="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/etalweb.joewheaton.org/RestorationConsortium/Workshops/2020/SGI/SGI-NRCS_LTR_Workshop-Virtual_2020_Flyer.pdf"><img class="float-right" src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/workshops/2020/VirtualFlyer.png"></a> To make participating remotely and/or from home more manageable, we have spread our curriculum out over four days with lots of time for breaks and self-paced exercises. There is no substitute for the field experience, but we will try our best to simulate some of that virtually.

Everyone participating in the Field Workshop must complete Modules 1 (Intro) and 5 (implementation). Beyond that, Modules 2 (science), 3 (planning), and 4 (design) are targeted at participants wishing to work as LTPBR practitioners. You can take all the modules, or just the ones relevant to you. All workshop materials, exercises and presentations are available online for a self-paced delivery by module at any time.
but the virtual workshop gathering will provide pacing, panel discussions and engagement with other professionals and participants.



### Agenda

- Module 1: **Introduction to Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration** - Day 1 - August 11 (3/4-day)
- Module 2: **Underlying Science & Case Studies for Low-Tech** - Day 2 - August 12 (half-day morning)
- Module 3: **Planning Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration** - Day 2 - August 12 (half-day afternoon)
- Module 4: **Designing Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration** - Day 3 - August 13 (3/4 day)
- Module 5: **Implementing Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration** - Day 4 - August 14 (half-day morning)



### Registration
Registration was free, but is now **closed**. Participation was limited to 1000 participants.


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## Course Materials
<i class="fa fa-twitter" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=https%3A//lowtechpbr.restoration.usu.edu/workshops/2020/SGI/%23course-material">Share on Twitter</a>

### Slides & Handouts

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<a class="hollow button" href="{{ site.baseurl }}/workshops/2020/SGI/Modules/module1"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/diagrams/presentation.png"> <b>Module 1 - Intro</b> <br> Slides <i class="fa fa-file-pdf-o" aria-hidden="true"></i>, Recorded Lectures <i class="fa fa-youtube-play" aria-hidden="true"></i> and Exercises </a>

<a class="hollow button" href="{{ site.baseurl }}/workshops/2020/SGI/Modules/module2"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/diagrams/presentation.png"> <b>Module 2 - Science</b> <br> Slides <i class="fa fa-file-pdf-o" aria-hidden="true"></i>, Recorded Lectures <i class="fa fa-youtube-play" aria-hidden="true"></i> and Exercises </a>

<a class="hollow button" href="{{ site.baseurl }}/workshops/2020/SGI/Modules/module3"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/diagrams/presentation.png"> <b>Module 3 - Planning</b> <br> Slides <i class="fa fa-file-pdf-o" aria-hidden="true"></i>, Recorded Lectures <i class="fa fa-youtube-play" aria-hidden="true"></i> and Exercises </a>

<a class="hollow button" href="{{ site.baseurl }}/workshops/2020/SGI/Modules/module4"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/diagrams/presentation.png"> <b>Module 4 - Design</b> <br> Slides <i class="fa fa-file-pdf-o" aria-hidden="true"></i>, Recorded Lectures <i class="fa fa-youtube-play" aria-hidden="true"></i> and Exercises </a>

<a class="hollow button" href="{{ site.baseurl }}/workshops/2020/SGI/Modules/module5"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/diagrams/presentation.png"> <b>Module 5 - Implementation</b> <br> Slides <i class="fa fa-file-pdf-o" aria-hidden="true"></i>, Recorded Lectures <i class="fa fa-youtube-play" aria-hidden="true"></i> and Exercises </a>

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### Workshop Textbooks
**Mandatory Texts** - A hard copy of both the manual and pocket-guide will make your participation in the virtual workshop webinars easier, but free digital versions are available below. If you do not have hard copies, please have a PDF open in the background. For the field workshop, participants will be provided a hard copy of the Pocket Guide:

For the workshop, we rely on the a [Design Manual]({{ site.baseurl }}/manual) and the [Pocket Guide]({{ site.baseurl }}/resources/pocket), which free electronic versions are below. Print copies of manual are available for ~ $60 [on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Low-Tech-Process-Based-Restoration-Riverscapes-Design/dp/1543972993/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=low+tech+process-based+restoration&qid=1558989073&s=gateway&sr=8-1) or [on BookBaby](https://store.bookbaby.com/bookshop/book/index.aspx?bookURL=Low-Tech-Process-Based-Restoration-of-Riverscapes) and waterproof versions of the pocket guide can be [purchased here](http://www.anabranchsolutions.com/store/p7/pocketguide.html).



<a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/manual"><img class="float-right" src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/covers/Manual_Tilted_150.png"></a>

- <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.19590.63049/2"><i class="fa fa-file-pdf-o" aria-hidden="true"></i></a> Wheaton J.M., Bennett S.N., Bouwes, N., Maestas J.D. and Shahverdian S.M. (Editors). 2019. [Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration of Riverscapes: Design Manual. Version 1.0]({{ site.baseurl }}/manual). Utah State University Restoration Consortium. Logan, UT. 286 pp. DOI: [10.13140/RG.2.2.19590.63049/2](http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.19590.63049/2).

<a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/resources/pocket"><img class="float-right" src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/covers/pocket_guide_cover_150w.png"></a>

- <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.28222.13123/1"><i class="fa fa-file-pdf-o" aria-hidden="true"></i></a> Wheaton JM, Wheaton A, Maestas J, Bennett S, Bouwes N, Shahveridan S, Camp R, Jordan C, Macfarlane W, Portugal E, Weber N. 2019. [Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration of Riverscapes: Pocket Field Guide]({{ site.baseurl }}/resources/pocke). [Utah State University Restoration Consortium](http://restoration.usu.edu). DOI: [10.13140/RG.2.2.28222.13123/1](http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.28222.13123/1).



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## More Background



### Instruction Team

#### Field Workshop - October 5
<div class="row small-up-2 medium-up-2 large-up-4" align="center">

<div class="column column-block">
<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stephen_Bennett8"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/people/bennett-round_orig.png"></a>
<h4><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stephen_Bennett8">Stephen N. Bennett<sup>1,2,3</sup></a></h4>
Ecologist, Adjunct Professor
</div>

<div class="column column-block">
<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joseph_Wheaton"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/people/Wheaton_round.png"></a>
<h4><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joseph_Wheaton">Joseph Wheaton<sup>1,2</sup></a></h4>
Professor of Riverscapes
</div>


</div>

#### Virtual Instruciton Team
<div class="row small-up-2 medium-up-2 large-up-4" align="center">

<div class="column column-block">
<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mark_Beardsley"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/people/beardsley-round.png"></a>
<h4><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stephen_Bennett8">Mark Beardsley<sup>4</sup></a></h4>
Ecologist
</div>
<div class="column column-block">
<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stephen_Bennett8"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/people/bennett-round_orig.png"></a>
<h4><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stephen_Bennett8">Stephen N. Bennett<sup>1,2,3</sup></a></h4>
Ecologist, Adjunct Professor
</div>
<div class="column column-block">
<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nick_Bouwes"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/people/bouwes-round_1_orig.png"></a>
<h4><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nick_Bouwes">Nicolaas Bouwes<sup>3,2,1</sup></a></h4>
Aquatic Ecologist, Adjunct Professor
</div>

<div class="column column-block">
<a href="http://bengoldfarb.com/"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/people/Goldfarb_Round.png"></a>
<h4><a href="http://bengoldfarb.com/">Ben Goldfarb</a></h4>
Author, Environmental Journalist, & Beaver Believer
</div>

<div class="column column-block">
<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jeremy_Maestas"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/people/Maestas_round.png"></a>
<h4><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jeremy_Maestas">Jeremy Maestas<sup>5</sup></a></h4>
Ecologist
</div>


<div class="column column-block">
<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Scott_Shahverdian"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/people/shahverdian-round_1.png"></a>
<h4><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Scott_Shahverdian">Scott Shahveridan<sup>2,1</sup></a></h4>
Fluvial Geomorphologist
</div>

<div class="column column-block">
<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Colin_Thorne"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/people/Colin_Round.png"></a>
<h4><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Colin_Thorne">Colin Thorne<sup>6</sup></a></h4>
Professor of Physical Geography
</div>

<div class="column column-block">
<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nick_Weber2"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/people/webber-round_1_orig.png"></a>
<h4><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nick_Weber2">Nick Weber<sup>2,3,1</sup></a></h4>
Fish Ecologist
</div>
<div class="column column-block">
<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joseph_Wheaton"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/people/Wheaton_round.png"></a>
<h4><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joseph_Wheaton">Joseph Wheaton<sup>1,2</sup></a></h4>
Professor of Riverscapes
</div>


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#### Instructor Affiliations

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<div class="column column-block">
<a href="https://qcnr.usu.edu/wats/index"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/sponsors/USU.png"></a>1.
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<div class="column column-block">
<a href="http://www.anabranchsolutions.com"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/sponsors/anabranchsolutionslogo-square-450_10.png"></a><br>2.

</div>
<div class="column column-block">
<a href="https://www.eco-logical-research.com/"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/sponsors/ELR.png"></a><br>3.

</div>
<div class="column column-block">
<a href="http://www.ecometricscolorado.net"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/logos/EcoMetrics.png"></a><br>4.
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<div class="column column-block">
<a href="https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detailfull/national/about/leadership/centers/?cid=NRCS143_021469"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/sponsors/usda-nrcs-logo_1_orig.png"></a><br>5.
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<a href="https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/geography/"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/logos/Nottingham_150.png"></a><br>6.
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## Audience
The target audience for the virtual field workshop is Montana-Dakota BLM Field Staff and their conservation partners interested in improving the health of riverscapes BLM manages with low-tech PBR.

#### When it is taught as a field workshop.
The target audience for the field workshop series was primarily NRCS staff, and key partners. NRCS SGI states will select key representatives involved in mesic restoration to participate. Anticipated NRCS participants include state/area/local specialists (biologists/engineers) and select field staff. States may also opt to invite key partners who are invested locally in helping get mesic conservation on the ground. The overall goal is to build a cadre of staff in each State to evaluate the technique and serve as local sources of expertise across the range. To keep the hands-on exercises effective, we limited invitation only enrolment to roughly 45 participants per workshop.



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