NRTG’s MicroCourses offer a dynamic training pathway that’s as flexible as it is enriching to build expertise. Our Stream Morphology Assessment course, spanning four hours, delivers in-depth training in an easily digestible format. It’s designed to maximize your skills for immediate application.
River channels constantly evolve as they flow, influenced by gradient, flow rate, sediment load, and the underlying geology. These changes in channel shape and form have a direct impact on habitat complexity, channel stability, and the feasibility of construction within the channel.
In this MicroCourse, you’ll explore the different types of channel morphologies, the conditions that create them, and their stability over time. You’ll also learn about the challenges of working within dynamic channel systems. Through the use of photographs, topographic imagery, and channel cross-sections, participants will develop the skills to accurately identify channel morphologies and pinpoint reference reaches, essential for guiding successful stream restoration projects.
This course is designed for those looking to expand their knowledge of river systems and improve their approach to habitat restoration and stream management.
Recommended pre-requisite: Fish Habitat Restoration — Primer on Stream Hydrology
Course will be 4 hours long.
Jeff Sereda, PhD.
Senior Fisheries Ecologist, Adjunct Professor University of Saskatchewan
Jeff holds a PhD. in Limnology and an Aquaculture Technician Diploma. He served as manager of a commercial salmonid hatchery for 4 years, lectured at the University of Saskatchewan on topics of fish physiology, taxonomy, ecology, conservation, and aquaculture. Currently, Jeff is a Senior Habitat and Population Ecologist with the Saskatchewan Government and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Saskatchewan.
Jeff’s research has encompassed topics such as assessing the risk of lakes to anthropogenic eutrophication, macrophyte management, fish habitat restoration, and the impacts of water management on species as risk (Bigmouth Buffalo, Chestnut Lamprey, Mountain Sucker, and Lake Sturgeon). Jeff’s research has been presented at over 60 national and international conferences and resulted in 15 peer reviewed publications.
Next Available Course
Course Name | Fish Habitat Restoration — Stream Morphology Assessment - Online - January 16th, 2025 |
Course Dates | January 16, 2025 - January 16, 2025 |
Instructors | Jeff Sereda |
Contact | For inquiries on this course, please contact NRTG at: 1-877-388-2172 info@nrtraininggroup.com |
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