NRCS Stream Corridor Restoration Tools Now Available Online

NRCS Stream Corridor Restoration Tools Now Available Online
During the last ten years, NRCS has developed and released a wealth of technical information on stream corridor restoration in the form of National Engineering Handbook (NEH) 653 – Stream Corridor Restoration and NEH 654 – Stream Restoration Design.

NRCS Stream Corridor Restoration Tools Now Available Online

NDCSMC Stream Mechanics Engineer Jon Fripp discusses proper installation of brush mattresses used in streambank treatment (NRCS image -- click to enlarge)

During the last ten years, NRCS has developed and released a wealth of technical information on stream corridor restoration in the form of National Engineering Handbook (NEH) 653 – Stream Corridor Restoration and NEH 654 – Stream Restoration Design. Following release of these documents, a team of NRCS experts from all of the technical centers skilled in stream restoration were tasked with making conservation easier for the field in applying stream restoration. Their efforts are still underway, but initial results are now available on the National Design, Construction, and Soil Mechanics (NDCSMC) web site. At this web site, one can find “one stop” resources of NRCS policy and guidance documents, useful links, publications, photographs, and drawings of various practices and treatments, workshop information, and spreadsheet tools.
Your contact is NRCS civil engineer Jon Fripp 817-509-3771.