Coffee, refreshments, and lunch will be provided.
Handouts of the presentations will be disseminated to the participants.

Registration - Class Open ($200 Regular/$50 Student)
[ Please contact William Rice to be put on the class list and receive a link to pay by credit card ]

Near Crooked Lake - Matanuska-Sustina Borough, 2004

PROGRAMS:
These workshops are designed to provide state-of-the-art information regarding design and construction of embedded culverts to simulate stream conditions and maximize fish passage. Stream simulation is a recognized design technique used by the Forest Service and the Federal Highways Administration.

The workshop will provide an overview of culvert design using stream simulation techniques with assessment, design techniques and standards, and case study presentations.

Who should sign up? Project Managers, Engineers, Biologists, and Resource Managers.

What to bring? The workshop is classroom only. Bring a pen and paper!

TENATIVE WORKSHOP SCHEDULE:

Tuesday, May 11
0800-0810 - BP Energy Center Opens/Coffee, Snacks
0810-0820 - Introduction
0820-0850 - Alaska Fish Passage Regulatory Framework and Local Requirements
0850-0915 - ADFG Fish Passage Assessment Program
0915-1000 - Ecological, Aquatic and Wildlife Considerations
1000-1015 - BREAK
1015-1045 - Intro to Methods of Design for Road Crossings
1045-1200 - Channel Morphology, Pre-Design, Site Selection
1200-0130 - LUNCH
1330-1430 - Alaska Hydrology
1430-1500 - Profile and Alignment
1500-1515 - BREAK
1515-1645 - Working Groups - emphasizes site selection, horizontal and vertical alignment

Wednesday, May 12
0800-0815 - BP Energy Center Opens/Coffee, Snacks
0815-0915 - Hydraulic Design
0915-1015 - Stream Simulation Design
1015-1045 - BREAK
1045-1115 - Stream Substrate Design
1115-1200 - Working Groups - Design a Stream Substrate!
1200-1330 - LUNCH
1330-1400 - Construction Aspects
1400-1645 - Modeling Using FishXing/FishPass

Questions? Contact William Rice, Anchorage, 907-271-1798, william_rice@fws.gov