Appendix A - Partial Selection of Past Literature Relevant to Low-Tech Restoration
Based on Table 3 from Chapter 1 – Shahverdian et al. (2019), Appendix A. Below is a partial selection of other relevant manuals, books, and technical guidance on process-based restoration of riverscapes, and each reference’s relationship to helping restore riverscapes.
2005. Brierley, G. and Fryirs, K.
Geomorphology and River Management: Applications of the River Styles Framework.
Blackwell Publishing, Victoria, Australia.
DOI: 10.1002/9780470751367
Relationship: Basic introductory text to fluvial geomorphology and management/restoration through the River Styles framework.
1934. Kraebel, C.J. and Pillsbury, A.F.
Handbook of Erosion Control in Mountain Meadows.
U.S. Forest Service, California Forest and Range Experiment Station, Berkeley, CA, 69 pp.
Relationship: Early guidelines on low-tech structures and process restoration of degraded meadows.
2018. Maestas, J.D., Conner, S., Zeedyk, B., Neely, B., Rondeau, R., Seward, N., Chapman, T., With, L., and Murph, R.
Hand-built structures for restoring degraded meadows in sagebrush rangelands: Examples and lessons learned from the Upper Gunnison River Basin, Colorado.
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Denver, CO, 47 pp.
Relationship: Introduces low-tech structures like Zuni Bowls and one-rock dams for ephemeral and intermittent streams in meadows.
2018. Pollock, M.M., Lewallen, G., Woodruff, K., Jordan, C.E., and Castro, J.M. (Eds.)
The Beaver Restoration Guidebook: Working with Beaver to Restore Streams, Wetlands, and Floodplains. Version 2.01, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, OR.
Relationship: Uses beaver ecosystem engineering to restore riverscapes, including guidelines for beaver dam analogues and translocation.
2013. Roni, P. and Beechie, T. (Eds.)
Stream and Watershed Restoration: A Guide to Restoring Riverine Processes and Habitats.
Wiley, Chichester, UK.
DOI: 10.1002/9781118406618
Relationship: Edited volume on process-based restoration.
2011. Skidmore, P.B., Thorne, C.R., Cluer, B.L., Pess, G.R., Castro, J.M., Beechie, T.J., and Shea, C.C.
Science base and tools for evaluating stream engineering, management, and restoration proposals.
U.S. Department of Commerce, Seattle, WA, 255 pp.
Relationship: Provides screening and evaluation tools including the River RAT Restoration Assessment Tool.
2018. Yochum, S.E.
Guidance for Stream Restoration and Rehabilitation.
USDA Forest Service, National Stream and Aquatic Ecology Center, Technical Note TN-102.4
Relationship: Comprehensive annotated bibliography of stream restoration practices including process-based restoration and beaver/LWD methods.
2009. Zeedyk, B. and Clothier, V.
Let the Water Do the Work: Induced Meandering, an Evolving Method for Restoring Incised Channels.
Island Press, Washington, D.C.
Relationship: Promotes structures that encourage process-based restoration through induced meandering.