Restore Healthy Riverscapes with Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration

Practical, low-cost tools and training to repair degraded riverscapes.

Free Resources

The design manual and Pocket Guide are available digitally for free thanks to the generous investments and support from our sponsors.

LPTBR Design Manual

Comprehensive, free design manual for implementing low-tech process-based restoration

LTPBR Learning Modules

Free, self-paced learning modules on LTPBR concepts and tools

Take a Virtual Reading Riverscapes Field Trip

Learn how to read a riverscape on the ground

Pocket Guide

Condensed, cliff notes version of the manual for field use

Riverscapes Consortium

Free tools, models, and community for riverscape science and restoration

Training

We offer courses open to the public through Utah State University (USU), designed for professionals, practitioners, and students working to understand, manage, and restore healthy riverscapes. Gain professional continuing education credits (CEUs) or graduate-level university credit. Open to professionals and students worldwide.

Intro to LTPBR series is offered in the spring. 10-hour, online courses go deep on the what and why of LTPBR. The modular series offers flexibility – take one course or build foundational competency across all six.

Advanced LTPBR Series is for all students looking to go deeper on the how and technical. This series requires the intro series of classes as prerequisites.

Fluvial Geomorphology: Reading Riverscapes is a semester-long course offered in the spring in an online, asynchronous format. This course introduces the fundamentals of fluvial geomorphology through the lens of reading landscapes and riverscapes. It’s ideal for professionals seeking an introduction to fluvial geomorphology.

Register for Spring 2026 Courses

Take for University Credit or Professional CEU credit.