A growing array of tools are available for stream mitigation planning and implementation from federal, state and local, as well as private sources.  This page provides links to a number of these resources.  Specific information on tools and methods used in specific states can be found on this site’s State Summaries pages.

Restoration Tools

• Stream and Watershed Restoration: A Guide to Restoring Riverine Processes and Habitat (2012) 

• Natural Channel Design Review Workshop 

• EPA Natural Channel Design and Stream Methods Natural Channel Design Review Checklist

Valuation Tools

• WV Stream and Wetland Valuation Metric Development (2011) 

• When the River Runs Dry: Human and Ecological Values of Dry Riverbeds (2012) 

• Mitigation of impacts to fish and wildlife habitat: Estimating Costs and Identifying Opportunities (2007)