Restoration efforts should be built on a sound foundation of research and planning.  The following are stream-related resources of interest from the scientific community.

• Where Rivers are Born: The Scientific Imperative for Defending Small Streams and Wetlands (American Rivers) (2007) 

• Stream Watch Land Use Report

• Riparian Ecosystem Creation and Restoration: A Literature Summary, Case Studies, Lower Colorado River 

Journal Articles Evaluating the Utility of Different Stream Mitigation Indicators

• Fritz, Johnson and Walters. (2008). Physical indicators of hydrologic permanence in forested headwater streams.

• Fritz et al. (2009). Can bryophytes be used to characterize hydrologic permanence in forested headwater streams?

• Johnson et al. (2009). Larval salamanders and channel geomorphology are indicators of hydrologic permanence in forested headwater streams.

• Structural and Functional Characteristics of Natural and Constructed Channels Draining a Reclaimed Mountaintop Removal and Valley Fill Coal Mine (2010)