With increasing regulation on urban streams, rising capital and O&M costs of traditional flood control projects, and everincreasing
expectation for environmental stewardship; the challenge facing water resources professionals is to lead stream
projects incorporating softer stabilization measures and place-making elements. The intent of the academy is to provide
additional education focused on watershed and stream systems, and the stream functions necessary for successful urban
projects.
“To successfully restore stream functions, it is necessary to understand how these different functions work together and
which restoration techniques influence a given function. It is also imperative to understand that stream functions are
interrelated and build on each other in a specific order, a functional hierarchy.” (Function Based Framework for Stream
Restoration and Assessment Projects, Harmon et al)
The Stream Academy provides a curriculum that educates water resource professionals to influence and lead urban planning
and design projects that engage the natural stream functions through interactive classes taught by experienced professionals.
The curriculum will span 8 months and classes located at the UDFCD office (2480 West 26
th Ave, Ste 156-B, Denver, Colorado).
Classes will be held one Friday a month starting in July 2016 and concluding in May 2017, and will run from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00
p.m. Tuition for the entire program will be $600 per student, due at registration. The Stream Academy is a subsidized program
intended to be affordable and accessible enabling continuing education with minimal inconvenience. The 2016 – 2017 Program
will be by invitation only. Registration and payment
must be complete by June 3, 2016 to secure your spot.