Part 2
IN THIS SECTION
The foundation is solid.
In part two, experts in the physical and biological sciences present a series of master classes. We will explore: what the river-wetland corridor network looked like, how it functioned prior to being drained and disconnected, and how biological and physical processes jointly result in functional riverscapes. We bring salmon into the discussion and will dive into the evolutionary legacy that Pacific salmon represent in terms of species and life history diversity. Using the concept of “foodscapes,” we will illustrate the value of intact versus impaired habitat functionality. You will learn how we organize the elements of biological and physical process and functional complexity into “riverscape health.” Finally, we’ll wrap up the science overview with a summary of what process-based restoration looks like and what it means to restore processes in riverscapes.
00:00 Part 2 Introduction
guided by Emily Fairfax, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Environment, and Society, University of Minnesota
2:06 Master Class: What’s missing in the riverscape?
featuring Ellen Wohl, Profesor of Geology, Colorado State University
What did riverscapes look like before we broke them all? Ellen Wohl leads us on a journey of discovery from our channelized views to a wetter, wetland corridor future.
24:14 Master Class: A manifesto for biomic river restoration
featuring Colin Thorne, Physical Geographer, University of Nottingham
What are the basic building blocks of a functional riverscape? Colin Thorne introduces the science of everything, everywhere, all at once - from beaver to black flies, biology is riverscape glue.
41:22 Master Class: Salmon in riverscapes: adaptation, diversity, ecological companionship
featuring Gabriel Rossi, Research Scientist, University of California Berkeley
How do salmon and steelhead depend on functional riverscapes? Gabriel Rossi serves up a foodscape view of diversity and productivity - salmon have evolved with riverscapes, there is no one version of "good fish habitat", this is only functional riverscapes.
56:34 Interactive component: quick quiz and gut instincts
00:00 Part 2 Continued, guided by Emily Fairfax
1:46 Master Class: Principles of riverscape health
featuring Joe Wheaton, Professor of Riverscapes, Utah State University
What really is a functional riverscape? Joe Wheaton boils the science of everything, everywhere, all at once down to three simple elements of riverscape health.
27:49 Master Class: Evolution is a process
featuring Janine Castro, Geoscientist, US Fish & Wildlife Service
Where do riverscape processes come from and why do I need to know this? Janine Castro goes back in time 400 million years to reveal the deep history of the stream evolution triangle and how three simple points illustrate the dynamics of riverscape processes.
41:53 Interactive word cloud exercise: Why or why not PBR?
48:25 Conversation and reflection with Emily Fairfax, Chris Jordan, Gabe Rossi, and Joe Wheaton