Tools and Techniques for River Management

Contents

• Theme: Tools and Techniques for River Management
• Development and application of a method for the Rapid Appraisal of Riparian Condition
• Trialling of the Tropical Rapid Appraisal of Riparian Condition method
• Catchment assessment techniques to help determine priorities in river restoration
• Riparian restoration reduces in-stream thermal stress
• Understanding our River Landscapes - A new way of learning about our rivers
• An Australian Handbook of Stream Roughness Coefficients
• Rapt in rivers: Rivers Arena update
• It's a Wrap: News from around Australia's States and Territories

Tools and Techniques for River Management

There is growing emphasis on regional management for rivers, with an expectation being placed on catchment management authorities and other regional groups to take on the responsibility of planning and managing their natural resources for the long-term. The shift to a regional model poses several challenges for organisations like Land & Water Australia, as the research we invest in, and the information we produce must be relevant, accessible and meet the particular needs of regional groups. This edition of RipRap highlights some tools and techniques that have recently been developed with these challenges in mind.

From the Editor

Land & Water Australia's National Riparian Lands R&D Program, National River Contaminants Program and National Rivers Consortium are now entering their final year of investment, and this edition of RipRap is starting the process of translating the research undertaken into practical and useful tools and techniques for people working in river and riparian management. This edition provides information about new Rapid Appraisal of Riparian Condition tools; stream temperature guidelines; and how to extend the use of tools such as SedNet so that they can assist catchment communities decide where to invest limited resources. We also feature some new web-based products that enable you to explore how rivers function, as well as how to predict stream roughness coefficients for Australian river conditions. In developing these tools and techniques we have tried to be innovative and keep the needs of the user foremost in our minds. We hope you find this edition useful, and encourage you to contact us if you have any ideas about how we can further improve the communication and distribution of our research.

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