Streambank Soil Bioengineering Treatment Limitations

J. Chris Hoag

Hoag Riparian and Wetland Restoration LLC

• Principal in Hoag Riparian and Wetland Restoration LLC
• Consulting firm specializes in technical assistance, design development and review, and troubleshooting guidance in riparian and wetland restoration projects
• Retired after 35 years as a riparian plant ecologist with USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Plant Materials Program; project leader for the Interagency Riparian/Wetland Plant Development Project
• While working for the USDA NRCS, received 15 Outstanding Performance awards, 20 Superior Performance awards, Idaho USDA NRCS Employee of the Month, and USDA NRCS National Plant Materials Program Special Award: The Plant Materials Meritorious Service Award
• Conducts regular seminars, workshops and technical training classes in the use of plants for streambank stabilization and riparian zone establishment
• Presented over 50 technical lectures at conferences and symposia all over the United States, Canada and Afghanistan
• Writer of over 100 technical papers, reports and how-to guides on riparian and wetland subjects including streambank soil bioengineering techniques, establishment methods for riparian woody and herbaceous plant species, management of riparian and wetland plant communities, and methods to improve fish and wildlife habitat in riparian and wetland areas
• Member, present and past: River Restoration Northwest, Society of Wetland Scientists, Society of Range Management and Society of Ecological Restoration
• Master’s degree in wildlife biology, Washington State University; bachelor’s degree in botany, Idaho State University; bachelor’s degree in range management, Idaho State University
• Can be contacted at 208-221-0944 or [email protected]