Physical and social ecosystems in urban stream restoration

Presented by Kristen Van Dam (Ecological Services Coordinator, East Bay Regional Park District)

This seminar took place on Tuesday 14 April, 4-5:30pm, Rm 305 Bauer Wurster Hall

Kristen Van Dam is a restoration ecologist with twenty-one years of experience in ecological restoration, planning and assessment. She has managed or co-managed over a dozen restoration projects throughout California. She has extensively studied riverine, freshwater fish, and terrestrial ecology and authored several studies and assessments, including a novel reference methodology for riparian vegetation produced as her master’s thesis. Kristen leads a variety of projects and initiatives for the Park District, from watershed assessments to large-scale restoration projects.