Urban Stream Restoration
New techniques have been pioneered in the Chesapeake Bay watershed to restore urban streams using diverse approaches such as natural channel design, regenerative stream channel, and removal of legacy sediments. While each approach is different, they all seek to restore the function of the stream channel by preventing sediment from bank erosion, promoting in stream denitrification, and increasing interaction with the floodplain. The Chesapeake Stormwater Network provides a variety of resources on urban stream restoration.