All links are downloadable files unless otherwise noted.

WORKSHOP MATERIALS

Phase I – Introduction to Stream Smart

Presentations

• Value of Stream Smart Road Crossings Presentation

• Regulations

• How to Create Stream Smart Crossings

• Cost/Benefit of Stream Smart and Potential Funding

• Municipal Stream Crossing Grants program

• Stream Table Demonstration video

Handouts

• Sample Agenda Phase I

• DEP Culvert Bond fact sheet

• Stream Smart Partners

• Stream Smart Handout

• Funding Opportunities for Stream Smart Road Crossings

• Comparison of Road-Stream Crossing Structures Handout

• Maine Stream Habitat Viewer Information Sheet

• Atlantic Salmon and the Endangered Species Act

• Maine Stream Crossings: New Designs to Restore Stream Continuity

• NRCS “Who We Are” Fact Sheet

• Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) and NRCS Offices in Maine

• Maine Barrier Survey Status Map

• Stream Smart Partners Technical Assistance for Road Crossings

• USDA NRCS Culvert Assistance Handout

• USDA NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program

• MaineDOT Bridge Upgrade Fact Sheet

• Stream Crossing Permitting Guidance

• Coastwise

• USACE determining permitting exemption

• USACE authorization presentation

• LUPC Culvert Sizing Guide

Phase II 2-Day Field Training Stream Smart Workshop

Presentations

• Intro

• Stream Smart Refresher

• Introduction to Survey Tools, Site Assessment, Data Collection

• Data analysis

• Hydrology and Hydraulics

• Structure Design Options

Handouts

• Sample Agenda Phase II

• DEP Culvert Bond fact sheet

• Stream Smart Partners

• Stream Crossing Bank Construction Guidance

• Stream Smart Handout

• Comparison of Road-Stream Crossing Structures Handout

• Maine Stream Habitat Viewer Information Sheet

• Stream Smart Partners Technical Assistance for Road Crossings

• USDA NRCS Culvert Assistance Handout

• Maine Stream Smart Road Crossing Field Workshop Glossary

• Maine StreamStats

• NOAA Flow Estimates — New England Rivers

Field Assessment Forms

• Longitudinal Profile Survey Data Sheet

• Cross-Section Survey Data Sheet

• Pebble Count Data Sheet

• Photo Monitoring Data Sheet

• Site Monitoring Data Sheet

• Sketch Map Data Sheet

Additional General Handouts

• Flood Effects in Road Stream Crossing Infrastructure

• MaineDOT Work Plan

• Stream Smart Road Crossing Pocket Guide, 2017

• Stream Barrier Removal Monitoring Guide

• Stream Channel Reference Sites: An Illustrated Guide to Field Technique

• Stream Crossing Survey Data Update Form

• Stream Smart Road Crossing Project Example for Small Stream Handout

• USDA Forest Service Stream Simulation Manual

• Stream Smart Success Stories (video)

Regulatory documents

• State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Natural Resources Protection Act Permit By Rule Standards Chapter 305

• Department of the Army General Permit State of Maine

Technical and funding resources

• Water Bond

• Stream Smart Overview (video)

• Field Stream Assessment (video)

• Smart Stream Crossings (video)

Construction videos

• Concrete Block Abutment Timber Deck Bridge (video)

• Bottomless Concrete Arch (video)

• Bottomless Metal Arch (video)

• Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Integrated Bridge System (GRS-IBS) (video)

• Embedded Concrete Box Culvert (video)

• Water Control (video)

• Bed and Bank Building (video)

Culvert replacement/stream restoration partnership examples

• Georges River Trout Unlimited: Jam Black Brook

• The Cool Little Culvert —Arrowsic Alewife Restoration

Testimonials

• Stream Smart Advocate: Ward Bredeau (video)

• Stream Smart Advocate: Dave Wilkins (video)

Related links

• Atlantic Salmon

• FIN: Maine Fisheries Improvement Network

• Maine Stream Habitat Viewer

• Maine StreamStats

• MaineDOT Map Viewer

• Stream Crossing ESA Permitting

• Voluntary Contractor Certification Program

• When It Rains It Pours

• Restoring Aquatic Connections in Maine: Healing Old Wounds – One Culvert at a Time
(Story map created by Beginning with Habitat, Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, January 7, 2025)