Description: This presentation shares how the just-completed Ioway Creek–Brookside Park project in the City of Ames paired channel relocation, natural streambank stabilization, in-stream habitat features, a constructed oxbow for stormwater treatment, and 5.5-acres of native plantings to restore aquatic habitat and ecosystem health in a heavily used century-old urban park.

Authors: Meghan Funke, Jess Dunagan

Author Bios: Meghan Funke is the Water Resources Team Lead at WHKS, based in the firm’s Rochester, Minnesota office, and specializes in stream and wetland restoration, hydraulic modeling, and environmental permitting. She is licensed as a Professional Engineer in Iowa and Minnesota and has a PhD in limnology with prior experience working on lake and watershed management studies.

Jess Dunagan is a Water Resources Engineer at WHKS, based in the firm’s Ames, Iowa office, with experience in stream restoration, bank stabilization, flood mitigation, stormwater design, and construction oversight. He earned his civil engineering degree from Iowa State University and holds an Iowa DNR River Restoration Toolbox Level 1 certification.