Scaling Streambank Stabilization Across a Watershed: From Plan to Construction

Description: Hear how the Nishnabotna Watershed Management Coalition (WMC) is moving streambank stabilization projects from plan to construction through a multi-year RCPP effort—with projects already built and more underway. Learn what’s working, what’s not, and key lessons learned, including a cost-saving “secret weapon,” and gain ideas to move your own watershed projects forward.

Author: Adam Rupe

Author Bio: Adam Rupe is a project manager and senior environmental planner with JEO Consulting Group, with nearly 20 years of experience in watershed planning and ecological restoration. He takes a people-first approach, working alongside partners to move projects from planning to implementation. Adam is a Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner, Iowa Master River Steward, and a graduate of the Iowa Land Stewardship Leadership Academy.