Pictured Above is an ERO structure located in the South Fork of the Kinnickinnic River
Chapter meeting: Monday November 4thMeeting/presentation starts at 7:00 Network & Dinner at 6:00pm. Juniors Restaurant & Tap House 414 South Main Street, River Falls, WI
Elevated Riparian Optimized (ERO) structures: A six-year updateGuest Speaker: Loren HaasLoren Haas is a Kiap-TU-Wish former board member and current chapter member and is much involved in our chapter’s stream restoration projects. He received his Bachelor’s degree from U.W. Stout. His knowledge of fluvial dynamics has been garnered from his career in industry, his own research, and through interactions with like-minded individuals. In looking back, Loren tells of fishing brook trout while growing up in Wisconsin. “Many of the smaller streams had under-sized single lane bridge-crossings with the best deep holes under and just downstream of them. I called it road fishing — driving from bridge to bridge to find brook trout. The same forces that formed holes under bridges are at work in the ERO structures.” The inovative restoration projects depicted in Loren’s presentation are testament to his remarkable expertise in water dynamics and velocities and how they can be used to further the quality of our endangered streams and fish populations.
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