Trout Stream Restoration

Wisconsin Trout Stream Restoration Workshop

January 13, 2027 | Live online event
8:30 a.m.–4:15 p.m., Central Time

This year’s Wisconsin Trout Stream Restoration Workshop explores Streams in Motion: Restoring Connectivity & Freedom to Meander.

A healthy stream is not static. Its channel moves, sediment travels, water spreads onto floodplains, habitats shift, and aquatic organisms move through connected stream networks. Restoration strategies increasingly recognize that long-term stream health depends not only on what happens within the channel, but also on the connections among the stream, floodplain, riparian corridor, wetlands, and surrounding watershed.

Streams in Motion invites us to consider what happens when those connections are restored—and what opportunities exist to give streams more room to function as dynamic systems.

Through expert presentations, case studies, and facilitated discussion, this year’s workshop will examine how restoring connectivity, movement, and natural stream processes can support healthier trout habitat and more resilient stream systems. Sessions will consider the connections among channels, floodplains, riparian areas, wetlands, and watersheds, with an emphasis on practical approaches to restoration and management.

By participating in this workshop, participants will be able to:

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New for 2027: Join us in January

For 2027, the Wisconsin Trout Stream Restoration Workshop is moving from August to January 13, 2027.

Because the workshop is currently offered online, January provides an opportunity to gather outside of the busy field season while maintaining the same interactive, practice-focused experience. The winter timing also creates space for professionals, faculty, and students to connect, share lessons from the previous field season, and consider restoration priorities and approaches for the year ahead.

Wisconsin Trout Stream Restoration Workshop Registration Fees
Registration Type	Fee
Students, anglers, and members of the public	$25
State, government, and tribal agencies; college/university faculty & staff; non-profit organizations	$45
Private employers	$85

Registration includes access to the online workshop on January 13, 2027. CEUs are also included but will only be awarded for participation in the live sessions on January 13, 2027.

UWL Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

0.6 CEUs/6 contact hours
Continuing education units are a means of recognizing and recording satisfactory participation in non-degree programs. UWL CEUs fulfill continuing education requirements for many professionals, agencies and organizations. Professional associations may have specific licensing requirements. Individuals should contact their licensing association before assuming UWL CEUs will fulfill all requirements. UWL keeps records of individual CEUs for three years of programming. Certificates are emailed within two weeks of the conclusion of each program.

Cancellation Policy

Substitutions are welcome. A full refund less $25 processing fee will be issued for cancellations received two weeks prior to the event. No refunds for cancellations after that date. Cancellations and substitutions must be submitted in writing to: ex@uwlax.edu.

Agenda

The 2027 Wisconsin Trout Stream Restoration Workshop is forthcoming.

Call for Proposals

The call for proposals is now closed.