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Stream Bank Repair Certification

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Reference Materials

Videos

Stream Bank Repair Before & After Footage

A repair in downtown Raleigh in February 2021.

Small Scale Stream Bank Repair with Native Plants & Materials

The Raleigh NC area is one of the fastest growing urban areas in the country. Over 70% of urban streams have unstable banks. A small, effective, low cost streambank repair is demonstrated using native plants and nature materials.

Stream Restoration: Improving Streams & Floodplains Post Disaster

This presentation was provided to the NC Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts at their 2025 annual meeting. The presentation was recorder later and provided here for a wider audience. The presentation covers the basics of stream processes with a focus on stream power and sediment transport during big floods. The presentation then lays out four steps to create more resilient stream channels and floodplains after a flood disaster. The presentation focuses on agricultural land but is applicable to other landscapes as well.

Small Scale Stream Bank Repair: Raleigh, NC

Mitch Woodward, NCSU – NC Cooperative Extension narrates a small scale residential Streambank repair using native plants and natural materials during a workshop in Raleigh.

Raleigh Stream Bank Repair: 6 Month Post Installation

This streambank site was repaired & stabilized in January using coir matting, and native plants (live stakes). We revisited the site 6 months later to check on plant growth and general site stability. We would call this a success!

Rock Creek Stream Bank Repair: 6 Months Post Installation

6 month post installation assessment of the Rock Creek Streambank Repair Project showing excellent native plant live stake growth (silky willow, silky dogwood, elderberry) in Whitsett, NC. The project was funded by NC DEQ – Division of Water Resources, NC Division of Soil and Water – CCAP Program. Other partners include Stoney Creek HOA, City of Greensboro, McAdams Engineering, Piedmont Conservation Council, Guilford County, Three Oaks Engineering, Guilford County Soil and Water Conservation District, Backwater Environmental Contracting, and NC Cooperative Extension.

Certification and Testing Information

Certification Information

To receive the certification, attendees must attend the Stream Bank Repair Certification workshop and then receive a score of at least 80% on the examination at the end of the workshop. The certification is PERPETUAL and does not require renewal.

Testing Procedure

  1. In the days leading up to the workshop, you will receive an email from NC State (brickyard@ncsu.edu) to set up your Brickyard account to access the online exam for Stream Bank Repair Certification. 
  2. After you have completed the setup of your account and fully logged into our online course platform Reporter, click the Upcoming Events button on the Courses and Events tile. You have already been registered for this course and should be able to Access Online Content. 
  3. You will have a period of 5 days starting at the conclusion of the workshop to complete the online exam. 
  4. You will have 1 hour to complete the exam once you begin the exam.
  5. Attendees will be allowed to use the slides in the Presentation Materials section above as well as any notes that they have taken during the workshop. Attendees cannot use one another, anyone else, or the internet as resources during the exam.
  6. While this is an electronically administered exam, you do not automatically receive your score or a pass/fail message. The exams are graded by NC Cooperative Extension faculty or staff after the exam period closes.
  7. You must receive a score of 80% or above to pass. Please allow 1 week for this grading period. 
  8. If you pass the exam, you will receive an email with your certificate digitally attached approximately 1 week after the exam closes. PDH credits earned will be noted at the bottom of the certificate. Additionally, your information will be added to our Certified Professionals List. Final exam scores are not provided. 
  9. If you do not have a passing score, you will receive an email from the workshop coordinators regarding a one-time exam retake. The workshop coordinators will not provide you with which questions you missed or how many questions you got wrong. The only information that is provided is if you have a passing or failing score. 

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