Partnership Description
River research and restoration in the Upper Midwest is an area of intense activity involving federal and local agencies, watershed managers, consultants, researchers, and educators. There is a clear demand for discussion, knowledge exchange, and collaboration between these entities, including two-way exchanges between research and practice as well as interagency communication. To address this need, the National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics (NCED) and the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory (SAFL) are organizing a Partnership for River Restoration and Science in the Upper Midwest (PRRSUM, pronounced “prism”).

Goals for the Partnership
PRRSUM will provide a regular, open forum for knowledge exchange within the stream and river restoration community. This partnership will work towards the following goals:

• Exchange knowledge and lessons learned about important local and regional topics.
• Create collaborations that will lead to further targeted research and group funding.
• Lay the groundwork for a more formal professional restoration group representing the Upper Midwest.

Membership
To become a member of PRRSUM, click here.

Monthly Forum
Learn more about the PRRSUM monthly forum at SAFL.

Forum Webstream
PRRSUM monthly forums are now streamed over the web. Click here for more information. An archive of previous webstream forums is available here.

Organizers
Jeff Marr & Anne Lightbody
National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics
St. Anthony Falls Laboratory
University of Minnesota
Phone: (612) 624-3931
Email: prrsum@umn.edu