Fields and Streams: Stream Restoration, Neoliberalism, and the Future of Environmental Science

Appendix: Interview and Survey Metadata

127 appendix Interview and Survey Metadata semistructured interview subjects I conducted semistructured interviews with the following agency staff, consultants , professors, and nonprofit staff. This list does not include subjects interviewed off the record. Brian Bledsoe, Colorado State University Margaret Bowman, American Rivers Karin Boyd, Applied Geomorphology, Inc. Syd Brown, California Department of Parks and Recreation John Buffington, us Forest Service Janine Castro, us Fish and Wildlife Service Jock Conyngham, us Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center Brian Dietterick, California Polytechnic Institute, San Luis Obispo Peter Downs, Stillwater Sciences Martin Doyle, Duke University Craig Fishenich, us Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center Ted Geier, us Forest Service Scott Gillilan, Gillilan Associates, Inc. Steve Gough, Little River Consulting Brian Graber, Massachusetts Waterways Karen Gran, National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics Angela Greene, Natural Resources Conservation Service/Canaan Valley Institute Jeffrey Haltiner, Philip Williams & Associates William Harman, Stream Mechanics Cheryl Harrelson, Steady Stream Hydrology 128 • appendix Richard Hey, University of Birmingham Rollin Hotchkiss, Brigham Young University Greg Jennings, North Carolina State University Timothy Keane, Kansas State University Steven Kite, West Virginia University Greg Koonce, Inter-Fluve, Inc. Eric Larsen, University of California at Davis Daniel Levish, Bureau of Reclamation James MacBroom, Milone & MacBroom Scott McBain, McBain & Trush Dale Miller, Mainstream Restoration, Inc. David Montgomery, University of Washington Gary Parker, University of Illinois John Potyondy, us Forest Service Rhonda Reed, calfed Bay–Delta Program/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ann Riley, San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board David Rosgen, Wildland Hydrology Conor Shea, us Fish and Wildlife Service Doug Shields, usda, Agricultural Research Service, National Sedimentation Laboratory Andrew Simon, usda, Agricultural Research Service, National Sedimentation Laboratory Peter Skidmore, Nature Conservancy/Skidmore Restoration Consulting llc Louise Slate, Stewart Engineering Sean Smith, Maryland Department of Natural Resources Robbin Sotir, Robbin B. Sotir and Associates Tracy Sylte, us Forest Service Vaughan Voller, University of Minnesota Kris Vyverberg, California Department of Fish and Game Peter Whiting, Case Western Reserve University appendix • 129 Peter Wilcock, Johns Hopkins University Jim Wilcox, Plumas County Community Development Commission Laura Wildman, American Rivers Philip Williams, Philip Williams & Associates Ellen Wohl, Colorado State University Because these interviews were semistructured, the questions I asked varied from person to person. However, there were some questions I asked everyone I interviewed and other questions that I asked everyone in a particular group (pro-Rosgen consultants, anti-Rosgen agency staff, etc.). 1. List of common questions asked of all subjects, time permitting: • Please give me a brief overview of your education and any previous restoration-related jobs. • When and how did you get interested in restoration? • When and in what context did you first hear of Dave Rosgen or the Rosgen Method/Natural Channel Design? • What has your experience with Rosgen and his work been since then? • What do you see as the strengths and weaknesses of the classification system and design approach? • What do you believe is at stake in the debate over Rosgen’s work? • What trajectory do you think the Rosgen Method/Natural Channel Design is on: rising, holding steady, declining in influence? • What do you see as the best way to educate restoration practitioners? • What do you believe is the current state of restoration science in terms of the relative certainty of practice? • Whom should I talk to next? 130 • appendix 2. Question for all staff at consulting firms, public agencies, and nonprofits: • What is your role at — and how does it relate to restoration? 3. Questions for all academics: • How have you learned about the content of Rosgen’s work? • In your classes or short courses do you say anything about Rosgen’s work? • Have any of your students ever been considered unqualified for a job because they had not been through Rosgen’s training? 4. Questions for all consultants: • Can you apply the Rosgen classification system? • Could you walk me through your design approach? 5. Question for all anti-Rosgen consultants: • Have you ever lost a job because of your refusal to use Rosgen’s approach? structured interviews I conducted structured interviews about restoration practice in North Carolina with the following people: Tony Able, Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 Charles Anderson, nrcs/Pilot View Resource Conservation and Development District Jeff Bruton, North Carolina Department of Water Resources, Water Resources Development Grant Program Marella Buncick, us Fish and Wildlife Service, Asheville Field Office John Cox, Durham Stormwater Engineering [3.145.173.112] Project MUSE...