Dr. Philip Roni has 25 years experience working in andconducting research on streams and watersheds in North America andEurope. He has written and edited numerous papers and books as wellas regional and international reports on stream and watershedrestoration. He currently directs an interdisciplinary researchprogram of more than 20 scientists working on fisheries, watershedand estuarine ecology and restoration at the Northwest FisheriesScience Center in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Tim Beechie has more than 25 years of experience working inmanagement and research of aquatic ecosystems, focusing onunderstanding how watershed and riverine processes influencechannel morphology and river ecosystem dynamics. His recentpublications focus on diagnosis of restoration through watershedanalysis and development of process-based strategies for riverrestoration. He currently directs a team of scientists researchingthe influences of watershed processes and land uses on riverineecosystems.