StreamBank

In recent years, The Freshwater Trust and others have grown increasingly concerned about the current systems for achieving freshwater health. Human actions have altered stream habitat and lowered water quality – creating a significant need to restore our freshwater ecosystems. And as pressures on freshwater from climate change and population growth continue to mount, it is our view that the current pace and scale of river and stream restoration is far too slow to achieve freshwater ecosystem health in a meaningful way.

StreamBank proposes an answer to the efficiency needs facing restoration work today. It changes the way restoration currently works. Developed by The Freshwater Trust, StreamBank is a unique and innovative web tool that enables landowners and restoration professionals to efficiently permit and fund a restoration project. Permitting and funding have historically been two of the main culprits that slow the pace and scale of restoration in Oregon, often taking up to 30 months to complete a project. With StreamBank, projects are completed in a matter of months, while maintaining the same or better project quality. When utilized at scale, StreamBank can have the power to transform entire watersheds and help address the freshwater challenges we face in Oregon.