Stream Management Academy
Stream Smarts Start Here
Learn how to work with nature — not against it.
💧What it is:
The Stream Management Academy is a crash course in how streams really work — and how to build better around them.
✅ Why it matters:
Every urban stream project impacts water, land, and people. This program helps you get it right.
🎯 Who it’s for:
Public works pros, water + land engineers, planners, landscape architects, and environmental scientists.
- How watershed + stream functions drive natural systems
- Design strategies for healthy, sustainable urban streams
- From runoff source to stream: how to plan smarter from the start
- Integrate low-maintenance, high-function stream designs into land use decisions
- Real-world case studies and how to navigate complex, multi-discipline projects
The Bottom Line:
🎓You'll leave with sharper skills, stronger solutions - and a network to match
📅 1 class/month - 5hrs each, held at MHFD Offices,
🚶♂️ 2 field trips/month - 5hrs each, various locations
⏳ 3 months total duration
💲$1,000 anticipated program cost
🧠High-impact learning. Real-world experience.
Let’s shape smarter streams — together.
The Stream Management Academy is a fulfilling, career-boosting experience for anyone working to protect and improve watersheds — from public works to planners, scientists to site designers.
If your job touches water — this academy should be on your radar.
📝 Fill out the interest form here to get started
Above:
Troy Bales, Rick Engineering Company
Tristan Bonser, JR Engineering
Lisa Cherry, Denver Public Works
Aaron Cook, Jacobs
James Deherra, Aurora
Wanda DeVargas, Greenwood Village
Carly Gelatt, Stream Design
Brent Kaslon, Valerian
Deb Kula, Douglas County
Nate Hatleback, City of Thornton
Kristine House, HR Green
Kyle Morose, CVL
Tyler Rosburg, ICON Engineering
Mark Scheurer, CVL
Dave Skuodas, Mile High Flood District
Michael Walton, Smith Environmental and Engineering
Jennifer Winters, RESPEC