Dates of Interest

November 2026: Call for Presentation Abstracts

February 2027: General Registration Opens

*If you wish to aid the planning committee, please email Barbara Doll at bdoll@ncsu.edu.

About the Conference

EcoStream is a valuable forum for exchanging ideas and experiences that encourages continuing research and enhances networking among restoration professionals. 

We invite the academic and professional community to join us August 9-12, 2027 in Asheville, NC for a discussion of stream restoration. 

Through presentations, panel conversations, exhibits and networking among peers and colleagues, the 2025 EcoStream conference will continue to influence the future of stream restoration in the Southeast.

Conference Highlights

• Offers 15+ professional development hours.
• Engage with 400+ attendees and 30 exhibitors.
• Technical sessions, field tours of restoration projects, and networking social activities.
• Held in beautiful downtown Asheville - land of history, mountains, fine dining, and breweries.
• Sponsorship opportunities: Companies and organizations are invited to become sponsors. 

Conference Background

NC State University’s Stream Restoration Program (SRP), a comprehensive education program to improve the practice of stream restoration, is a team of faculty, staff, and students working to improve water quality and aquatic ecology through research, demonstration projects, and education. NC State University has provided leadership since 1998 in organizing the biennial Southeast Stream Restoration Conference.