Barry Southerland, Ph.D., Fluvial Geomorphologist

Barry works at the WNTSC in Portland, OR. Previous work locations include: Spokane, WA State Office where he served in various positions with the NRCS including: stream geomorphologist, watershed planner-geomorphologist, soil conservationist and also in Pullman, WA as an NRCS-PhD Graduate Studies student and fluvial geomorphologist providing assistance to Washington NRCS. Barry has served 28 years with various federal agencies in the field of watershed science, soils, range, and river work. Twenty-five of his 28 years of federal career service, has been with the NRCS. Previous to 1991 most of his NRCS (SCS) work was at field office positions such as soil conservationist, supervisory soil conservationist, team leader, and hydrologic unit (watershed) project coordinator in the Western United States. Barry completed and received his Ph.D. (NRCS Graduate Studies Program) in fluvial geomorphology at Washington State University in October of 2003. He also has an MPA, BS, and AA degrees in natural resource science fields. He has been a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC #514) for eighteen years. Barry’s principle expertise is geomorphic river restoration: training, analysis, planning, design, and implementation. He has analyzed, planned, and constructed numerous river restoration designs and recommendations on streams, including the context watershed-based fluvial and streambank erosion studies. Barry is an NEDC instructor of stream geomorphology for two courses. He teaches both introductory and advanced fluvial geomorphology. He also is a trainer at universities, professional societies, and state sponsored courses. Author and co-author on related materials such as: Natural Channel Design 654, Stream Corridor Restoration: Principle, Processes, and Practices, Utah Farmer Stockman, Stream Notes, Rural Technology Initiatives, Inter-Collegian Library Digital Dissertation and so forth. He worked nine years for the Utah SCS in the field offices of Roosevelt, Logan, and Provo. His wife was raised on a ranch in Neola, UT. Her name is Denise. He has two children: Danny and Shane.