I am a graduate student at East Tennessee State University pursuing my M.S. in Biology. I also have seven years experience working as a consultant designing stream restoration projects for coal mining companies. I have always been curious if restoring physical attributes to streams results in restored fauna. This question is what prompted me to go back to school to get a Master's of Science.
So far the number of macros I am getting from most of the restored streams are pretty low, with the exception of one stream where the coal company didn't put as much work into restoring the stream. I found that kind of interesting.