Ecological Restoration

Course Code:
ENV 400
Course Group(s):
Degree Applicable, DMRS: Analysis and Planning Track, ENST: Environment & Science Cluster, Integrative Studies: ECOR Program Options, Integrative Studies: ENST Program Options, Integrative Studies: NRCM Program Options, Integrative Studies: SCWL Program Options, Liberal Arts and Science Elective, NRCM: Ecosystem Management Cluster, SCM: Minor Electives, SCM: Practitioner Electives, SCWL: Sustainable Practitioner Cluster, SUST: Sustainable Practitioner Cluster, Written Communication - Integrated
Course Description:
Ecological restoration is the process of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged, or destroyed (Society for Ecological Restoration). Central to successful ecological restoration is the ability to design ecological restoration plans-that-integrate ecosystem-and social-cultural knowledge. In this-course, students will create - -ecological restoration master plans based on assessment or site inventory data, and human de-sires. Additionally, students will create a complement of implementation, monitoring, and management plans designed to carry out the goals of the master plan. Development of plans will include discussions of different types of restoration, the basic principles that guide ecological restoration, the integration of the science into the restoration process, and the integration of citizen participation into the process at all phases. Students will be challenged to think deeply about how the intersection of history, ecology, culture and worldviews influence the emergence of ecological restoration. Prerequisites: BIO 210 General Ecology, QP-R, RE-R, SC-R. Completes General Education Requirements:WC-I, QP-I, AR-I, RE-I, SC-I .
Credit:
3
Prerequisites:
Prereq: ENV 300 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00
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