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Stream Restoration Certificate Program

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Society for Ecological Restoration

Restoration & Reclamation Ecology Course

HORT 5071 - 3 cr. - Taught every fall semester.
Instructor: S. Galatowitsch

Each ecosystem restoration is the product of a myriad of decisions made in response to existing site conditions (biotic and abiotic), anticipated effects from the surrounding landscape, predictions about future events, logistical realities, and, of course, desired conditions. Rather than following sets of prescriptions, restorationists need to evaluate each site they restore and intervene in a way that can catalyze ecosystem recovery. During this course, students learn about the factors that affect ecosystem recovery and how people intervene to reverse ecosystem degradation. They learn about some of the successes and failures of attempts at restoration in the US and around the world.

This course includes units on:
Restoration Planning
Monitoring Ecological Recovery
Modifying Landform and Hydrology
Changing Soil and Water Quality
Plant and Animal Recolonization
Revegetation
Invasive Species Control
Species Reintroductions
Sustaining Community Support

This course is a combination of lectures, discussion, cases, and field trips.
A course in biology and ecology are recommended pre-requisites.

Other courses directly applicable to Restoration Ecology are taught in the following programs:
Soil, Water and Climate
Forest Resources
Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
Civil Engineering
Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology
Geology
Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering