Syllabus

The Course:

Restoration Ecology is an interdisciplinary course that is open to seniors and graduate students from science, landscape architecture, and ecological design majors at Washington State University. The course uses an interdisciplinary team approach to study and apply the emerging principles of restoration ecology on lands of Washington State University, the University of Idaho, and our surrounding community, including cooperating private landowners. (download the complete syllabus, 33k Acrobat pdf file)

Registration for Spring Semester 2006:

Undergraduates: (Natrs, 454, sec. 1, 3 credits)

Lecture: Wed. 12:10-2 pm; line schedule# )

Lab sec. 1: Wed. 2-5 pm (line schedule# )

Lab sec. 2: Fri. 10-1 pm (line schedule# )

Graduate students: (Natrs 554, sec. 1, 2 credits, line# )

Note: Graduate students desiring the full 3 course credits (preferred approach) should also register for 1 credit of Natrs 519, line#

Field-based Restoration Ecology:

The course is designed primarily a hands-on, field-based course. Students are responsible for discussing provided technical materials on restoration ecology, assembling a personal Manual of Restoration Ecology, and working effectively in a team environment to conduct one or more restoration projects.

Sample Course Topics (see Weekly Schedule):

·	What is Restoration Ecology? What is a “Natural Environment”?

·	Restoration goals and constraints

·	Restoration of: endangered species, native Palouse Prairie, rare plants, riparian areas, streams & rivers, wetlands, and wildlife habitat

·	Ecological assembly rules

·	Management of non-indigenous species

·	Soil biota and the restoration process

·	Propagation of rare plants

·	Principles of landscape ecology & ecological design

·	Fire and disturbance regimes

·	Restoring wildlife species

·	Population viability and nature reserve design

·	Community-based restoration and environmental education