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 Department:    ENVC

 Course #:    201

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5.5

 CIP:    030101

 EPC:    165

 REV:    2019

 Course Description  

Techniques and ecological context for restoration and its application in the conservation of biodiversity. Covers state and federal laws pertaining to ecological field work and potential funding sources. Evaluation of social and economic impact of restoration to diverse groups of people. Includes methods in biological engineering.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: ENVC 101 with a minimum C grade or department chair approval. Field trips required.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 44

Lab: 22

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Preparatory Required for ATA degree  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Perform ecological restoration of terrestrial and aquatic systems using bioengineering as well as simple engineering solutions, and to evaluate the long-term success for a given project.
2. Work with the appropriate local, state and federal agencies involved in ecological restoration and work within the guidelines of SEPA.
3. Understand the connection between ecological restoration and conservation biology.
4. Develop a comprehensive restoration proposal.
6. PROGRAM OUTCOME: Outline an ecological sampling design.
7. PROGRAM OUTCOME: Construct a realistic ecological restoration project; correct spatial and temporal scales; costs, ecological elements and processes restored.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2018 and affects outlines for 2019 and later.

Think

Definition: Think analytically, logically, creatively, and reflectively.

Integrate

Definition: Apply knowledge, skills, and methodologies from multiple disciplines.

Course Contents

1. Natural landscape communities; restoration of biodiversity.
2. Restoration of forest/ecosystem function.
3. Project planning; agencies and permits.
4. Bank stabilization; bioengineering.
5. Streambanks vegetation: fish and wildlife.
6. Instream structures.
7. Obstructions/fishways/fish passage.
8. Wetlands and marshes.
9. Road abandonment.
10. Biodiversity, socio-economics, and restoration.
11. Research technical journals.
12. Group presentations.
    • Presentation regarding the ecological restoration project must include considerations to different socioeconomic constraints from project neighbors.
13. Team building exercises.
14. Principles of conservation biology.