Introduction to Restoration Ecology

ESRM 362 Lab Schedule

Please note: This is the current lab schedule and overrides all paper copies. Check back for updates!

The assignment grading rubric is available here.

Labs meet on Thursdays from 2:30 to 4:20 pm in the Douglas Classroom (DRC 103) at the Center for Urban Horticulture.

Lectures are on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10:30 to 11:20 am in BAG 260. The lecture schedule is available here.


Date

Activity

Assignment / Reading

9/27

Introduction.  Receive Assignment 1.

 

10/4

Tour of restoration sites at UBNA and guest lecture by Dr. Kern Ewing.  Receive Assignment 2.

 

Assignment 1 due; read Ewing & Hoyt 2003

10/11

Field trip to Thornton Creek. Meet at 2:45 pm in parking lot of Matthews Beach Park (9300 51st Ave NE, Seattle).  The park website, including a link to the Metro Trip Planner, is here.  Receive Assignment 3.

Assignment 2 due; read Konrad 2003

10/18

Field trip to Meadowbrook Pond and guest lecture by Bob Spencer (Seattle Public Utilities).  Meet at 2:30 pm in parking lot of Meadowbrook Community Center (10517 35th Ave NE, Seattle).  The Metro Trip Planner is available here.

Read Johnson 2000 Section 5.3; Review Konrad 2003

10/25

Field trip to Pritchard Island Beach Park (8400 55th Ave S, Seattle) and guest lecture by Chris Behrens, Starflower Foundation.  Meet at 3:00 pm in the parking lot.  The park website is here, and the Metro Trip Planner is here.  Receive Assignment 4.

Assignment 3 due; Review park website and Friends of Pritchard Beach Park website

11/1

Field trip to Madrona Park (853 Lake Washington Blvd, Seattle) and guest lectures by Mary Casey (Friends of Madrona Woods) and Cheryl Eastberg (Seattle Parks and Recreation).  Meet in parking pull-out south of Madrona Creek (where all the construction is happening).  The park website, including a link to the Metro Trip Planner, is here. 

Review park website (especially the link to the ‘Major Maintenance’) and Friends of Madrona Woods website; Review Konrad 2003

11/8

Field trip to Interlaken Park (2451 Delmar Dr. E, Seattle) and participation with Earthcorps.  The park website, including a link to the Metro Trip Planner, is here.  Receive Assignment 5.

Assignment 4 due

11/15

UBNA – Planting; Introduction to ‘Art and Restoration’.  Receive Assignment 6 (postcard).

Read Lambert & Khosla 2000

11/22

No School – Thanksgiving Break

Assignment 5 due at lecture on 11/21

11/29

Interdisciplinary nature: Art.  Guest lecture by Amy Lambert.

Assignment 6 (postcard) due; re-read Lambert & Khosla 2000

12/6

Discussion and prepare for exam