Designing Restoration Projects

For Disturbed Environments

Welcome!

We plan to update the Spring 2008 ESRM 479 Restoration Design

Website every Monday or Tuesday this quarter.

The Midterm Examination is Monday May 12. See the link in the left margin for sample questions.

On the sample questions handout you will find a link to a discussion board

that might be helpful to you as you prepare for the test.

Important Volunteer Opportunity

Ecological Restoration Work Party

in the Union Bay Natural Area

Saturday May 17 10:00 - 3:00

Meet at UBNA West Entrance (E-5 parking lot)

Extra credit provided upon request

Feel free to Contact us with any questions you have.

Reading Report #5: Read the two papers below and write a short (approx 350 word) report that explains the value of specifying shallow benches as part of a wetland restoration design. The reading report is due Wednesday May 7 at the beginning of the class session.

1. Paper #1
2. Paper #2

Reading Report #6: read the two papers below and write a 350 word essay that explains methods that could be used in the restoration of quarry sites. The essay (reading report) is due Wednesday May 14 at the beginning of the class session.

1. Jim, C.Y. 2001. Ecological and Landscape Rehabilitation of a Quarry Site in Hong Kong Restoration Ecology 9 (1) , 85–94 doi:10.1046/j.1526-100x.2001.009001085.x
2. Roelle, James E., Douglas N. Gladwin. 1999. Establishment of Woody Riparian Species from Natural Seedfall at a Former Gravel Pit Restoration Ecology 7 (2) , 183–192 doi:10.1046/j.1526-100X.1999.72011.x

Meets MWF 10:30 - 11:20 in DRC 103 .

These sessions meet TH 11:30 - 2:20, also meet in DRC 103.

Kern Ewing : 031 Merrill Hall, kern@u.washington.edu, (206) 543-4426, office hours TBA

Jim Fridley: 390 Bloedel Hall, fridley@u.washington.edu, (206) 543-6993, office hours TBA

UW Catalog entry for the the course

UW Spring 2008 Time Schedule entry for the course

UW Spring 2008 Final Examinations Schedule