Interdepartmental 218 - Natural Resource Conservation and Restoration

This integrative course explores the conservation and restoration of forest ecosystems. Topics include past land use history and its effect on current forest composition, evaluating forest ecological properties including keystone resources and species, theory and practical application of ecosystem restoration, and the design and management of protected areas. The legal and regulatory framework of resource conservation, conservation incentives and enforcement, and working with local constituencies is also considered. Held at MacLeish Field Station, the laboratory portion of the class provides hands on experience in data collection, mapping and restoration of habitats. Restrictions: Not open to first-years. Enrollment limited to 11. (E)

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