Site assessment for ecological restoration

Event information

Date

Monday, August 12, 2024 - Sunday, September 15, 2024

Add to Calendar 2024-08-12 01:00:00 2024-09-15 01:00:00 Site assessment for ecological restoration Planning a restoration begins by becoming familiar with the current conditions of a site and thinking about what might be possible to achieve there. In this course, you’ll simulate the initial steps of planning a restoration project – from gathering background information to collecting relevant data and observations and then making sense of the information you’ve gathered to formulate sound restoration goals.TopicsGather and analyze data needed for assessing the ecological conditions of degraded sites.Diagnose the restoration needs of a site prior to restoration.Plan meaningful project goals.It is strongly recommended, but not required, that students complete the Site Assessment for Ecological Restoration course before taking the other courses in the series, as the Site Assessment course lays the groundwork for the subsequent courses.Find out more about the Ecological Restoration series America/Chicago public

Location

Online course

Contact

Julia Bohnen, bohne001@umn.edu

Planning a restoration begins by becoming familiar with the current conditions of a site and thinking about what might be possible to achieve there.

In this course, you’ll simulate the initial steps of planning a restoration project – from gathering background information to collecting relevant data and observations and then making sense of the information you’ve gathered to formulate sound restoration goals.

Topics

Gather and analyze data needed for assessing the ecological conditions of degraded sites.
Diagnose the restoration needs of a site prior to restoration.
Plan meaningful project goals.

It is strongly recommended, but not required, that students complete the Site Assessment for Ecological Restoration course before taking the other courses in the series, as the Site Assessment course lays the groundwork for the subsequent courses.

Find out more about the Ecological Restoration series

Cost

$375

Registration

You will receive instructions for accessing the course following registration.

Cancellations prior to the course opening will be fully refunded. Registration fees may be transferred to the next offering of the course upon instructor approval. No refunds or fee transfers will be granted once a student has accessed or begun the course.