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Vegetation management for restored ecosystems

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Add to Calendar 2024-10-28 01:00:00 2024-12-08 01:00:00 Vegetation management for restored ecosystems Restored and degraded ecosystems may take many years to recover. During that time, they need ongoing management because most restorations receive continuous pressure from invasive species. Natural disturbance events like fire, floods, or bison grazing no longer happen as they once did. Techniques used in two broad categories of management strategies are presented in this course: re-establishing natural disturbances and controlling invasive species. These strategies are useful for managing vegetation in restored ecosystems after initial establishment and in ecosystems that can be restored solely by implementing management practices, for example, restoring natural communities that do not require planting or seeding.TopicsDetermine the kinds of natural disturbances that may need to be re-established on a site and the invasive species that may require management.Use non-chemical management techniques to control invasive species and promote a self-regenerating native plant community.Use chemical management (i.e., herbicides) to control invasive species in natural and restored ecosystems.Develop strategies for sites with many vegetation challenges that require using multiple methods.It is strongly recommended, but not required, that students complete Site Assessment for Ecological Restoration before taking the other courses in the series, as it lays the groundwork for the subsequent courses.Find out more about the Ecological Restoration series America/Chicago public

Location

Online course

Contact

Julia Bohnen, [email protected]

Restored and degraded ecosystems may take many years to recover. During that time, they need ongoing management because most restorations receive continuous pressure from invasive species. Natural disturbance events like fire, floods, or bison grazing no longer happen as they once did. 

Techniques used in two broad categories of management strategies are presented in this course: re-establishing natural disturbances and controlling invasive species. These strategies are useful for managing vegetation in restored ecosystems after initial establishment and in ecosystems that can be restored solely by implementing management practices, for example, restoring natural communities that do not require planting or seeding.

Topics

  • Determine the kinds of natural disturbances that may need to be re-established on a site and the invasive species that may require management.
  • Use non-chemical management techniques to control invasive species and promote a self-regenerating native plant community.
  • Use chemical management (i.e., herbicides) to control invasive species in natural and restored ecosystems.
  • Develop strategies for sites with many vegetation challenges that require using multiple methods.

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

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