Section Info: ENVST-316-01

Course Title: Restoration Ecology
Start Date: 01/28/2025 End Date: 05/13/2025
Term: Spring Semester 2025
Description: A key test of our ecological knowledge is whether we can successfully apply it to create or restore ecosystems that have been damaged or destroyed. As we take on the role of restoration ecologists this semester, we will use principles and methods of ecology, conservation biology, hydrology, soil science, and related disciplines to learn about the theory, practice, and politics of ecosystem restoration. This course emphasizes fieldwork, interdisciplinary teamwork, and ecological planning to evaluate and design restoration projects in our surrounding communities and regional landscapes. On a few occasions, meetings may last until 5:05 pm so that we can go on fieldtrips that are farther from campus.
Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences , CBL - Community-Based Learning
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     Credits:4.00    

Faculty         Phone         Email address        
Kate Ballantine             kballant@mtholyoke.edu  

Meeting Dates         Method         Meeting days         Meeting times         Building name         Room     Frequency    
01/28/2025 - 05/13/2025   Seminar   Tuesday   01:30PM - 04:20PM   CLAP - Clapp Laboratory   327   Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses        
Prereq: ENVST-200 or at least 8 credits of 200 or 300-level laboratory science. Take previously   Required  

Comments        
Additional Comments        
Course Tags        
ENVST-NS   ENVST-NS: Env Studies pre-2024 Minor - Natural Science   This course has been approved to count towards the Environmental Studies minor Natural Science area.  
ENVST-CRSE   ENVST-EL: Env Studies Electives   This course is an approved elective for the Environmental Studies major and minor.  

Cross-listed Sections        
None  

Course Availability
Section status: Waitlisted     Capacity: 15     Enrollment: 14     Available: 0     Waitlist: 12
Please note: The "Available" count will equal 0 in a Waitlisted course where spaces in the course have recently opened and students have not yet been moved into them from the waitlist.

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List         Required         Publisher Full Price        
To be determined.                    

Additional Book Comments        
This is NOT the complete book list for this class.