REM 499 - Riparian Management and Restoration

(3 units) CO14

Riparian ecosystems functions, rates, and species will focus analysis of potential, impacts, and processes for application of integrated management and applied restoration of riparian functions and desired resource conditions.

Prerequisite(s): at least Junior standing; Rangeland Ecology and Management major OR a related ecology, restoration, or resource management major.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 2
Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. apply numerous standard handbooks and approaches used by federal agencies for riparian management and restoration.
2. examine riparian ecosystems as interactions among ground and surface water hydrology; soil pedology and fluvial geomorphology; and plant and animal ecology.
3. describe potential or altered potential for a riparian area based upon hydrology, soils, geomorphology, vegetation attributes and processes across a diversity of riparian systems.
4. communicate the purpose and technical concepts for each item in the lotic and lentic proper function condition (PFC) assessment protocols to determine and report on the condition of riparian areas with differing potential and condition.
5. connect riparian functions and need for functions to strategies for riparian and watershed management of land uses including roads, grazing, logging, recreation, development, and preservation.
6. choose riparian restoration techniques and approaches based upon difference in naturalness, stability, risk, aesthetics, cost, and appropriateness for project goals and limitations.
7. focus riparian monitoring on specific, measureable, achievable, relevant and targeted objectives.
8. integrate and apply knowledge from throughout this and other classes by conducting an individual project to focus on riparian potential, functions, and restoration with objectives based monitoring.

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