Restoration/Improvements

Introduction to Wildland Restoration

History and overview of the ecological, social, and economic aspects of wildland restoration using case studies. Students will explore approaches and philosophies towards restoring and rehabilitating wildlands that have been damaged through natural forces and human activities such as wildfire, overgrazing, cultivation, and weed invasion.

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Rangeland Restoration and Conservation

Restoration is the process of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been degraded or damaged. The understanding of processes and structures in natural systems will be used to inform practices used to restore naturally and anthropogenically disturbed sites. OFFERED IN SPRING OF ODD YEARS.

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Advanced Ecological Restoration

Analysis of environmental factors influencing restoration of disturbed lands and practices for successful restoration of disturbed ecosystems. This course has online exams that require a proctor. Exams may be taken at the University Testing Center at Colorado State University, an approved testing center, or through an online proctoring service as outlined in course syllabus. For traditional site-based proctoring, a Proctor Identification Form will be required. Please submit a Proctor Identification Form at least two weeks prior to the first exam in the course.

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Wetland Ecology and Restoration

Wetland hydrology, ecology and soils; assessing conditions and identifying common disturbances; restoration techniques, planning and implementation.

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Wildland Restoration

Designed for persons who will be responsible for assessing rangelands and developing and implementing restoration plans that bolster ecological resiliency and foster sustainable management. This course will take a landscape level approach to rangeland restoration and through a systems approach, students will apply ecological, restoration and management principles to formulate a restoration plan.

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Rangeland Vegetation Management

Principles and recent advances in brush and weed control with mechanical, chemical, burning and biological methods; interrelationships of brush management with grazing, wildlife and watershed management; planning and economic analysis of range improvement practices.

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Rangeland Resource Management

Basic concepts and theories of rangeland resource management; trends in range classification, grazing management and improvement practices.

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Rangeland Resources/Watershed Management

Study of the management of physical/biological settings and processes along with human activities on water and watersheds considering preventative and restorative strategies in a rangeland setting.

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Rangeland Resources Watershed Management

Study of the management of physical/biological settings and processes along with human activities on water and watersheds considering preventative and restorative strategies in a natural resource rangeland setting. Course available online only through distance education.

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Riparian Ecology & Management

Study of the ecology of riparian vegetation, including successional processes in riparian zones, productivity, structure and diversity of riparian ecosystems. The class is focused on the terrestrial vegetation, soils and animals of riparian ecosystems. Emphasis is placed on the past abuse associated with riparian ecosystems, methods of rehabilitation, and theories of the proper use of riparian ecosystems under a multiple-use philosophy (i.e. fish, wildlife, livestock, aesthetics, recreation, and silviculture).

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Range Education at a Distance

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