Ecological Restoration

Catalog description

Laboratory course provides a broad overview of ecological restoration principles and practices by exploring the plant and animal communities found on Oakton’s campus and learning practices for restoring them to ecological health. Activities emphasize identifying and learning about native plant and animal communities and the natural and artificial processes that affect their survival, reproduction, and population dynamics. Students will participate in identifying species and assemblages; monitoring plant and animal populations; collecting and mapping spatial data; managing invasive plants; and revegetating land with seeds and plantings.