WATS/CEWA 5625 Adaptive Management of Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration

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Hello Folks,

Welcome to the 5625 Short Course on Adaptive Management of Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration.

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I am Nick Bouwes, the instructor for this class. I am an adjunct professor in the Department of Watershed Sciences. I work closely with Dr. Joe Wheaton and Dr. Steve Bennett to develop low-tech process-based restoration approaches to achieve project objectives. As an aquatic ecologist, I have conducted research to understand how stream processes create habitat and affect ecological interactions. As a restoration practitioner, I have used restoration to manipulate stream process to achieve project objectives. As a restoration scientist, I have conducted research to evaluate the effectiveness of stream restoration and to understand the mechanisms to help extrapolate what we learn to other systems.

One technique to increase our understanding is to conduct experiments to see how changes in habitat result in changes in ecological responses. One approach to changing habitat has been to implement stream restoration as a treatment in the experiment. We have used stream restoration in large scale ecosystem experiments to observe impacts to fish and other responses. These and other studies have provided the scientific support as to effectiveness of stream restoration to increase our confidence in the benefits of this LTPBR. In this course we dive into these case studies to increase our understanding of how LTPBR works to provide ecological benefits and ecosystem service.

Nick Bouwes

nbouwes@usu.edu

435-760-0771

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5210 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322

Step 2: Purchase and/or download your textbooks

Your textbooks include:

Wheaton J.M., Bennett S.N., Bouwes, N., Maestas J.D. and Shahverdian S.M. (Editors). 2019. Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration of Riverscapes: Design Manual . Version 1.0. Utah State University Restoration Consortium. Logan, UT. 286 pp. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.19590.63049/2

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Wheaton JM, Wheaton A, Maestas J, Bennett S, Bouwes N, Shahveridan S, Camp R, Jordan C, Macfarlane W, Portugal E, Weber N. 2019. Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration of Riverscapes: Pocket Field Guide. Utah State University Restoration Consortium. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.28222.13123/1

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Both the manual and pocket guide Links to an external site. are available for free download here and at lowtechpbr.restoration.usu.edu. However, you can get a hard copy of manual for ~$60 Links to an external site. and waterproof hard copy of Pocket Guide here for $12. Note these are the same texts we use in the other four LTPBR courses.

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Step 3: Canvas Orientation

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Step 4: Understand Course Structure

Watch the assigned lecture and do the assigned reading prior to the Tuesday Class on which it is assigned.
Complete the quiz prior to lecture (these can be repeated to get the highest score you want). However, they are due on Tuesday at 1:30 PM before class so that you actually do the reading and watch the lectures so we can have a meaningful discussion.

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Next Steps: Begin course content