Rangeland Improvement and Restoration
Rangeland Improvement and Restoration
Using ecological principles to plan and apply biological, chemical, mechanical, and prescribed fire. Treatments for the enhancement of land for wildlife habitat, livestock grazing, watershed health, and other land management goals.
| Hours | 3.0 Credit, 2.0 Lecture, 3.0 Lab |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Recommended | PWS 215; PWS 330; PWS 350. |
| Note | Field trips required. |
| Taught | Fall |
| Programs | Containing PWS 416 |
Course Outcomes:
Rangeland Vegetation History
Apply the historical and successional history of land to current rangeland vegetation conditions and treatments
Land Management Goals and Planning Methods
Describe and plan biological, chemical, mechanical methods, and fire to achieve land management goals.
Site Potential and Fuels
Assess site potential and fuels relative to potential vegetation changes with and without management.
Revegetation, Rehabilitation, and Restoration
Apply and plan revegetation, fire rehabilitation, and restoration practices to rangelands.
Plant Control, Revegetation, and Restoration Practices
Integrate plant control, revegetation and other restoration practices to meet land management goals
Rangeland Vegetation Improvement
Become familiar with approaches, practices, and outcomes of rangeland vegetation improvements in actual field situations.