While this course is not really groundwater, it may be of interest for students looking for a great field course before the start of the fall term.FW 499/599: Introduction to River Restoration Planning and Design
CRN 17955/17956
ZERO WEEK (Sept. 20-23, 2011) FALL 2011, 4 credits, P/NP only
Instructor permission required
Instructor: Stan Gregory (jointly w/ David Hulse at UO)
Department of Fisheries & Wildlife, Oregon State University
COURSE INTENT:
To introduce the student to the challenges and opportunities of river restoration, ecological and site analysis, and project planning and design.
COURSE FORMAT:
The course is offered jointly with students and faculty from Oregon State University’s Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife and will consist of preparations for and a 4-day float trip on the Willamette River. During the trip students will participate in discussions with the instructors and guest experts in exploring the lessons learned to date from and innovative approaches to river restoration in the Willamette basin. There will be an extra charge of $200 for meals and raft rental to be paid in June 2011 before the trip.
GOALS:
To expose students to the theories and the on-the-ground realities of ecosystem restoration in a large river, and for students to hear the perspectives of key participants in conducting such work. As a result of the course students will:
1) better understand the challenges and opportunities of large river restoration;
2) gain deeper insight into the sometimes conflicting perspectives of constituencies who influence land and water use in large river floodplains;
3) obtain a more detailed and personal awareness of the Willamette River and its associated habitats.
READINGS:
Required readings and responsive writings by students will occur and be shared weekly via e-mail during Summer prior to the river trip:
Williams, Travis. 2009. The Willamette River Field Guide. Timber Press. Portland, OR. ISBN: 978-0-88192-866-2. Available via OSU Bookstore or Amazon.com ~$20.
Hulse, D., S. Gregory, J. Baker. (Eds). 2002. Willamette River Basin Planning Atlas: Trajectories of environmental and ecological change. (2nd edition), Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, Oregon 97333. 180 p. Available online at: http://www.fsl.orst.edu/pnwerc/wrb/Atlas_web_compressed/PDFtoc.html
Others to be added
REQUIREMENTS/GRADING:
all reading/writing completed before field trip 25%
Attend entirety of field trip (no exceptions) 75%
LOGISTICS:
We will depart the morning of Tuesday Sept. 20th and return the evening of Friday Sept. 23rd. We will camp Tuesday and Thursday night on the river. Students from outside Corvallis will stay in a motel Wednesday night. Days will be spent largely on the river, with occasional stops as need and interest allow. Participants should be prepared for the physical exertion and rudimentary accommodations that such a trip requires.
Class divides into 2 parts:
- 1st part August and early September: do all readings and participate in writing ‘discussions’ via e-mail
- 2nd part Fall Zero Week: 4 all-day sessions on the river with the instructors and guest experts
stanley . gregory at oregonstate . edu
