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ERS 335Restoration Ecology

Units
0.50
Faculty
Environment
Subject
Environment, Resources and Sustainability

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course will promote class discussion of the theoretical foundations of restoration ecology and their relationship to project implementation, current academic and professional practice, and forecast trends in the discipline. There will be an emphasis on how restoration ecology is changing in the face of small and large scale ecosystem and cultural dynamics. Class will include instruction and experience on how consultants and private or NGO sectors address restoration ecology. The course will emphasize experiential education in the form of a project scoped for time allotted and involve site design, experimental design, project implementation, statistical analysis of data, and professional level writing for academic and practitioner audiences.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
      • BIOL150 - Organismal and Evolutionary Ecology (0.50)
      • BIOL251 - Fundamentals of Ecology (0.50)
      • ENVS200 - Field Ecology (0.50)
    • Students must be in level 2A or higher

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 001563443 / 50MWF 08:30–09:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

67% liked it46% easy64% useful

From 9 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • I took this class expecting there to be more field work but there wasn't much. You'd just go out to identify some wildflowers in the beginning of the semester. The rest of it was just listening to the prof talk non-stop. If that's your thing go for it, otherwise you'll get very bored and not get much out of this course imo.

    Jul 2024 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Can be kinda boring but overall theres a lot of information you can take away from this course. If you're into restoration definitely take this, but if you're looking for a bird course or elective maybe don't

    Jan 2023 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

5 posts and comments in 5 threads mention ERS 335, October 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Winter 2022

Looking for course recs in ers/envs 13 points, 7 comments

u/narutoismygod: “… ERS 335 - Restoration ecology is a classic intro course, and ERS 337 - ReWilding and Ecological Restoration is super interesting. Hea a funny guy that's just really knowledgeable Since you have a CS background you might like ERS 346 - Wildlife Ecology. …”

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Fall 2020

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Fall 2017

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