The Restoring Ecological Health to Your Land - Couverture souple

Apfelbaum, Steven I.; Haney, Alan W.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1597268046 ISBN 13 : 9781597268042

Editeur : Island Press, 2011

Synopsis

Turning ecological restoration from idea to action takes more than inspiration--it requires clear planning, organized tools, and confident decision-making. The Restoring Ecological Health to Your Land Workbook is designed to guide landowners, volunteers, and restoration practitioners through the often-complex process of restoring natural systems, even without a background in science.

Built as a hands-on companion to the widely used guidebook, Restoring Ecological Health to Your Land, this workbook translates core concepts into actionable steps. Inside are customizable worksheets and templates that help users map out restoration goals, select plant materials and equipment, build project timelines, monitor progress, and estimate costs. The included spreadsheets and planning tools--also available online--allow you to tailor every phase of a project to your landscape, budget, and timeline.

What sets this resource apart is how it bridges planning and practice. Readers move from broad ecological principles to the practical tasks of organizing work crews, tracking site changes, and refining techniques based on real results. Each form and checklist has been shaped by years of field use and teaching experience, giving users the clarity and structure needed to keep a project moving forward.

With this workbook, restoration becomes less daunting--and more doable. Whether you're stewarding a prairie, forest, or wetland, it puts the framework in your hands to take the next step with confidence and purpose.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Steven I. Apfelbaum is Chairman of Applied Ecological Services Inc., a company he founded in 1975. He has worked on design, construction, management, monitoring, and research of ecosystems and has taught ecosystem restoration to land trusts, conservation organizations, and families interested in restoring their property.


Alan Haney is a forest ecologist and emeritus professor of forestry and former dean of the College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. His research and teaching focus on ecosystem structure and function, including restoration ecology.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Island Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1597268046
• ISBN 13: 9781597268042
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible