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  • © 2012

The Restoring Ecological Health to Your Land Workbook

  • The text will offer upbeat, personal, accessible information on how to understand and practice ecological restoration
  • The writing assumes some interest in and knowledge of natural history, but no higher degrees in ecology or other science
  • The authors, particularly Steve Apfelbaum, are very active in presentations and short courses to groups sponsored by National Arbor Day Foundation, Land Trust Alliance, and other groups
  • Text will be well-illustrated

Part of the book series: The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration (SPER)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Inventory and Map Your Land

    • Steven I. Apfelbaum, Alan Haney
    Pages 1-28
  3. Investigate Historic Conditions

    • Steven I. Apfelbaum, Alan Haney
    Pages 29-43
  4. Interpret Landscape Changes

    • Steven I. Apfelbaum, Alan Haney
    Pages 45-52
  5. Develop Goals and Objectives

    • Steven I. Apfelbaum, Alan Haney
    Pages 53-72
  6. Develop Your Restoration Plan

    • Steven I. Apfelbaum, Alan Haney
    Pages 73-90
  7. Develop a Good Monitoring Program

    • Steven I. Apfelbaum, Alan Haney
    Pages 91-107
  8. Implement the Plan

    • Steven I. Apfelbaum, Alan Haney
    Pages 109-124
  9. Maintain Good Records

    • Steven I. Apfelbaum, Alan Haney
    Pages 125-130
  10. Review the Project

    • Steven I. Apfelbaum, Alan Haney
    Pages 131-133
  11. Share the Restoration Process

    • Steven I. Apfelbaum, Alan Haney
    Pages 135-136
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 137-180

About this book

This is the first practical guidebook to give restorationists and would-be restorationists with little or no scientific training or background the “how to” information and knowledge they need to plan and implement ecological restoration activities.

The first part of the book introduces the process of ecological restoration in simple, easily understood language through specific examples drawn from the authors’ experience in restoring their own lands. The second half shows how that same “thinking” and “doing” can be applied to North America’s major ecosystems and landscapes in any condition or scale.

No other ecological restoration book leads by example and first-hand experience like this one. It represents a unique and important contribution to the literature on restoration.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Applied Ecological Services, Inc., Brodhead, USA

    Steven I. Apfelbaum

  • University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, USA

    Alan Haney

About the authors

Steven I. Apfelbaum is Chairman of Applied Ecological Services and has been active in teaching and practicing ecological restoration for more than thirty years.

Alan Haney is a forest ecologist and former Dean of the College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

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