research

• divide responsibilities among team members
• acquire, read & discuss background papers and other resources (interviews, media reports . . . )
• draw upon
  • examples from similar restoration projects or plans, as available in the literature,
    • note: Dr. Whitbeck has issues of Restoration Ecology from 1997 to present descriptions of the degraded system or situation,
  • the theory and conceptual framework of ecology
  • the insights and knowledge of expert individuals who you contact &/or with whom you correspond
    • feel free to be innovative and creative in your approach and your methods

plan development and presentation

overall

• consider this as a proposal to the individuals or groups who will decide which plan to use
  • introduction to situation/scenario
  • motivation for restoration
  • identification of stakeholders & summary of their perspectives
    • note: involvement of stakeholders in composing the plan could be part of your plan -- if so, include a summary of how you will undertake this in your "approach & methods" section
  • goals of restoration plan (considering interests of stakeholders & your own interests)
  • outline approach (consider scale, use of models [e.g. microcosms, mathematical models], experimentation or not . . . ) and methods (i.e. experimental design, if any, general methods [e.g. cultivate soil, survey all mammals, assess primary production by . . . ]) employed in restoration -- this could be a big section
  • describe anticipated results
  • discuss how and when you (and/or the stakeholders) will evaluate the "success" of your restoration
  • individual participation will be judged (in part) by fellow group members

oral component

• each team has 30 minutes for presentation and questions/discussion
• each team member contributes part of the presentation
• any & all audio or visual apparatus to which you can get access may be used
• plan some time for class questions & discussion of your proposed plan
• invite guests!

tangible component

• poster or Powerpoint presentation format; a WWW-based ‘poster’ would be fine, too
• hit the high points of your restoration plan (as described in ‘overall’ above); figures and tables will be important; use of full sentences is not required