Wetlands Restoration in the Everglades

Module Description: 

The NCSR Wetland Ecology and Management Series is provided by the Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources and includes seven modules. This series “is designed to support the instruction of wetlands topics at the undergraduate level.” The seven modules include Wetlands – An Introduction, Wetlands - Then and Now, Wetlands Management I – Determination and Delineation, Wetlands Management II – Compensatory Mitigation, Wetlands and Climate Change, Wetlands and Hurricanes, and Wetland Restoration in the Everglades.

Wetland Restoration is the last of seven modules. “This module uses restoration efforts in south Florida as a case study of wetland restoration.” “The general features of wetland restoration and some common elements are first discussed followed by an in-depth account of how these concepts are being implemented in the Everglades Ecosystem. Historical conditions in the Everglades are described as well as the primary drivers of environmental degradation in this region. The importance of broad-scale ecosystem-based approaches to restoration is emphasized.”

Module Contents:

The PowerPoint presentation includes lecture notes and includes five main sections: Wetland Restoration, The Everglades Ecosystem, Environmental Degradation in the Everglades, Ecological Restoration – The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, and The Future of Wetland Restoration.

The 89-page instructional guide provides information about the module and includes ten sections: NCSR Wetland Ecology and Management Series Introduction, Wetland Restoration in the Everglades Module Description, Objectives, General Lecture Outline, PowerPoint Presentation with Instructor Notes, Resources, Video Resources, General and Comprehensive Resources, Details on Comprehensive Web Sites, and Sources for Digital Images.