Restoration and Reclamation Review

Student On-Line Journal (Hort 5015/5071)
University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota (USA) 
Department of Horticultural Science
URL: http://hort.agri.umn.edu/h5015/rrr.htm


Volume 1 - Spring 1996: Restoration Case Studies

Introduction to this Issue Susan Galatowitsch

1.1 LARGE-SCALE RESTORATIONS               Overview by Michael Smith

 Restoring the Anacostia River Patty Hoch
 Reclamation of Lowland Tropical Forests after Shifting Agriculture James Matyas
 Restoring Habitat for the Whooping Crane on the Platte River Bev Weddle
 Walnut Creek National Wildlife Refuge and Praire Learning Center Diane Witte
 Management to Restore Semi-natural Ecosystems in a Nature Reserve Paul Wymer
 From River to Canal and Back Again: Restoring the Kissimmee River Leslie Yetka

1.2 AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES                Overview by Jim Myers

 Rehabilitation of Chile's Overgrazed, Overfarmed Espinales Dana Blumenthal
 Restoring Oak Savanna at Myre-Big Island State Park Holly Buchanan
 Ecosystem Restoration on the Prairie-Forest Border Tony Kaster
 Restoring Hay Creek - A Trout Stream Jason Peterson
 Restoring a Prairie-Wetland Mosaic at Crex MeadowsFaye Propsom
 Succession-Based Restoration of Oak Savanna Eric Stommes

1.3 URBAN AND RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPES    Overview by Steve Roos

 Girard Lake Mitigation Project: A Plan in ProgressWendy Anderson
 From Sod Farm to Wetland: an Urban Restoration for Education Amy Bower
 An Oak Savannah for Maplewood Open Space Jean Emmons
 St. Jude Medical - Prairie Restoration on a Corporate Site Virginia Gayner
 Design at the Edge: Art and Science for Lakeshore Revegetation Kathryn McFadden
 Phalen Wetland Park Tanya Olson-Kase
 Establishment of Woodland Groves for Urban Reforestation Andy Sudbrock

1.4 DRASTICALLY ALTERED LAND    Overview by Moira Bateman-Beeman

 Wetlands Creation Using Secondary Treated Wastewater Mitch Allan
 Reclamation of the Usibelli Coal Mine Jason Bidwell
 Wetland Creation in a Transportation Corridor Stephanie Neid
 Reclamation of a Stone Quarry in a Ponderosa Pine/Grassland Ecotone Mary Peterson
 Restoring Peat-Producing Sphagnum to Mined Raised Bogs Steve Roos
 Reclamation in Sudbury Ontario: the Greening of a MoonscapeMichael Smith

1.5 ENVIRONMENTS WITH LOW RESILIENCY    Overview by Mary Peterson

 The Tree of Life: Desert Reclamation at Papago Park Moira Bateman-Beeman
 The Relict Bog of Green Heron Pond Candy Barthel
 The Ongoing Salt Marsh Restoration at Stonington Jim Myers
 A Decade of Recovery in Three Wetland Ecosystems Natasha Reed
 Eagle Creek: Restoration and Reclamation in an Urbanizing Watershed Paul Phifer
 Rehabilitation of Alpine Disturbances: Beartooth Plateau, Montana Farida Yusuf


Volume 2-
Spring 1997:
Restoration Techniques


Introduction to this Issue

Susan Galatowitsch
 

 

 

2.1 RIVERS AND STREAMS                        Overview by Marty Melchior

 Construction of artificial riffles and pools for stream restoration Kate Howe
 Riparian forest revegetation for water quality improvement Michele Hanson
 Restoring large woody debris to streams Terry Zapzalka

2.2 LAKES                                                  Overview by Mary Ann Cunningham

 Sediment dredging and macrophyte harvest as lake restoration techniques Jeremy Klein
 Use of manufactured materials in shoreline restoration projects Leslie Knapp
 Effects of liming on the flora and fauna of acidic lakes Eleanor Lease
 Biomanipulation: food web management of lake ecosystems Melissa Riedel-Lehrke
 Control strategies for Eurasian watermilfoil Marty Melchior
 Shoreline revegetation with bulrush rootstock plantings Jane Shuttleworth

2.3 COASTAL WATERS                              Overview by Ron Reuter

 Use of sediment diversions in fluvial powered coastal wetland restoration Chad Giedd
 Backfilling canals to restore coastal wetlands Leanne Lemire
 A new technology for artificial reef construction in coastal ecosystems Cynthia Warzecha
 Using soil amendments in salt marsh restoration in southern California Michele Dailey

2.4 INLAND WETLANDS                              Overview by Leslie Knapp

 Prescribed burning as a restoration tool in inland wetlands. Morgan Robertson
 Design strategies for stormwater wetlands to maximize plant biodiversity Stephen Mastey
 Water control structures used in the restoration and creation of wetlands Kevin Biehn
 Site selection for hydrologic modifications to restored and created wetlands Jean Doyle
 Anatomy of a constructed wastewater wetland Veronika Phillips

2.5 GRASSLANDS                                      Overview by Kim Mason

 Prairie seed harvesting Darren Lochner
 Use of mycorrhizal inoculum as soil amendment during prairie restorations Joel Tallaksen
 Natural grazing as a technique for prairie restoration Lisa Henrichs
 Stabilization of coastal dunes with Vegetation Ann Olafson
 Restoring habitat on Conservation Reserve Program lands Mary Ann Cunningham

2.6 FORESTS                                             Overview by Morgan Robertson

 Restoring upland hardwood forests using tree shelters Erica Johnson
 Creating foster ecosystems to accelerate tropical forest regeneration Imants Pone
 Oak savanna restoration techniques John Maloney
 Prescribed burning to restore jack pine ecosystems in the Great Lakes Region Meredith Cornett

2.7 DRASTICALLY ALTERED LANDS         Overview by Erica Johnson

 Soil bioengineering with woody vegetation for slope stabilization John Bobrowski
 The use of mycorrhizae in mined land reclamation Susan Sturges
 Sewage sludge as an organic amendment for reclaiming surface mine lands Ron Reuter
 Constructed wetlands for treating mine drainage Kathryn Smith

2.8 SPECIES REINTRODUCTIONS               Overview by Meredith Cornett

 Endangered plant mitigation Rachel Fields
 Planning butterfly habitat restorations Kim Mason
 Using soil fauna to improve soil health Bonnie Witt


Volume 3 - Spring 1998: Restoration Programs

Introduction to this Issue Susan Galatowitsch

3.1 RESTORATION PROGRAMS WITHIN PARKS, PRESERVES, AND WILDERNESS    Overview by Lori Biederman

 Restoring ecosystems within Minnesota State Parks Jessica Montag
 Reversing degradation in wilderness areas of the Rocky Mountain West Joseph Flood
 Habitat restorations in Audubon preserves Rusty Schmidt
 South Florida ecosystem restoration Nicole Bramstedt
 Restoring Nature Conservancy preserves Elizabeth Clayton
 Reversing the spread of tamarisk in wildlife refuges Candace McCown

3.2 RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED ECOSYSTEMS
                                                            
Overview by Bruce Carlson

 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Program Tim Thoreen
 Superfund oil spill remediation Brett Bryngelsen
 Appalachian clean streams Kevin Springob
 Revegetating Minnesota's roadsides Scott Benik
 Restoration on U.S. military sites Amy Jo Petersen
 Minnesota's water and mine tailings program Nathan Fox

3.3 REGIONAL RESTORATION PLANNING     Overview by Tim Thoreen

 Improving the integrity of damaged watersheds in the Southern Rockies Holly Lang
 A national program to restore the Great Lakes Ingrid Weinbauer
 Habitat rehabilitation on the Upper Mississippi River Bruce Carlson
 Restoring estuaries of the United States Laura Perry
 The Bureau of Land Management's native plant restorations Lori Biederman

3.4 RESTORATION AND RECLAMATION IN AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES
                                                                 
Overview by Laura Perry

 Reorienting the Bureau of Reclamation Eric Meyer
 Efforts to restore land productivity in Ethiopia Matthew Anderson
 Reversing ecosystem degradation of traditional coffee farms in Latin America Holly Heisler
 Partners for Wildlife Amy Lehrke
 Conservation Reserve Program Christine Baker
 Minnesota Waterfowl Association's wetland restoration program William Murray
 The Reinvest-in-Minnesota land retirement program Sara Aplikowski

3.5 COMMUNITY RESTORATION EFFORTS    Overview by Joseph Flood

 Restoration of urban parks in Minneapolis and St. Paul Susan Friborg
 The Circle of Flight tribal wetland initiative Janell Miersch
  Ecosystem restorations of the School Nature Area Program Jeanne McCullough
 Prairie restorations within a nuclear accelerator ring Carin Scherer
 Reforestation efforts of the stewardship incentives program Cathy Combs


  Volume 4 - Spring 1999: International Restoration Efforts

Introduction to this Issue Rachel Budelsky and Susan Galatowitsch

4.1 BRITISH ISLES                                        Overview by Pat Johnson

 Techniques for Heathland Restoration in England Bill Schuna
  Restoration of Scotland's Forests Angela Roe
 Restoration of mines in the United Kingdom Karen Javurek
 Environmental management and habitat restoration program golf courses Andrew Larson

4.2 CONTINENTAL EUROPE                         Overview by Angela Moline

  Restoration of ericaceous shrub dominated wet heathlands in the Netherlands Karen Jeanette
 Steps towards reintroduction of natural systems into the management of the Rhine River Lillian Curlee
 The Rhine Action Program: Restoring Value to the Rhine River Sarah Raith
 Heracleum mantegazzianum invasion and control in Europe Kim Swenson
 Restoration of ski areas in the Swiss alps Gretchen Hatch
 Forest restoration in the Krkonose National Park, Czech Republic Suzanne Savanick

4.3 ASIA and AFRICA                                Overview by Stephen Streng

 Rehabilitation of the 'Small' Aral Sea Jenn Crandall
 Oil spill remediation efforts in the Middle East Leilani Kostreba
 Reintroduction of mugger crocodiles into India Christina Jacobson
 Pride in Place: Reintroduction of Asiatic lions in Gir Forest, India Mark Paulson
 Rehabilitation of mangrove ecosystems in India Tirunelvely Harikrishnan

4.4 LATIN AMERICA                                 Overview byJoanie Somerville

 Restoration and reclamation strategies in tropical forest lands Mark Sommer
  Tropical dry forest restoration in the Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Costa Rica Angie Moline
 Reintroduction of the giant tortoise, Geochelone gigantea, to the Seychelle's Islands Karie Geurts
 Reintroduction of parrots in the Greater Antilles and South America Jeff Rice

4.5 CANADA                                             Overview by Michelle Marko

 Wetland restoration in the Truelove Lowland of Devon Island Stephen Streng
 Techniques for Sphagnum restoration in Canadian Peatlands Matt McCue
  Duck's Unlimited Canada's PrairieCARE program Diane Alfuth
 Marsh revegetation program of Cootes Paradise, Lake Ontario, Canada Andrea Rossini
 Rehabilitation of boreal streams channelized for log transport Chris Ederer
 Carp control techniques for restoration of aquatic plants in Ontario Joanie Somerville
 Forest restoration and reclamation of gravel pits in Canada Christine LeMay
 Reclamation techniques at Sudbury, Canada Dan Shaw

4.6 OCEANIA                                           Overview by Christine LeMay

 Restoration of New Zealand's coastal islands Cindy Fritchman
  Restoration of vegetation and soil patterning in the semi-arid mulga lands of eastern Australia Denice Nelson
 Restoration following bauxite mining in western Australia Paul Hinds
 Seed ecology: implications for restoration of native vegetation in Australian habitats Pat Johnson
 Reclamation at the Ranger Uranium Mine, Australia Shannon Oslund
 Controlling invasion of the exotic shrub (Mimosa pigra) in tropical Australian wetlands Michelle Marko

4.7 GLOBAL                                             Overview by Paul Hinds

 The tools of habitat restoration: Wetland International's approach Laurie Fairchild
 Techniques for coral reef restoration Kristina Johnson
 Using plantations to catalyze tropical forest restoration Craig Sorley
 Remediation of heavy metals in soils Jeff Fahrenholz
 Bioremediation of 2,4,6 trinitrotoluene (TNT) at munitions sites Lisa Haselhorst
  Soil stockpiling for reclamation and restoration activities after mining and construction Patti Strohmayer


Volume 5 - Fall 1999: Reclamation of Contaminated Land and Water

Introduction to this Issue Jillian Lay

5.1 AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS                         Overview by David Heiser
 Dam Removal: a Tool for Restoring Riverine Ecosystems Edward Quinn
 Acid Mine Drainage in Pennsylvania Streams Carrie Reinhardt
 Too Hot to Handle in Prince William Sound Andrea Hilla
 Biological Remediation of Nitrate Pollution at Land/Water Interfaces J. Hope Hornbeck
 Chemical Precipitation and Inactivation to Reduce Lake Phosphorus Darlene Charboneau

 Lower Fox River: A Case Study of Contamination and Restoration Katherine Thering

5.2 BIOPHYSICAL TECHNIQUES FOR DECONTAMINATION
                                                                     
Overview by Edward Quinn
 Bioremediation of petroleum pollutants in cold environments David Heiser
 In Situ Treatment of Soil Contaminated by Benzene Kathleen Bennett
 Techniques for Bioremediating PCB Contaminated Landscapes Neal Hines
 Bioventing: Proven and Potential Applications Diane Hellekson
 In Situ Bioremediation of Trichloroethylene Becki Tlusty
 Soil Washing Technologies Scott Boulden

5.3 AMENDMENTS AND TECHNIQUES FOR RESTORING SOIL QUALITY
                                                                    
Overview by Alex Westhoff
 Agricultural and Organic Industrial By-Products as Soil Amendments Alyson Landmark
 Soil Factors Affecting Reclamation of Abandoned Coal Mine Land Valerie Galajda
 Application of Sewage Sludge for Soil Remediation Christa Schaefer
 Reclamation of Salinized Soils in Arid Regions Deena Bahner

5.4 PHYTOREMEDIATION APPLICATIONS   Overview by Tony Randazzo
 Mycorrhizal Plants for Phytoremediation of Soils Contaminated with Radionuclides Alex Westhoff
 The Potential of Phytoremediation Techniques for Selenium Removal Susan Switras
 Phytoremediation strategies for TCE-contaminated Sites Jillian Lay
 Phytoremediation of Atrazine Tammy Mercer


5.5 CASE STUDIES OF TERRESTRIAL DECONTAMINATION
                                                                       
Overview by Carrie Reinhardt
 Techniques Used to Reclaim the Palmerton Zinc Smelter Area Dana Gardner
 Iron Ore and Taconite Mine Reclamation David Felleson
 Remediation of EDB contamination at Brookhaven National Laboratory Matthew Swenson
 Using Bioreactors to Clean Up Petroleum Waste at Soo Yard, Minneapolis Anthony Randazzo


Volume 6 - Fall 2000: Invasive Species & Ecosystem Restoration

Introduction to this Issue by Susan Galatowitsch

6.1 INVASIVE SPECIES OF GRASSLANDS                         Overview by Sara Fabel
 Bromus tectorum infested grasslands of the Great Basin (US) Jennifer Kaczmarski
Carpobrotus edulis in coastal California plant communities Leakhena Au
 Cenchrus ciliaris invasion and control in southwestern US grasslands Dan Tix
 Centarurea maculosa: invader of western US grasslands Catherine Neu


6.2 INVASIVE SPECIES OF WETLANDS                             
Overview by Catherine Neu
 Elytrigia repens in salt marsh restorations at the Baltic Sea Ina Timling
 Limitations by Melaleuca quiquenervia to Everglades restoration (US) Elizabeth Weaver
 Need and effectiveness of Phragmites australis control in wetlands Keith Fredrick
 Typha angustifolia management: implications for marsh restoration Stefanie Miklovic

6.3 INVASIVE NITROGEN FIXERS                                        
Overview by Paul Rabie
 Reversing invasions of Lupinus arboreus in northern Caliornia dunes Jennifer Wozniak
Robinia pseudoacacia invasions and control in North America and Europe Autumn Sabo
Controlling firetree (Myrica faya) in Hawaii Ryan Seibold

 
Biology and control of Eleagnus umbellata Craig Stark

6.4 INVASIVE SPECIES OF THE FOREST GROUND PLANE 
Overview by Autumn Sabo
 Combating the "Ivy Desert": Hedera helix invasions Anne Okerman
 Heracleum mantegazzanium invaded riparian ecosystems of Europe LaRessa Mayer
Biology and management of Alliaria petiolata Susan Wilkins

6.5 INVASIVE WOODY PLANTS                                            Overview by Stefanie Miklovic
 Control of commercially important Pinus spp in fynbos (So.Africa) Paul Rabie
 Invasion of fynbos by an Austrialian immigrant: Acacia saligna Smita Mehta
 Control of Rhamnus cathartica in North American forests Sam Gale
 Non-native Lonicera spp. in temperate midwestern forests (US) Roy Rich


6.6 INVASIVE ANIMALS                                                   Overview by Elizabeth Weaver
 Effects of Lymantria dispar on eastern North American forest Sara Fabel
 Eradication of Rattus norvegicus from seabird habitat Jennifer Tompkins
 Invasion and control of Boiga irregularis in Guam Alex Amand
 Odocoileus virginianus as a stressor in forest restorations Christine Vatovec
 Effect of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) on aquatic restorations Ian Baldry





Volume 7- Fall 2001: Lessons Learned From Long-Term Restoration

Introduction to this Issue by Susan Galatowitsch

7.1 FORESTS                                                Overview by Jeff Zeitler
 Boosting forest succession in North and South Island, New Zealand Carrie Berger
Restoration of longleaf pine and wiregrass at the Apalachicola Bluffs Preserve (Florida) Elizabeth Vaughan
 Restoring jarrah forest in southwestern Australia after bauxite mining Andy Seiser
 Restoring the pine barrens of northwest Wisconsin Kristine Maki



7.2 GRASSLANDS, MEADOWS, DESERT SCRUB               
Overview by Carrie Berger
 Mohave desert restoration at the U.S. Army National Training Center Joel Mason
 Mixed grass prairie restoration at Custer State Park (South Dakota) Paulette Noser
 Cool desert cryptogamic crusts 10-40 years post-restoration Karin Kettenring
 Gravel pad reclamation on Alaska's north slope Daniel Peterson

 What do you do with a nuclear accelerator ring? Thirty years of prairie restoration Stacy McDonough
 Restoration of abandoned residential sites at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Jaime Irwin

7.3 COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS                         
Overview by Kristine Maki
 Sea Otter Recovery in Prince William Sound following oil spill remediation Sara Bauer
Mangrove at the 18th hole: restoration of the windstar wetlands (Florida) Bill Peters
Evolution of Great Lakes coastal restoration Barbara Peichel

 
Wetland restoration in the Tram Chim Nature Reserve (Vietnam) Jill Pacovsky

7.4 RIVERINE AND PALUSTRINE WETLANDS  
Overview by Elizabeth Vaughan
 Restoration of the Mattole River and its watershed (California) Chad Buran
 Restoration of the Cuyahoga River in Ohio, 1968-present Jeff Zeitler
Twenty years of Platte River floodplain restoration (Nebraska) Jill Liske
 The Swan Lake restoration project (Minnesota) Cyrus Mahmoodi
Vernal pool restoration in California Eric Van Thomme




Volume 7S- Special Contribution: Spring 2002

 Hydrophilic Polymers - Effects and Uses in the Landscape Daniel Peterson




Volume 8- Fall 2003: The Importance of Plant-Animal Interactions to Ecosystem Restoration


8.1 INVERTEBRATE-PLANT INTERACTIONS 
                                          
 
Pollination of Platanthera praeclara (Orchidaceae): implications for restoration and management Laura Phillips
The importance of oak savanna restoration for the Karner Blue butterfly Ben Meyer
 Biological control of Linaria vulgaris (Schrophulariaceae): implications for rangeland reclamation Ryan Holdorf
 The role of native bees in prairie restoration Kristine Moncada

 
Seed dispersal by ants in restored jarrah forests of Western Australia Troy Wanless
Exotic earthworms in hardwood forests of North America: implications for restoration Satoko Muratake


8.2 RESTORATION OF AVIAN HABITAT                

 Reversing declines in grassland bird populations in Minnesota through prairie restoration Lydia Dobrovolny
 Restoring Vallisneria americana in the Upper Mississippi River for canvasback habitat Frank Varro
 Recovery of bird diversity through riparian restorations in agricultural landscapes Rachel Hopper
 Restoring bottomland hardwood forests for neotropical bird migration Brad Aldrich

 The importance of plant diversity for restoring nongame birds to prairie pothole wetlands Allyz Kramer

8.3 REVERSING THE IMPACTS OF DOMESTIC ANIMAL GRAZING                         

 Low impact sheep production as a restoration technique in England Nathan Goebel
Reversing Desertification in China Maya Agarwal
Reversing the effects of overgrazing on trout habitat Jeff Lawler

 
Can we restore intensively grazed land in the Kalahari Desert? Corinne Radatz
 Reversing the impacts of feral pigs on Hawaiian vegetation Piseth Tep & Katrina Gaines

8.4 THE EFFECT OF INDIGENOUS HERBIVORES ON REVEGETATION 

 The effects of herbivory on mangrove restoration Sarah Worrall
 The impact of Branta canadensis (Canada Goose) herbivory on shoreland restorations Haley Elvecrog
The effects of white-tailed deer on deciduous forest restoration Sean Jergens
 The effects of white tailed deer on Pinus strobus forest restoration Kim Fisher and Sam Klocksien

8.5 MULTI-SPECIES INTERACTIONS IN RECOVERING ECOSYSTEMS

 Coral-algal interactions in coral reef recovery Kassy Theobald
 After the bombs: remediation of contamination in Vieques, Puerto Rico Dann Block