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Jonathan Bakker
ESRM 412
Seattle Campus
Advanced plant propagation techniques, emphasizing native plants, propagation for restoration projects, and unique problems associated with providing appropriate plant material for restoration or conservation purposes. Emphasizes greenhouse and fieldwork, and includes lectures, field trips, and a class project. Recommended: ESRM 411, which may be taken concurrently. Offered: Sp.
Class description
Advanced plant propagation techniques, emphasizing native plants, propagation for restoration projects, and unique problems associated with providing appropriate plant material for restoration or conservation purposes. Emphasizes greenhouse and fieldwork, and includes lectures, field trips, and a class project. Recommended: ESRM 411, which may be taken concurrently.
Student learning goals
1) Students will develop skills necessary to set up and operate a low-cost native plant production system. Nursery and greenhouse skills and techniques will be discussed and practiced.
2) Students will become familiar with information resources about native plant propagation.
General method of instruction
This course will be extensively field-based. Our general schedule will be to begin each class period with a short lecture and then spend the rest of the class period in the greenhouse or nursery. There is also a required field trip from 12 pm to 7 pm on Wednesday, May 25.
Recommended preparation
Recommended: ESRM 411, which may be taken concurrently.
Class assignments and grading
Participation in class activities and field trip, preparation of research papers and propagation protocols, final exam.
