<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">OVERVIEW OF THE PRACTICE OF ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION </span><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Online
Course</span><br></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">What it’s all about? <span></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">SER created this course to: 1) introduce the science and
practice of ecological restoration, 2) convey the fundamental principles of
ecological restoration, 3) synthesize key concepts in ecological restoration
science and practice, and 4) create consistency in the understanding and use of
key terms and concepts.<span></span></font></span></p>

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<font color="#000000">Course Editors: George Gann, Bethanie Walder, Levi Wickwire<br><br>Course Adaptation: Jen Lyndall<br><br>Acknowledgements:  All members of the Science and Policy Committee and authors of the various documents referred to herein</font>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">Developed
and Provided with permission by the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER)<span></span></font></span></p>

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