Through a series of lectures, practical exercises, and field activities, students will be introduced to the following topics: (a) riparian functions, values, and trends; (b) riparian ecology (vegetation, fauna; will include sessions on the importance of riparian zones to mammals (emphasis on bats), reptiles/amphibians, and neotropical migrant birds); (c) inventory and monitoring techniques; (d) impacts (hydrologic changes, vegetation modification, non-native invasive species, agricultural practices, bank erosion, non-point source pollution); (e) restoration methods (including monitoring and adaptive management); (f) fluvial geomorphology combined with a multitude of stream/riparian restoration case studies, and (g) management strategies (including development of appropriate designs for corridors and buffer strips). Students will participate in a day-long field trip to local rivers and a large dam removal site with associated restored riparian floodplains, to examine riparian habitats and demonstrate restoration monitoring and adaptive management techniques. Case studies will be presented on riparian issues at Civil Works projects and military installations. SUBJECTS AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES. Students will be able to characterize riparian habitats, understand the functions and values of these habitats, and make the most appropriate decisions regarding their restoration, use, conservation, and management from an ecosystem perspective. Applicable laws, regulations, and agency policies will be reviewed. Students will be able to identify specific techniques and procedures for inventorying, assessing, analyzing, and evaluating the status of riparian resources and associated impacts upon these resources.