Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction

PART I. Project Planning
Introduction to Part I
Chapter 1 Framework for Ecological Restoration
Chapter 2 Restoration Project Management
Chapter 3 Defining Your Project

PART  II. Project Design
Introduction to Part II
Chapter 4 Site Analysis
Chapter 5 Design Approach
Chapter 6 Design
Chapter 7 Water and Soil
Chapter 8 Plant Material

PART III. Project Implementation
Introduction to Part III
Chapter 9 Restoration Project Documents
Chapter 10 Construction and Installation

PART IV. Project Aftercare
Introduction to Part IV
Chapter 11 Maintenance and Stewardship
Chapter 12 Weed Management and Invasive Species Control
Chapter 13 Monitoring and Evaluation

PART V. Synthesis of the Process
Introduction to Part V
Chapter 14 Bring It All Together
Chapter 15 Summary of Project Planning and Management Principles

Appendixes
Appendix 1  Gantt Chart Primer                                                                   
Appendix 2  Project Cost Estimate Worksheet                                             
Appendix 3  Risk Management in Restoration Projects                                
Appendix 4  Project Evaluation and Review Technique                               
Appendix 5 Site Analysis Checklist                                                  
Appendix 6 Seed and Plant Calculation Exercise     
Appendix 7 Plant and Planting Specification            
Appendix 8 Plan Review Checklist                           
Appendix 9 Permitting Table
Appendix 10 Completed Site Analysis Checklist     
Glossary
References Cited
About the Authors
Index

John Rieger is a long-time practicing restoration ecologist, and cofounder and first president of the Society for Ecological Restoration. For the past thirty years he has actively promoted restoration throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

John Stanley is a cofounder of the Society for Ecological Restoration and a restoration ecologist with WWW Restoration, a consulting firm specialising in the protection, restoration, and management of watersheds, waterways, and wetlands.

Ray Traynor, with a background in landscape architecture and project management, is vice president and general manager of Axiom Xcell.