Susan Galatowitsch

My group focuses on advancing the practice and outcomes of ecological restoration. Several aspects of restoration practice significantly limit ecological restoration in the Midwestern US, as well as globally. These include: 1) effective, practical approaches for assessing ecological resilience, 2) approaches for assessing an organization’s capacity to undertake an ecosystem restoration, 3)  overcoming severe limitations to native seed availability, 4) decision-making guidance for invasive species control. We are addressing these gaps with current research aimed at: developing scenario planning tools for managing climate-sensitive species in protected areas, developing ecological resilience assessment tools for restoration planning, determining how organizational capacity affects restoration outcomes, developing native seed harvest guidelines, and formulating management response protocols for newly invading species.