Karen Holl's guest appearances

Karen Holl

New Books in Architecture

New Books in Environmental Studies

treehugger podcast

Robert Sroufe

K. Kennen

Steven Higashide

K. Linder

Alberto Cairo

Kian Goh

Amita Sinha

Kapila D. Silva

M. Condon

Darius Sollohub

N. Kirkwood

Stephen Hamnett

Stephen M. Wheeler

Christina D. Rosan

R. Hughes

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The pace, intensity, and scale at which humans have altered our planet in recent decades is unprecedented. We have dramatically transformed landscapes and waterways through agriculture, logging, mining, and fire suppression, with drastic impacts on public health and human well-being. What can we do to counteract and even reverse the worst of these effects? Restore damaged ecosystems.Karen Holl's Primer of Ecological Restoration (Island Press, 2020) is a succinct introduction to the theory and practice of ecological restoration as a strategy to conserve biodiversity and ecosystems. In twelve brief chapters, the book introduces readers to the basics of restoration project planning, monitoring, and adaptive management. It explains abiotic factors such as landforms, soil, and hydrology that are the building blocks to successfully recovering microorganism, plant, and animal communities. Additional chapters cover topics such as invasive species and legal and financial considerations. Each chapter concludes with recommended reading and reference lists, and the book can be paired with online resources for teaching.Perfect for introductory classes in ecological restoration or for practitioners seeking constructive guidance for real-world projects, Primer of Ecological Restoration offers accessible, practical information on recent trends in the field.Karen D. Holl is a professor of environmental studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she has taught ecological restoration for over 20 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/architecture

The pace, intensity, and scale at which humans have altered our planet in recent decades is unprecedented. We have dramatically transformed landscapes and waterways through agriculture, logging, mining, and fire suppression, with drastic impacts on public health and human well-being. What can we do to counteract and even reverse the worst of these effects? Restore damaged ecosystems.Karen Holl's <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/12343/9781610919722" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Primer of Ecological Restoration</a> (Island Press, 2020) is a succinct introduction to the theory and practice of ecological restoration as a strategy to conserve biodiversity and ecosystems. In twelve brief chapters, the book introduces readers to the basics of restoration project planning, monitoring, and adaptive management. It explains abiotic factors such as landforms, soil, and hydrology that are the building blocks to successfully recovering microorganism, plant, and animal communities. Additional chapters cover topics such as invasive species and legal and financial considerations. Each chapter concludes with recommended reading and reference lists, and the book can be paired with online resources for teaching.Perfect for introductory classes in ecological restoration or for practitioners seeking constructive guidance for real-world projects, Primer of Ecological Restoration offers accessible, practical information on recent trends in the field.Karen D. Holl is a professor of environmental studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she has taught ecological restoration for over 20 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>Support our show by becoming a premium member! <a href="https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/architecture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/architecture</a>

Karen Holl, "Primer of Ecological Restoration" (Island Press, 2020)

The pace, intensity, and scale at which humans have altered our planet in recent decades is unprecedented. We have dramatically transformed landscapes and waterways through agriculture, logging, mining, and fire suppression, with drastic impacts on public health and human well-being. What can we do to counteract and even reverse the worst of these effects? Restore damaged ecosystems.Karen Holl's Primer of Ecological Restoration (Island Press, 2020) is a succinct introduction to the theory and practice of ecological restoration as a strategy to conserve biodiversity and ecosystems. In twelve brief chapters, the book introduces readers to the basics of restoration project planning, monitoring, and adaptive management. It explains abiotic factors such as landforms, soil, and hydrology that are the building blocks to successfully recovering microorganism, plant, and animal communities. Additional chapters cover topics such as invasive species and legal and financial considerations. Each chapter concludes with recommended reading and reference lists, and the book can be paired with online resources for teaching.Perfect for introductory classes in ecological restoration or for practitioners seeking constructive guidance for real-world projects, Primer of Ecological Restoration offers accessible, practical information on recent trends in the field.Karen D. Holl is a professor of environmental studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she has taught ecological restoration for over 20 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/environmental-studies

The pace, intensity, and scale at which humans have altered our planet in recent decades is unprecedented. We have dramatically transformed landscapes and waterways through agriculture, logging, mining, and fire suppression, with drastic impacts on public health and human well-being. What can we do to counteract and even reverse the worst of these effects? Restore damaged ecosystems.Karen Holl's <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/12343/9781610919722" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Primer of Ecological Restoration</a> (Island Press, 2020) is a succinct introduction to the theory and practice of ecological restoration as a strategy to conserve biodiversity and ecosystems. In twelve brief chapters, the book introduces readers to the basics of restoration project planning, monitoring, and adaptive management. It explains abiotic factors such as landforms, soil, and hydrology that are the building blocks to successfully recovering microorganism, plant, and animal communities. Additional chapters cover topics such as invasive species and legal and financial considerations. Each chapter concludes with recommended reading and reference lists, and the book can be paired with online resources for teaching.Perfect for introductory classes in ecological restoration or for practitioners seeking constructive guidance for real-world projects, Primer of Ecological Restoration offers accessible, practical information on recent trends in the field.Karen D. Holl is a professor of environmental studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she has taught ecological restoration for over 20 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>Support our show by becoming a premium member! <a href="https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/environmental-studies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/environmental-studies</a>

Early in 2020, UC Santa Cruz Professor Karen Holl published “Primer of Ecological Restoration” through Island Press. Karen is a season veteran of ecological restoration with her boots (and her students embedded) on the ground in Latin American and Californian ecosystems. She has created an accessible book that explains foundational concepts with care while also highlighting more advanced topics for reflection. Professor Holl has served as chair of the Environmental Studies Department at UCSC and is currently the faculty director of the Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History.  Karen jokes that she has been in some form or another writing this book for 25 years and her  repertoire of authored and contributed articles shows off her knowledge and experience in forest ecology in Latin America and chaparral, grassland and riparian systems in California. She oversees a long-term tropical forest restoration study in southern Costa Rica and has worked with students and collaborators in Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, and Panama. Karen advises numerous land management and conservation organizations in California and internationally on ecological restoration. She further works to advance efforts to conserve tropical forest, in part by training students from Latin American countries. Island Press webpage for the book Primer of Ecological Restoration https://islandpress.org/primer-ecological-restoration 20% discount code ‘PRIMER’ to be used at checkout Holl Restoration Ecology Lab http://www.holl-lab.com/ Professor Karen Holl on  Google Scholar Tree planting is not a simple solution by Karen D. Holl and Pedro H. S. Brancalion | Science 08 May 2020: Vol. 368, Issue 6491, pp. 580-581 Science Podcast “Making antibodies to treat coronavirus, and why planting trees won’t save the planet” Karen’s piece starts about minute 14:00. Thanks for the Seattle band Dumb Thumbs for providing the theme song. You can find all of their tunes at dumbthumbs.bandcamp.com. Tell a few friends about the show and follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter @treehuggerpod Review treehugger podcast on iTunes

Early in 2020, UC Santa Cruz Professor Karen Holl published “Primer of Ecological Restoration” through <a href="https://islandpress.org/books/primer-ecological-restoration" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Island Press</a>. Karen is a season veteran of ecological restoration with her boots (and her students embedded) on the ground in Latin American and Californian ecosystems. She has created an accessible book that explains foundational concepts with care while also highlighting more advanced topics for reflection. Professor Holl has served as chair of the <a href="http://envs.ucsc.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Environmental Studies Department at UCSC</a> and is currently the faculty director of the <a href="norriscenter.ucsc.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History</a>.  Karen jokes that she has been in some form or another writing this book for 25 years and her <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=LqwnWIoAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> repertoire of authored and contributed articles</a> shows off her knowledge and experience in forest ecology in Latin America and chaparral, grassland and riparian systems in California. She oversees a long-term tropical forest restoration study in southern Costa Rica and has worked with students and collaborators in Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, and Panama. Karen advises numerous land management and conservation organizations in California and internationally on ecological restoration. She further works to advance efforts to conserve tropical forest, in part by training students from Latin American countries. Island Press webpage for the book Primer of Ecological Restoration <a href="https://islandpress.org/primer-ecological-restoration" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://islandpress.org/primer-ecological-restoration</a> 20% discount code ‘PRIMER’ to be used at checkout Holl Restoration Ecology Lab <a href="http://www.holl-lab.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.holl-lab.com/</a> Professor Karen Holl on <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=LqwnWIoAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Google Scholar</a> <a href="https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6491/580" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tree planting is not a simple solution</a> by Karen D. Holl and Pedro H. S. Brancalion | Science 08 May 2020: Vol. 368, Issue 6491, pp. 580-581 Science Podcast “<a href="https://www.sciencemag.org/podcast/making-antibodies-treat-coronavirus-and-why-planting-trees-won-t-save-planet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Making antibodies to treat coronavirus, and why planting trees won’t save the planet</a>” Karen’s piece starts about minute 14:00. Thanks for the Seattle band Dumb Thumbs for providing the theme song. You can find all of their tunes at <a href="https://dumbthumbs.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dumbthumbs.bandcamp.com.</a> Tell a few friends about the show and follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter <a href="https://www.instagram.com/treehuggerpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@treehuggerpod</a> Review <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1487585175" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">treehugger podcast on iTunes</a>