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1.3 Small Group Project: I would like you to participate in a small group project using the Blackboard discussion tool. I have  divided you into small groups and selected aquatic restoration plans for individual groups to address. Here are some suggested questions for each group to address after you've each individually reviewed your assigned AR project or plan:

- From what's available for your project, try to discern and parce out major components of the restoration plan being implemented.

-  Are there obvious links between these programs/projects and their roots?... i.e. are they logical extensions of prior efforts and knowledge of the system, or more shots in the dark?
What seem to be the most effective links?

-  What seem to be obvious missing components of an effective plan which, in retrospect, would have better served science and management goals if they'd been there?

-  What's your group consensus of the project's major strength?

Each group has a project to explore...You can find all necessary resources on the Web.  To speed your inquiry, I've given each group one or more Websites which give a pretty comprehensive look at that project/program.  These are large, comprehensive projects....Focus on key points and overviews:

Group 1:  Salmon restoration on the Lower Snake River

http://www.nww.usace.army.mil/lsr/media.htm

http://www.greenscissors.org/water/snakeriver.htm

http://www.sierraclub.org/lewisandclark/report00/lowersnake.asp

Group 2:  Restoration of Lake Chapala, Mexico

http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/tonysarticles/
tblagunasaved.html

Group 3:  Restoration of Upper Klamath Lake marsh

http://www.klamathnwr.org/upperklamath.html

Group 4:  Restoration of the Iroquois River within the Illinois River Restoration Project, Illinois

http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/ILRiverEco/default.htm

http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/ILRiverEco/Documents/Iroquois River Fact Sheet_Final.pdf

To view which group you belong to go to the discussion area of Blackboard Discussion, "Shaping Forces 1, 2, 3, or 4". There are four groups: Group 1, Group 2, Group 3, and Group 4. . Click on the group title to view which aquatic restoration plan your group has been assigned. While there, introduce yourself to your group members.

Discuss your assigned topic in the small group and at the conclusion of that discussion collectively summarize the conclusions of the group in a Word document and upload it to the Assignment Upload area of Blackboard (for instructions on how to do this, see the Help Docs). I will then distribute that summary write-up of each group to the entire class.

Please use your designated group discussion topic area in Blackboard for your intra-group discussion. This will allow me to stay apprised of your progress as well as occasionally participate in discussions.