This course provides an overview of wetland ecology, management, and policy. We will explore how wetlands are defined, the history of wetland attitudes and values, and wetland ecosystem services. Wetland ecosystems addressed will include tidal marshes, mangroves, and peatlands, but will focus mostly on freshwater marshes, swamps, and riparian wetlands. We will also examine U.S. wetland policy, the practice of wetland delineation, wetland restoration, as well as wetland management to promote valuable ecosystem services, including the maintenance of biodiversity. Prerequisites: Successful completion (C- or better) of BIOL 370 and lab. Fall even years.