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Professor
Howell is interested in ecosystem conservation and restoration ecology.
She brings a solid background in plant community ecology to several
courses and also co-teaches with faculty trained as landscape architects.
This combination provides students with a unique approach to site
analysis, planning, and management.
Dr.
Howell recently collaborated on a restoration and management plan
for Eagle Valley Nature Preserve in Wisconsin and worked with Professors
Alanen and Harrington on an integrated management plan for George
Washington Carver National Monument in Missouri. She has also published
articles addressing natural landscaping, exotic species control,
the effects of fire on prairie forbs and grasses, prairie restoration
techniques, and vegetation assessment.
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