1. Supplementary Material for Chapter 17 Making Biodiversity Stewardship Tangible using a Place-based Approach This chapter is published as: Vatovec C. 2016. Making Biodiversity Stewardship Tangible using a Place-based Approach. In: Byrne L (ed) Learner-Centered Teaching Activities for Environmental and Sustainability Studies. Springer, New York. DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-28543-6_17 Christine Vatovec Rubenstein School of Environment & Natural Resources, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA cvatovec@uvm.edu This file contains the following supplementary material:  C: Presentation slides This chapter also has the following supplementary material, available on the chapter’s website:  A: Student assignment handout  B: Example student response

2. Applying the concept of stewardship to biodiversity conservation: Stewarding one cubic foot What does biodiversity look like in different places around the world? The One cubic foot project (David Liittschwager)One cubic foot …and its extension to an Iowa cornfield (Craig Childs)Iowa cornfield References Childs C (2012) Apocalyptic Planet: Field Guide to the Future of the Earth. Pantheon, New York. Liitschwager D (2012) A World in One Cubic Foot. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL.

3. “Yet, 100 years ago, these same fields, these prairies, were home to 300 species of plants, 60 mammals, 300 birds, hundreds and hundreds of insects. This soil was the richest, the loamiest in the state. And now, in these patches, there is almost literally nothing but one kind of living thing. We've erased everything else. We need to feed our planet, of course. But we also need the teeny creatures that drive all life on earth. There's something strange about a farm that intentionally creates a biological desert to produce food for one species: us. It's efficient, yes. But it's so efficient that the ants are missing, the bees are missing, and even the birds stay away. Something's not right here. Our cornfields are too quiet.” - Robert Krulwich (2012) Applying the concept of stewardship to biodiversity conservation: Stewarding one cubic foot Krulwich R (2012) Cornstalks everywhere but nothing else, not even a bee. Available via National Public Radio. http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2012/11/29/166156242/cornstalks-everywhere-but-nothing-else-not-even-a-bee Accessed 10 Oct 2014 http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2012/11/29/166156242/cornstalks-everywhere-but-nothing-else-not-even-a-bee

4. In the given context of an agricultural field… how might we define stewardship? what human actions might be good examples of stewardship in an agricultural field? Stewarding one cubic foot defining stewardship

5. In the given context of an agricultural field…best practices for supporting biodiversity may include: Reducing vulnerability to known stressors E.g. Drought as a known stressor: plant drought- resistant crops Develop proactive management strategies E.g. Plant a diversity of crops to buffer possible crop failures Transitioning away from social-ecological systems that are trapped in producing undesirable outcomes E.g. shift away from large-scale monoculture agriculture toward agro-ecological landscape management Each of these could increase biodiversity by providing habitat Adapted from Chapin III FS, Carpenter SR, Kofinas GP et al (2010) Ecosystem stewardship: sustainability strategies for a rapidly changing planet. Trends Ecol Evol 25.4: 241-249 Stewarding one cubic foot stewardship framework

6. Break into discussion groups of ~4 people. In your group… Pass your completed assignment to the person to your right Observe the photo and suggested stewardship actions (~30 seconds for each photo) Make a note of the themes and any outliers you see Stewarding one cubic foot exploring stewardship

7. Pair up with someone in your group… Compare your notes of the themes and any outliers you observed in your peers’ work Identify two stewardship actions you think would apply broadly to each of the place photos you observed Stewarding one cubic foot exploring stewardship

8. Return to your original group of ~4 students… Discuss your observations of the photos and suggested stewardship actions Share the two-person stewardship actions you developed Together, develop a list of five stewardship actions you think are best practices, and the ecological outcomes you think would result from these practices Stewarding one cubic foot exploring stewardship

9. Stewarding the biodiversity of a parking lot 1.Install pervious pavement Allows water to infiltrate AND can provide a surface for plants to germinate 2.Install raingardens Would increase biodiversity through the plantings themselves and through any insects that would be attracted to these sites 3.Install native tress, shrub, and flower islands Same as raingardens above 4.Install elevated solar arrays Decrease heat island effect, enhance conditions for native plantings 5.Incentivize alternative transportation and minimize paved spaces Would increase the space available for biodiversity Stewarding one cubic foot example

10. Group presentations of five best practices stewardship actions and desired outcomes What similarities do you see in the suggested actions? What differences do you see? Group discussion Actions and outcomes we believe will offer the greatest opportunity for stewardship… Stewarding one cubic foot examining stewardship