In this discussion, you will have an opportunity to make connections between your prior knowledge and the new content you are learning this week. Use your results from this weeks Build Your Proficiency Diagnostic to provide context for your prior knowledge and consider the new content about forest resources to answer the following questions: 
What are the current practices for wasteland and habitat reclamation? Discuss how these practices are related to new technology, ecological principles, and political and economic factors. How did your results from the Build Your Proficiency Diagnostic reflect an understanding, or lack of understanding, about this content? How has your understanding changed this week?