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Adventures with Endangered and Formerly Endangered Plant Species rms. 33, 34Stephen Packard
Amphibian Community Dynamics, Health, and Stress Response to Oak Woodland Restoration rm. 21Allison Sacerdote-Velat
An Exploration of Wildlife-Inspired Awe rm. 47Dr. Jonathan Hicks
Artecito: Art Creation that Deepens Environmental Understanding rms. 54, 56, 58Eduardo Camacho • Luis Crespo • Alma Dominguez • Ali Schneiderman
Birds in the Garden: Tips for Creating and Enjoying a Bird Oasis rm. 45Pam Karlson
Creating a Forum to Discuss Urban Green Space Through the Lens of Community Health and Safety rms. 40, 41Forrest Cortes • Dan Fulwiler • Jennifer Idrovo • Gladiz Nava • Adela Perez • Julia Vega
Empowering Youth, the Culturally Relevant Way! rms. 52, 53Nataly Hernandez • Robb Telfer • Si Yuan Ye • Angelique Acevedo • Hannah Huang • Julian Lara • Yoalix Melendez • Justin Tran • Karina Garcia • Aasia Mohammad
Geology of the Chicago Region rms. 23-32David Dolak • Lorrie Ward
Identification of Shorebirds and Their Distribution in the Chicago Area rm. 44Geoff Williamson
Oak Ecosystem Restoration: Using Historical Forest Dynamics to Inform Management for a Resilient Future rm. 22M. Ross Alexander • Christine Rollinson • Bethany Zumwalde
Shinrin-yoku: Connect with the Wild Things in Nature and You rm. 46Jodi Trendler
Social Media: The Modern Digital Ecosystem rm. 50Amy Calhoun
SPLIT SESSION: Inspiring Help and Community Engagement / The Friends of Cook County Forest Preserves rms. 55,57Patrcia Hayes • Eriko Kojima • Radhika Miraglia • Hillary Peters
The Climate Reality Project: Climate Advocacy in the Midwest rms. 42, 43Lucia H Whalen
The Fruits of Our Labor rm. 51Kelly Schultz
Urban Ecology on Chicago's South Lakefront rm. 48Alyssa Ayen • Luis Cabrales • Jacob Campbell • Nataly Diaz • Michelle Giles • Brittany Janney • Jackson Yow • Monica Zakariya
You Don't Know What You've Got 'Til Its Gone—Protecting the Natural Land of Illinois rm. 49Arthur Pearson
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Advocating for Bird-Friendly Buildings in the Chicago Area rms. 54, 56, 58CARL GIOMETTI • Claire Halpin • Annette Prince • Allison Sloan
Bumble Bee Biology, Identification, Decline, and Conservation rms. 23-32Brittany Buckles • Stephanie Frischie • Terry Miesle • Alan J. Molumby • Tomasz Przybylowicz
Chicago Nature: Spreading the Good Word rm. 48Mike MacDonald
Dismantling Climate Deniers' Arguments rm. 45Julie Sacco
Effective Use of Social Media for Stewards and Conservation Organizations rm. 44Brian Basilico • James B Cudney • Caitlynn Martinez-McWhorter • April M. Williams
Implementing Regional Standardization of Ecological Restoration Practices: Working together to train volunteers in invasive species management and leadership rms. 40, 41Kurt Dreisilker • Trinity Pierce
Lessons on Propagating Rare Plants rm. 21Luke Dahlberg • Kelly Schultz • Rob Sulski
Models of Early Childhood Education on Public Lands rm. 49Robin Cline • Jessica Fong • Emilian Geczi • Eileen Prendergast • Teresa Weed
PHNRC - How We Created a Successful Stewardship Organization rms. 55,57John Kamysz • Edward Madden • Seth Marcus • Jill Moskal • Dana Sievertson • agnes wojnarski
Programa ProTEJA: A Partnership for the Conservation of Nature and Empowerment of Communities rm. 51Amanda Benitez • Gregoria Marquez • Silvia Montoya • Maria de Jesus Garcia • Maria de Lourdes Martinez • Maria Herrera • Ana Ruiz Perez • Ali Schneiderman
SPLIT SESSION: Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Outreach / Lake Michigan Meteorite Hunt (The Aquarius Project!) rm. 46Marc Fries • Jennika Greer • Mark Hammergren • Philipp Heck • Greg Hitzroth • Shane Larson • Philip Willink
SPLIT SESSION: Assessing The Chicago Area’s Contribution to Broader-scale Grassland Bird Conservation Efforts / The Effects of Bison Reintroduction on Grassland Bird Nest Success in Tallgrass Prairie rm. 22Heather Herakovich • Jim Herkert
SPLIT SESSION: Keeping Crown Vetch, Teasel and Purple Loosestrife at Bay at a High-Quality Preserve / Callery Pear: The Invasive Trojan Horse rm. 47Patrcia Hayes • Eriko Kojima
SPLIT SESSION: Secretive Marsh Birds in the Big City / Cook County's Swamp Chicken… AKA the King Rail rms. 52, 53Anastasia Rahlin • Charles Rizzo
SPLIT SESSION: The Past, Present, and Future of TreeKeepers / Project Quercus: Conserving Oaks on Private Land in McHenry County rm. 50Lisa Haderlein • Al De Reu
SPLIT SESSION: Wetland Birds and Hybrid Cattail Invasion / Nature Boardwalk: A Naturalized Ecosystem for Native Chicago Wildlife / Is Urbanization Impacting the Sex Ratio of Painted Turtles in Lake County, IL? rms. 42, 43Kurtis Himmler • Jazmin Rios • John Vanek
The Tallgrass Prairie: Grocery Store, Apothecary, and Love Shop rms. 33, 34Cindy Crosby
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Bird Migration Around Chicago: Spatial and Temporal Variability rms. 33, 34Douglas F. Stotz
Bison and People on the Northeast Illinois Prairie rm. 22Joe Wheeler
Building Green Connections in Your Community rm. 47Renae Frigo
Busse Muskie rm. 50Michael Feldmann • Steve Silic
Community Outreach and Chicago Park District Nature Centers rm. 51Teishetta Daniel • Amaris Alanis Ribeiro
Conservation Areas Mapping in the ON TO 2050 Regional Plan rms. 55,57Brian Daly
Converting to Prairie with Everyone Watching rm. 21Eric S. Anderson • Mike Nowak
Evaluating Youth Environmental Awareness and Stewardship Programs: the Why and the How rm. 46Debra Williams • Vidya Venkataramanan
Everything Soil I: Forest Soils rms. 23-32Meghan Midgley
Lake Michigan Bluff and Ravine Restoration rm. 49Joe Krischon • Dave Neu
Linking Ecosystems, Crossing Boundaries: The Barrington Greenway Initiative rms. 52, 53Kevin Scheiwiller
Native Seed Mix Design rm. 44Kaitlyn O'Connor
Protecting Piping Plovers in the Great Lakes rms. 42, 43Sarah Saunders
Restoring Landscapes at Scale rm. 45Chip O'Leary • Troy Showerman
SPLIT SESSION: Spring Peepers: A Voice for Habitat Restoration / Biodiversity Research and Monitoring at LUREC (Loyola University Retreat and Ecology Campus), Woodstock, IL rms. 40, 41Dr. Roberta Lammers Campbell • Susan Lawrence • Stephen Mitten
What's So Funny About Chicago Wilderness? rm. 48Vijay Bhargava
Wild Zones: Redesigning Chicago’s Landscape Ordinance rms. 54, 56, 58Conor O'Shea
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Beetles, Spiders and Mites Oh-My: An Introduction to Entomology and its Use in Restoration and Educational Efforts in Chicago Wilderness rm. 22J. Cristian Martinez
Bobcat—Illinois' Native Cat rms. 23-32Christopher Jacques • Jennifer Kuroda
Broadening the Base: Community Outreach and Engagement rms. 42, 43Nina Baki • Brandon Hayes • Mila Marshall
Climate Change in the Chicago Area rm. 47Jim Angel • Jerome McDonnell
Good News and Bad News rm. 49Tricia Bethke • Claudia Boothe • Piper Hodson • Eleanor Schumacher
Is the Glass Half Full? The Science and Art of Science Communication rm. 44Maggie Warren
Living on the Edge: Rare Plants in Ravine, Bluff, and Dune Communities rm. 46Daniella DeRose • Gretel Kiefer
Love Warblers? Give Lots of Love to LaBagh! rm. 48Jeff Skrentny
People, Places, and Prehistory: The Environment(s) of Metro Chicago rm. 45Clare Tolmie
SPLIT SESSION: Innovative Partnership for Habitat Restoration on a Regional Scale / Transforming a 2-Acre Sedge Meadow Surrounded by Buckthorn into 90 Acres of Excellence with No Budget: It’s Called Yonder Pr... rms. 54, 56, 58Karl Gnaedinger • Melissa Grycan • Kim Kreiling • Lauren Umek
The Impact of Public/Private Partnerships rms. 55,57Shelley Davis • Mike Nowak
The Impact of the Approach rm. 50Debra Williams
The Power of Art to Engage, Inspire & Inform rms. 52, 53Barbara Cooper • Christine Esposito
The Vanishing Native Shrub Layer rms. 33, 34Kelsay Shaw
Urban Dune Restoration (Re-creation) rms. 40, 41Alison Anastasio • John Henry Drake • Edward Warden • Ann Whelan
Wilding the Pavement for Nature Play rm. 51Will Hudson • Christina Martin • Lea Schweitz
Winter Tree and Shrub Identification rm. 21Rebecca Collings
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A Day in the Life of a Field Biologist rms. 33, 34Chris Benda
Community Science - Stories from All-Star Bird Monitors rms. 40, 41Stephanie Beilke • Diane Hicks
I love the Trash Forest: Invading Invaded Woodlands rms. 55,57Alex Enarson-Hering • Sol Hinami-Mayorga • Kathleen Soler
People and Places: the Foundation for the Evolution of Ecological Restoration in the Midwest rm. 49Christian Lenhart • Rocky Smiley
SPLIT SESSION: Baltimore Checkerspots Are Remarkable: Mark and Recapture Study and Habitat Restoration for One of the Iconic Butterflies in the Chicago Region / Using Radio Telemetry to Monitor Movements of Common... rm. 47Jared Bilak • Liza Lehrer • Jessica Prince • Gregory Rajsky • Tom Velat • Philip Willink
SPLIT SESSION: Distribution of Flying Squirrels in DuPage County / White-tailed Deer in the Chicago Area rm. 21Brian Kraskiewicz • Michael Neri
SPLIT SESSION: Habitat Potential of Post-industrial Landscapes / Novel Ecosystems : What's All the Fuss About? rm. 22Alison Anastasio • Thomas Simpson • Lauren Umek
SPLIT SESSION: Headwater Streams - An Aquatic Menagerie in your Neighborhood or Backyard / Plum Creek Stream Restoration: Lessons Learned from Six Years of Planning, Engineering, and Permitting that Led to Thirty... rm. 46Ders Anderson • Josh Arrigoni • Laura Barghusen • Aaron Feggestad • Chip O'Leary • Zach Taylor
SPLIT SESSION: How to Monitor 2500 Shrubs Planted by Volunteers in an Urban Forest Preserve—A Learning Experience / Rapid Floristic Quality Assessment as a Stewardship Tool rms. 52, 53Jamie Doherty • Mark Hauser • Linda Marton
SPLIT SESSION: Pilot Study on the Importance of Patch Size to Urban Monarch Butterfly Larval Survivorship / Can Suburbs and Small Towns Save the Monarch Butterfly? / Monarch Moms: Cultures of Ecological Care in... rm. 45Mark Johnston • Jessica Ross • Alexis Winter
SPLIT SESSION: Singing Insect Range Boundaries / Diversity and Ecology of Pollinator Flies in Chicago Area rm. 50Alan J. Molumby • Carl Strang
SPLIT SESSION: Understanding Ecological Corridors Along the Chicago River System / Lessons Learned in Grassland and Wetland Restoration with a Bird Habitat Focus rm. 44Rebecca Collings • Andrew Donakowski • Linda Masters • Heidi Natura • Judith Pollock
SPLIT SESSION: Writing Urban Nature: Engaging the City Landscape in the Field and Online / Beasts of the Page and Pavement: Natural History, Both Imagined and Real rms. 54, 56, 58Michael Bryson • Liam Heneghan • Gavin Van Horn
The Bees of the Southern Lake Michigan Region and Their Ecological Significance rms. 23-32Laura Rericha-Anchor
The Food System Chain Game rm. 51Rachel Kimpton
Turning Buckthorn Into Toys and Kids Into Stewards rms. 42, 43Sean Shaffer • Sarah Sheldon
Urban Symbiosis: A Discussion on the Impact of Natural Areas’ Stewardship on Human Communities rm. 48Forrest Cortes • Katie Flores • Carla Lents • Ann Whelan
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