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L9
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Session 2
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2R
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Session 3
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Session 4
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Session 5
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Session 6
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Session 7
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7E
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7H
7J
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7M
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7Q
7R
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7T
Track
Advocacy and Environmental Justice
Archaeology
Arts/Culture/HIstory
Birds
Community Engagement
Ecological Monitoring/Research
Ecological Restoration and Land Management
Flora/Fauna/Geology of the Chicago Region
Sustainability
Urban Ecology
Water and Aquatic Ecosystems
Youth Stewardship
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Dani Abboud
Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods
Program Coordinator
AA
Angelique Acevedo
Field Museum Intern
MR
M. Ross Alexander
Midwest Dendro, LLC
Alison Anastasio
University of Chicago and Rainbow Beach Dunes Community Steward, Chicago Park District
Annette Anderson
Friends of the Chicago River
Volunteer and Event Specialist
DA
Ders Anderson
Openlands
ES
Eric S. Anderson
Cardno, Inc
Ecologist
RA
Ryan Anderson
Midwest Pesticide Action Center
Jim Angel
Climate Scientist
JA
Josh Arrigoni
Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.
Alyssa Ayen
Field Museum Affliate
EB
Elizabeth Bach
The Nature Conservancy, Nachusa Grasslands
Nina Baki
Forest Preserves of Cook County
Community Outreach Coordinator
MB
Melissa Baltus
University of Toledo
RB
Rebecca Barak
Chicago Botanic Garden
MB
Mike Bardou
Field Museum Affliate
LB
Laura Barghusen
Openlands
Aquatic Ecologist
BB
Brian Basilico
B2b Interactive Marketing
Stephanie Beilke
Audubon Great Lakes
Chris Benda
Illinois Botanizer
Botanist
AB
Amanda Benitez
Enlace Chicago
Tricia Bethke
USDA APHIS, The Morton Arboretum and M.S. student in NRES at UIUC
VB
Vijay Bhargava
JB
Jared Bilak
Southern Illinois University, Shedd Aquarium
Student
Claudia Boothe
Urban Rivers and M.S. student in NRES at UIUC
bat conservation scientist
MB
Mark Bouman
Field Museum
BB
Brekke Bounds
Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation
Chris Bresky
Adler Planetarium
Teen Programs Manager
MB
Michael Bryson
Roosevelt University
MB
Matthew Bucher
Somme Preserves
Zone Steward
Brittany Buckles
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
SB
Steven Byers
Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge
LC
Luis Cabrales
Field Museum Affliate
Amy Calhoun
College of DuPage Marketing Department
Marketing & Communications
EC
Eduardo Camacho
Lincoln Park Zoo
Community Learning Facilitator
DR
Dr. Roberta Lammers Campbell
Loyola University Chicago
Curator Emerita
JC
Jacob Campbell
Field Museum
JC
John Cawood
Openlands
Robin Cline
NeighborSpace
Assistant Director
RC
Rebecca Collings
Forest Preserves of Cook County
Barbara Cooper
Artist
Forrest Cortes
The Nature Conservancy and Chicago Park District
Community Stewardship Program Manager, The Nature Conservancy and...
SC
Sydney Coyle
The Honeycomb Project
Project Coordinator
LC
Luis Crespo
OPEN Center for the Arts
GC
Gelasia Croom
The Nature Conservancy in Illinois
Associate Director Of Communications
Cindy Crosby
Nachusa Grasslands, The Morton Arboretum
writer, prairie steward, dragonfly coordinator
James B Cudney
12 Moons Group
President
LD
Luke Dahlberg
Citizens for Conservation
Brian Daly
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
TD
Teishetta Daniel
Chicago Park District
SD
Shelley Davis
Forest Preserve Foundation
DD
Daniella DeRose
Plants of Concern, Chicago Botanic Garden
Nataly Diaz
Field Museum Affliate
JD
Jamie Doherty
Chicago Ornithological Society, Centennial Volunteers
David Dolak
Columbia College Chicago
AD
Alma Dominguez
OPEN Center for the Arts
AD
Andrew Donakowski
Friends of the Chicago River
Ana Garcia Doyle
One Earth Film Festival
Director
JH
John Henry Drake
The Nature Conservancy in Indiana
KD
Kurt Dreisilker
The Morton Arboretum
ED
Elwood Dumke
UIUC
M.S. student in NRES
PD
Paul Durica
Illinois Humanities
Ray Dybzinski
Loyola University Chicago, Institute of Environmental Sustainability
AE
Alex Enarson-Hering
Fraternal Forest
Christine Esposito
The Ex.Change Project / Terracom
Founder & Chief Connection Officer
ME
Matthew Evans
Somme Woods
Zone Steward
AF
Aaron Feggestad
Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.
Michael Feldmann
Forest Preserves of Cook County
Fisheries Technician
LF
Liza Fischel
Chicago Park District, North Park Village Nature Center
KF
Katie Flores
Chicago Park District
McKinley Park Natural Area Community Steward
JF
Jessica Fong
Chicago Public Schools
EF
Eliza Fournier
Chicago Botanic Garden, Windy City Harvest
Melina Frezados
Forest Preserves of Cook County
MF
Marc Fries
NASA
RF
Renae Frigo
Glen Ellyn Park District
Naturalist
Margaret Frisbie
Friends of the Chicago River
Executive Director
SF
Stephanie Frischie
Xerces Society
DF
Dan Fulwiler
Esperanza Health Centers
CEO
Catherine Game
Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods
Executive Director
KG
Karina Garcia
Field Museum Intern
MD
Maria de Jesus Garcia
Enlace Chicago
Emilian Geczi
North American Association for Environmental Education
Director, Natural Start Alliance
MG
Michelle Giles
Field Museum Affliate
CG
CARL GIOMETTI
Chicago Ornithological Society
Karen Glennemeier
John G. Shedd Aquarium
Research Biologist
KG
Karl Gnaedinger
The Nature Conservancy
KG
Kathryn Gorman
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
Volunteer Coordinator
RG
Renee Gracon
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences
SG
Sanaa Green
Audubon Great Lakes
Diane Greening
Master Naturalist
JG
Jennika Greer
Field Museum
MG
Melissa Grycan
The Land Conservancy of McHenry County
Lisa Haderlein
The Land Conservancy of McHenry County
Executive Director
SH
Sarah Hagen
The Nature Conservancy
CH
Claire Halpin
Studio Gang
MH
Mark Hammergren
Adler Planetarium
Erika Hasle
The Field Museum
Conservation Ecologist
Mark Hauser
Friends of the Chicago River
Ecology Outreach Manager
Brandon Hayes
Openlands
Director of Communications
PH
Patrcia Hayes
Volunteer Site Steward, Orland Grassland (FPCC)
PH
Philipp Heck
Field Museum
LH
Liam Heneghan
DePaul University
JH
James Hensel
Somme Woods
Zone Steward
Heather Herakovich
Northern Illinois University
PhD candidate
JH
Jim Herkert
Illinois Audubon Society
NH
Nataly Hernandez
The Field Museum
MH
Maria Herrera
Enlace Chicago
Andrew Herrmann
Friends of the Chicago River
Communications Director
DH
Diane Hicks
Bird Conservation Network
Dr. Jonathan Hicks
Minnesota State University
Assistant Professor
KH
Kurtis Himmler
Loyola University Chicago
SH
Sol Hinami-Mayorga
Fraternal Forest
VH
Veronica Hinke
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
GH
Greg Hitzroth
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant and Illinois Natural History Survey
AIS Outreach Specialist
PH
Piper Hodson
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences
DH
Dave Hoffman
MH
Matt Hokanson
Woods to Wetlands and Spring Creek Stewards
LH
Lillian Holden
Openlands
GV
Gavin Van Horn
Center for Humans and Nature
HH
Hannah Huang
Field Museum Intern
Will Hudson
The Children's School
6th Grade Teacher / Middle Level Coordinator
Lisa Hyatt
Lincoln Park Zoo
Manager, Community Engagement
JI
Jennifer Idrovo
Latinos Progresando
Neighborhood Network Director
CJ
Charmeise Jackson
Audubon Great Lakes
CJ
Christopher Jacques
Department of Biological Sciences, Western Illinois University
BJ
Brittany Janney
Field Museum
Affiliate
Mark Johnston
Field Museum
JK
John Kamysz
Prospect Heights Natural Resources Commission
Pam Karlson
Waxwing Studio, inc.
Artist • Gardener
Val Kehoe
University of Illinois Extension
Adam Kessel
Forest Preserves of Cook County
Naturalist and Musician
GK
Gretel Kiefer
Plants of Concern, Chicago Botanic Garden
Manager
PK
Peter Kim
Somme Woods
Sawyer
Rachel Kimpton
Chicago Botanic Garden, Windy City Harvest
Coordinator, Washington Park Youth Farm
SK
Susan Kirt
Susan Kirt Photography
Bill Kleiman
The Nature Conservancy, Nachusa Grasslands
Project Director, IL Fire Manager
Eriko Kojima
Volunteer steward
JK
Jolie Krasinski
Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation
BK
Brian Kraskiewicz
DuPage County Forest Preserves
Kim Kreiling
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Joe Krischon
Conservation Land Stewardship, LLC
Project Manager & Consultant
Jennifer Kuroda
Illinois Bobcat Foundation
JL
Julian Lara
Field Museum Intern
SL
Shane Larson
Northwestern
AL
Allen Lawrance
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Susan Lawrence
Northern Illinois University
JL
John Legge
The Nature Conservancy
LL
Liza Lehrer
Urban Wildlife Institute, Lincoln Park Zoo
CL
Christian Lenhart
University of Minnesota, Ecological Engineering Program, BBE Department and The Nature Conservancy’s MN, ND, and SD Chapter
CL
Carla Lents
Chicago Park District
Palmisano Park Natural Area Community Steward
Eric Leonardson
Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology
Co-chair/Founder
VL
Vera Leopold
The Wetlands Initiative
Grants Manager & Development Associate
AD
Abigail Derby Lewis
Field Museum
Stacey Libra
Applied Ecological Services
Landscape Architect/Ecological Designer
Cynthia Linton
LL
lorena lopez
Field Museum
NL
Nick Lucas
Advocates for Urban Agriculture
Mike MacDonald
ChicagoNatureNOW!
President
Edward Madden
Prospect Heights Natural Resources Commission
Commissioner
SM
Seth Marcus
Prospect Heights Natural Resources Commission
GM
Gregoria Marquez
Enlace Chicago
MM
Mila Marshall
University of Illinois at Chicago
CM
Christina Martin
The Children's School
JC
J. Cristian Martinez
Harper College
MD
Maria de Lourdes Martinez
Enlace Chicago
CM
Caitlynn Martinez-McWhorter
McHenry County Conservation District
Social Media Specialist
Linda Marton
Chicago Ornithological Society
LM
Linda Masters
Somme Woods
Site Steward
Jerome McDonnell
WBEZ
John McMartin
Somme Woods
Sawyer
CM
Curt Meine
Aldo Leopold Foundation, Center for Humans and Nature
Senior Fellow
YM
Yoalix Melendez
Field Museum Intern
Meghan Midgley
Center for Tree Science, The Morton Arboretum
Soil Ecologist
Terry Miesle
Native Bee Awareness Initiative
LM
Laura Milkert
Field Museum
RM
Radhika Miraglia
Friends of the Forest Preserves
SM
Stephen Mitten
Loyola University Chicago
AM
Aasia Mohammad
Field Museum
Alan J. Molumby
University of Illinois at Chicago and James Woodworth Prairie
SM
Silvia Montoya
Enlace Chicago
Vince Mosca
Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge
Senior Ecologist
JM
Jill Moskal
Prospect Heights Natural Resources Commission
Gary Nabhan
Nature Writer and Ethnobiologist
Heidi Natura
Living Habitats
Founder & Partner
GN
Gladiz Nava
Openlands
Community Outreach Coordinator
Michael Neri
Forest Preserves of Cook County
Dave Neu
Conservation Land Stewardship, LLC
Project Developer
MN
Mallika Nocco
KO
Kaitlyn O'Connor
Prairie Moon Nursery
Chip O'Leary
Forest Preserves of Cook County
Deputy Director of Resource Management
CO
Conor O'Shea
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Will Overbeck
Applied Ecological Services, Inc.
SP
Stephen Packard
Somme Preserves
Site Steward
Arthur Pearson
Author
DP
Daniella Pereira
Openlands
AP
Adela Perez
Latinos Progresando
Community Engagement Coordinator
AR
Ana Ruiz Perez
Lincoln Park Zoo
HP
Hillary Peters
Friends of the Forest Preserves
Crew Manager
Trinity Pierce
The Morton Arboretum
Natural Areas Conservation Training Program Coordinator
SP
Stephanie Place
Somme Woods
Zone Steward
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