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Wild Things 2019

10:15am CST

Adventures with Endangered and Formerly Endangered Plant Species rms. 33, 34Stephen Packard Oak Ecosystem Restoration: Using Historical Forest Dynamics to Inform Management for a Resilient Future rm. 22M. Ross Alexander • Christine Rollinson • Bethany Zumwalde The Fruits of Our Labor rm. 51Kelly Schultz

11:15am CST

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 SPLIT SESSION: Keeping Crown Vetch, Teasel and Purple Loosestrife at Bay at a High-Quality Preserve / Callery Pear: The Invasive Trojan Horse rm. 47Pat Hayes • Eriko Kojima

12:30pm CST

Lessons of Past and Future rm. 44Elwood Dumke • Renee Gracon • Stacey Libra Many Hands Make Light Work: A Zone Concept for Habitat Restoration Projects rm. 21Matthew Bucher • Matt Evans • Jim Hensel • Peter Kim • Eriko Kojima • Linda Masters • John McMartin • Stephen Packard • Stephanie Place • Sai Ramakrishna • Russell Sala • Paul Swanson

1:30pm CST

Converting to Prairie with Everyone Watching rm. 21Eric S. Anderson • Mike Nowak Lake Michigan Bluff and Ravine Restoration rm. 49Joe Krischon • Dave Neu Native Seed Mix Design rm. 44Kaitlyn O'Connor Restoring Landscapes at Scale rm. 45Chip O'Leary • Troy Showerman

2:10pm CST

Grant Funding Options for Illinois Natural Areas from Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation rms. 55,57Brekke Bounds • Jolie Krasinski Of Oak Trees and Little Animals rm. 21Thomas Simpson Restoring Multi-Layered Habitat in a Migrant Bird Hotspot rm. 44Judy Pollock • Jeff Skrentny • Derek Ziomber The Battle for Our Wetlands: How to use Warrior Sedges to Fight Against Wetland Invasives rms. 23-32Kevin Scheiwiller

2:50pm CST

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 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 Urban Dune Restoration (Re-creation) rms. 40, 41Alison Anastasio • John Henry Drake • Edward Warden • Ann Whelan

3:30pm CST

Bridging the Gap Between Knowledge and Restoration Using Technology for Adaptive Management in the Fight Against Invasive Phragmites. rm. 49Will Overbeck Discussing the New Illinois Fires Accomplished Map: What Gets Measured Gets Done rms. 54, 56, 58Dave Hoffman • Bill Kleiman

4:10pm CST

People and Places: the Foundation for the Evolution of Ecological Restoration in the Midwest rm. 49Christian Lenhart • Rocky Smiley 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: 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 • Judy Pollock