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The MWGL 2025 Annual Meeting will be held April 25th – 27th in Moline Illinois!! More information to follow…
Illinois Native Plant Society Annual Meeting Registration is now live!
The 2024 Annual Gathering Registration is live. Please register using the link below. We hope to see you there! https://illinoisplants.org/annual-gathering-2024-information-registration/ Sincerely, Illinois Native Plant SocietyRead More
Buffalo project helps restore prairie while reconnecting indigenous tribes with heritage
Check out this wonderful article in the Indianapolis Start newspaper about Buffalo restoration to the TNC’s Kankakee Sands properties in NW Indiana while reconnecting with local indigenous tribes: Click here To discover more information on the KankaKee Sands check out...Read More
Student Grant Program – 2024 Request for Proposals–Application Deadline: March 22, 2024
The Society for Ecological Restoration Midwest-Great Lakes Chapter (SER MWGL) has served Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa since 2008. Our mission is to promote the science and practice of ecological restoration to assist with the recovery and...Read More
Winter/Summer Webinar: Thursday Mar. 28th, Noon-1PM (EST) “Measuring Success: Indicators That Quantify Water Quality and Habitat Improvements of Urban Watershed Restoration Projects”
SER—Midwest Great Lakes Chapter & The Ohio Stormwater Association Webinar: “Measuring Success: Indicators That Quantify Water Quality and Habitat Improvements of Urban Watershed Restoration Projects” Thursday, March 28th, Noon-1PM (EST) Register Here: Bennett Kottler P.E. Ph.D.- Program Director, Mill Creek...Read More
SER-MWGL Chapter seeking part-time Program Manager for 2024.
The Society of Ecological Restoration—Midwest Great Lakes Chapter is seeking a part-time program manager to support our all-volunteer Board of Directors. Send resumes to mwglser@gmail.com by January 19th, 2024.Read More
Fall Webinar: Thursday, Nov. 16th, Noon (Central)/1PM (Eastern): Daylighting human quality of life benefits of ecological restoration.
Chris May will discuss how human quality of life benefits of ecological restoration can be incorporated into restoration projects. He will provide examples of how to develop and rank human quality of life (QOL) indicators for restoration projects e.g. birding...Read More
Restoration Webinar: Disturbance-Renewal Ecology: Science, Application, and the Future
Disturbance-Renewal Ecology: Science, Application and the Future Watch the recording of this event available now! See the the video here. Join SER-MWGL for a webinar on Thursday, August 31st, 2023 at 12pm CST/1pm EST! This webinar reviews primary ecological principles...Read More
Sign up now! July 19-21 2023 Cyperaceae & Juncaceae Identification Workshop
Join Dr. Tom Rosburg (Drake University) and Dr. Bill Norris (Western New Mexico University) for a three-day Plant Identification workshop about the Carex genus and Cyperaceae (sedge, bulrush, spike-rush, nut sedge) and Juncaceae (rush) families. The event will be located...Read More
Wetland Training Workshops Illinois!
Sign up now! Attend two wetland workshop training opportunities where participants can learn how to build wetlands that improve breeding habitat for rare species of wildlife. Illinois Chorus Frog Wetland Workshop: March 20-24, 2023 Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge, Meredosia Illinois...Read More
The Final Program is now on-line for our Annual Chapter Meeting April 14th-16th, 2023 “For the Love of Restoration: History and Adaptation”
For the Love of Restoration: Tradition and Adaptation. Join us on April 14-16, 2023 for our Annual Chapter meeting! This year, we are excited to announce that the Midwest Great Lakes chapter meeting will be held in Baraboo, Wisconsin at...Read More
Winter Webinar: Managing Midwestern Ecosystem Restorations in the Face of Changing Climate.
Our webinar is now available online! Click here to watch the recording. About the webinar: A panel of experts and practitioners in the field of Ecological Restoration will discuss the planning and management of midwestern ecosystems (woodlands, savannas, prairies and...Read More
Restoration through the eyes of Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux
Our visit to the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community on September 2, 2022, was a wonderful day! The day began in the lobby of the Hoċokata Ti’ cultural center where we introduced ourselves (all 25 of us!) before we had a...Read More
SER Midwest-Great Lakes Webinar: Engaging Volunteers In Ecological Restoration
View our chapter’s fall webinar online now! The goal of this webinar is to encourage SER members and organizations to engage with volunteer stewards on ecological restoration work both large and small. Our panel will share their successful engagements with...Read More