jlyndall – SER Midwest-Great Lakes Chapter

Call for Applications: Student Research and Student Practice Grants

The SER Midwest-Great Lakes Chapter is now accepting applications for the Student Research Grant and the Student Practice Grant. The purpose of the Student Research Grant is to encourage and support student involvement in research in ecological restoration within the...Read More

Restoration News Midwest Blog Webinars

Register Now for the Upcoming SER MWGL Webinar

Upcoming Webinar Urban Ecological Restoration: Unique Challenges and Benefits Wednesday, December 6, 2017 2 pm ET/1 pm CT West Creek Conservancy is a 501(c)3 nonprofit land conservancy and watershed organization that has been serving the Greater Cleveland area for 20...Read More

Restoration News Midwest Blog

Heeding the Call: 2018 SER Midwest-Great Lakes Chapter Meeting

In 2018 the annual meeting of the Midwest-Great Lakes Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) will be held from April 20 to April 22, 2018 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The Annual Chapter meeting is being held in conjunction...Read More

Chapter News Webinars

Register Now for Our Upcoming Webinar

Please join us to learn how The Morton Arboretum is developing a new blended learning format to support educational needs of volunteer stewards conducting restoration. The multimedia initiative combines online modules, field experiences, and traditional classes. This teaching style allows...Read More

Chapter News Restoration News Midwest Blog Webinars

Next webinar: July 14, 2016!

SER MWGL and SER will be co-hosting a webinar on dune restoration with speakers from Hope College. You can find more information and register for this free webinar at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6455907142909532674.Read More

Jobs and Internships Restoration News Midwest Blog

Job Alert: Restoration Postdoc

Repost The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) is a large US Federal program aimed at protecting and restoring the largest system of surface freshwater in the world. Participating federal agencies are committed to implement a science-based “adaptive management framework” to...Read More

Chapter News Events Restoration News Midwest Blog

SER MWGL Lunch at the NA Prairie Conference

Event: SER MWGL lunch/meet and greet/discussion What: 24th North American Prairie Conference Where: Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois Date: Wednesday July 20, 2016 Time: 11:30am to 12:45pm Room: to be determined, based upon number of attendees.Read More

Chapter News Restoration News Midwest Blog Webinars

Upcoming Webinar: June 29th

SER MWGL, US EPA, and CSRA are co-hosting an upcoming webinar on June 29th. The webinar entitled “EPA Process and Quality Assurance Practices for Restoration Projects” and will include speakers from US EPA and CSRA. The webinar is free but...Read More

Practitioner Posts Restoration News Midwest Blog Throw Back Thursday - from the archives

Throwback Thursday: Creating and Maintaining Sand Islands at Wolf Lake

Originally published in our September 2011 newsletter. By Jon Dittmar, Cardno JFNew Wolf Lake is a 3.2 km² natural lake located on the Indiana/Illinois border near Hammond, Indiana. In pre-settlement days Wolf Lake was part of a vast complex of dunes,...Read More

Practitioner Posts Restoration News Midwest Blog Throw Back Thursday - from the archives

Throwback Thursday: 100 Sites for 100 Years: A Chicago Wildernewss Land Management Research Program

This post was originally posted in our January 2009 newsletter. by Lauren Umek and Liam Heneghan, Institute for Nature and Culture, DePaul University Despite the recognized centrality of ecological knowledge to restoration practice, there is sometimes an unproductive disconnect between the...Read More

Annual Meetings Chapter News Events

Storify about SER MWGL Annual Meeting

We’ve been playing around with Storify and created a really cool summary of all kinds of great materials from our Annual Meeting. Check out some never seen before photos and videos: //storify.com/SERMWGL/getting-started/embed[&amp;lt;a href=”//storify.com/SERMWGL/getting-started” target=”_blank”&amp;gt;View the story “SER MWGL 2016 Wrap-Up”...Read More

Practitioner Posts Restoration News Midwest Blog Restoration Research

Soil Microbes in Ecological Restoration

By restoration scientists Elizabeth Bach, Jonathan Bauer, and Liz Koziol Increasingly, ecological restoration goals include belowground ecosystem services including reducing soil erosion, retaining soil nutrients, restoring plant-soil feedbacks, and potentially storing carbon to reduce CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere. Soil...Read More

Events Regional News

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Bat Meeting

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service will be holding a one-day informational meeting on federally-listed bats on May 3, 2016 in Frankfort, KY. The draft agenda includes: Bat Population Status and Status assessment Update Updates to Species Ranges Section...Read More

Annual Meetings Chapter News

Need Continuing Education Credits?

Starting this year, the SER MWGL annual meeting (https://chapter.ser.org/midwestgreatlakes/current-meeting/) will be eligible for continuing education credits from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), and Society of American Foresters (SAF). We will also provide a...Read More

Annual Meetings Restoration News Midwest Blog

Register now for the SER MWGL annual meeting!

Reminder: today is the last day of early bird registration for the 2016 SER MWGL annual meeting. https://chapter.ser.org/midwestgreatlakes/current-meeting/Read More