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2015 State Membership Event – Dayton Restoration Field Trip and Social

by Rocky Smiley (At-Large Representative, SER MWGL Chapter), Joe DiMisa (Secretary and Membership Chairperson, SER MWGL Chapter), Michael Enright (Ohio Representative, SER MWGL Chapter), and Mary Klunk (Five Rivers MetroParks). Twenty-two individuals from Ohio attended the Dayton Restoration Field Trip...Read More

Chapter News Webinars

Webinar – October 15th!

The Midwest-Great Lakes chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration, Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science Consortium, and Lake States Fire Science Consortium are teaming up to present the webinar: “Past Fire and Present-Day Mesophication: Implications for Oak Ecosystem...Read More

Practitioner Posts Restoration News Midwest Blog

Photo Essay on Restoration of Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid in Wisconsin

by Steve Glass, The Restoration Ecology Lab Restoration Ecology in Action This photo sequence documents a case in which humans can be part of the solution to environmental problems. The photos illustrate how The Swamplovers Preserve near Cross Plains, Wisconsin...Read More

Events Regional News

Save the Date for the 2016 NAPC

by Roger Anderson “Save the Date” 24th North American Prairie Conference From Cemetery Prairies to National Tallgrass Prairie July 17, 18, 19 & 20, 2016 Illinois State University (Normal, Illinois) The 24th NAPC will include more than 70 invited and...Read More

Chapter News

Update on 2015 SER Board of Directors Meeting in Manchester

by Mary Beth McCormack The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) International Board of Directors met in Manchester, UK on August 21-22 prior to the SER 2015 World Conference. All outgoing and incoming Board members were in attendance. SER staff Levi...Read More

Chapter News Restoration News Midwest Blog

2015 SER Meeting in Manchester

by Todd Aschenbach SER MWGL members at the SER 2015 meeting in Manchester (l to r: Young Choi, Stuart Allison, Todd Aschenbach, John Shuey, Hua Chen, and Mary Beth McCormack [not pictured]). The Society for Ecological Restoration International’s 6th World Conference...Read More

Practitioner Posts Restoration News Midwest Blog

Celebrating Biodiversity: Native Seeds in the Midwest

by Aaron Egan, Genesis Nursery Milkweed is most associated with monarch butterflies and is growing in popular use, however they are not the only plant you want to attract a diversity of pollinators. Diversity of ecosystem plays an integral part...Read More

Chapter News Events

State Level Membership Events – A New SER-MWGL Chapter Initiative

by Rocky Smiley (At-Large Representative, SER MWGL Chapter) and Jennifer Lyndall (President, SER MWGL Chapter) The SER-MWGL Chapter’s Five Year Strategic Plan calls for state level membership events to be held annually within the region. These state level events are...Read More

Practitioner Posts Restoration News Midwest Blog

Putting the Piece of the Prairie Back Together in Illinois – Bison in the Nachusa Grassland

by Roger Anderson In Sand County Almanac, Aldo Leopold described the occurrence of a single compass plant in a graveyard that was established in the 1840’s. Each year in July, the plant produced a single flowering stalk with “…yellow saucer-sized...Read More

Chapter News Events

Dayton, OH, Thursday Oct 1st Membership Event!

Save the Date for our 2015 Fall Membership Event! Dayton Area Restoration Field Trip and Evening Social. Thursday, October 1, 2015, in Dayton, OH. The SER MWGL chapter and Five Rivers Metroparks are teaming up to create a one-day event...Read More

Annual Meetings Chapter News

Draft Abstract Book now available for 2015 Annual Meeting

Our updated 2015 Meeting Flyer (06 Mar 2015) gives an overview of our meeting program and information on the topics of our keynote presentation, opening plenary session, special plenary session and tour, symposia, workshop, contributed oral and poster presentations, offsite field...Read More

Annual Meetings Chapter News

Online registration is now open! for the 2015 Midwest-Great Lakes Chapter Meeting

Online registration is now open! for the 2015 Midwest-Great Lakes Chapter Meeting. Cultivating Ecological Restoration within Human Dominated Landscapes will be held at the Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, Illinois, March 27-29, 2015, hosted by the Chicago Botanic Garden and the...Read More

Annual Meetings Chapter News

Abstracts due January 30: MWGL Annual Chapter Meeting

Abstracts due Jan 30: The 2015 Annual Meeting of the Midwest-Great Lakes SER Chapter will be held at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Illinois from March 27 to March 29, 2015. The 2015 Call for Abstracts for oral presentation or poster...Read More

Chapter News

Holiday Greetings from the Midwest-Great Lakes SER Chapter 2014

Holiday Greetings from the Midwest-Great Lakes SER Chapter 2014Read More

Chapter News Grants and Awards Restoration Research Student's Section

Application due Nov 1: Ohio Student Research Grant

Another exciting opportunity from Ohio! Due: Nov. 1st: Ohio Invasive Plants Council – Invasive Plants Student Research Grants. Amount: $1,000/project OIPC_GrantProgram_2014,Draft.pdfRead More