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Welcome Iowa!

We are pleased to announce that the Midwest-Great Lakes (MWGL) Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) is expanding to include Iowa! The MWGL chapter of SER was established in March 2008 and was originally organized to serve members...Read More

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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

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Holiday Greetings from the Midwest-Great Lakes SER Chapter 2014

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

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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

Chapter News Grants and Awards Restoration Research Student's Section

Announcing Student Awards!

Just announced at the Chapter’s Annual Meeting at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul: 2014 Student Research Grant Recipient: Amy Alstad, Ph.D. student, Department of Zoology, University of Wisconsin, “Seed size as a determinant of recruitment success in prairie restoration”...Read More

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Holiday Greetings from the Midwest-Great Lakes SER Chapter 2013

At the end of the year it is appropriate to look back. This year has been a productive one for the Midwest-Great Lakes SER Chapter. Several Board members served on the Local Organizing Committee for the SER’s Fifth World Conference...Read More

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New Student Research Award Program

Applications due February 14! The Midwest Great Lakes SER Chapter has established a student research grant to support student research in ecological restoration. Grant information including requirements, guidelines for the application, deadline for submission, and award amount is here. Application...Read More

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MWGL Chapter Poster at SER 2013: What we do, what we will do

Chapter board members Roger Anderson, Rocky Smiley, Jennifer Lyndall, and Young Choi developed a poster that was presented at the SER 2013 World Conference on Ecological Restoration in Madison, Wisconsin from October 5-11, 2013. The poster presentation conveyed portions of our recent strategic...Read More

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Congratulations to board member Troy Anderson

We are delighted to announce that MWGL board member Troy Anderson, NES Ecological Services, has been elected to the SER Board as Midwestern North America Representative. Troy has also been an active member of the local organizing committee for SER2013...Read More

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Thanks to our MWGL chapter members!

Hello everyone! Joe Di Misa your chapter membership chair here. Thanks to the following folks who recenly joined or renewed their membership in SER International and the MWGL Chapter! We love our members! Don’t forget-members get a discount at the...Read More

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SER2013 World Conference on Ecological Restoration

The SER2013 World Conference on Ecological Restoration: Reflections on the Past, Directions for the Future, ser2013.org, will be in our neck of the woods (or prairie): Madison, Wisconsin, October 6-11, 2013. Advance discounted registration now open! If you’d like to help...Read More

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501(c)3 Designation Received

Chapter Treasurer Jen Lyndall reports that the MWGL Chapter has officially been designated a 501(c)3 organization by the IRS. Thank you, Jen, Roger, Rocky and all who helped with the application and process. This follows our October 2012 incorporation as...Read More

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Connecting People and Nature with Restoration: 2012 Annual Chapter Meeting, Michigan

The 4th Annual Meeting of the Midwest-Great Lakes SER Chapter was hosted by University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources and Environment and the Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum on May 4 to 6, 2012. One-hundred and thirty-eight persons...Read More

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Chapter Board Provides Feedback on Restoration Certification Program

The Chapter Board recently provided SER with our suggestions regarding the creation of an ecological restoration certification program.Read More

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Summary of Chapter Activities Presented at SER 2011 in Mexico

Chapter Officers Rocky Smiley, Jennifer Lyndall, and Hua Chen developed a poster that was presented at the SER 2011 World Conference on Ecological Restoration in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico from August 22 to August 24, 2011. The poster presentation summarized the activities of the MWGL...Read More