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
Abstracts due Sep 19th: Restoring Native Ecosystems Conference, Michigan
Abstracts due Sep 19th: Restoring Native Ecosystems Conference, Michigan Submit Your Abstract Today – 2015 Science, Practice & Art of Restoring Native Ecosystems Conference Deadline for Panel Discussions, Presentations, Research Bites, and Workshops: Sept. 19th, 2014 Deadline for Posters and...Read More
Dayton, Ohio NAA Conference: Early Bird Registration Open
Please consider participating in the Natural Areas Conference, October 15-17, 2014 in Dayton, Ohio! Early bird registration closes September 26th. See Natural Areas Conference. Thanks for your consideration! Joseph M. Di Misa, LEED®AP BD+C, PWS Environmental and Sustainability Consultant WoolpertRead More
Wanted: Postdoc associate: impact on streams of Amur honeysuckle
Wanted: Postdoctoral associate to assist with project looking at how the non-native invasive shrub Amur honeysuckle impacts streams. Here is the link to the position: https://jobs.udayton.edu/postings/14691 Here is the link to the NSF Grant that is funding the position: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1352995...Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sustain Our Great Lakes – Webinars
Check out webinars from Sustain Our Great Lakes, on subjects from new funding opportunities to important Great Lakes issues. A recent session covered Stream Restoration in the Great Lakes Basin.Read More
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
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
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
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