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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

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Illinois Restoration Ecologists Measured 34 Years of Plant Community Change in a Degraded Oak Woodland

SER MWGL member Karen Glennemeier, and colleagues Stephen Packard, and Greg Spyreas recently published in PLOS ONE results of their 34-year study documenting plant community change in Vestal Grove in the Somme Prairie Grove forest preserve in Cook County, Illinois....Read More

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2020 Student Research and Implementation Grant Award Winners Announced

The winner of the 2020 Student Restoration Implementation Grant is the SER Student Chapter at The Ohio State University. Their project was titled, Replanting the urban riparian forest along the Olentangy River in Columbus, Ohio. The winner of the 2020...Read More

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Illinois Native Plant Society Offers 2020 Research Grants

Application Period Now Open Students, citizen scientists, conservation groups and institutions are alerted to consider applying for a grant ranging from $500-$1500 to fund one-year projects. The grant is for research-focused studies on Illinois native plants such as life history,...Read More

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INPS 2020 Research Grant and Survey Grant Programs Announced

The Illinois Native Plant Society has announced its 2020 Research Grant and Survey Grant Programs. Students, citizen scientists, conservation groups and institutions are alerted to consider applying for a grant ranging from $500-$1500 to fund one-year projects. The grant is...Read More

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Public Comment Period on Cardinal to Hickory Power Line Now Open

Cardinal to Hickory Creek CD States of Wisconsin and Illinois Will Be Affected The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge is proposing to allow existing transmission line rights-of-way to be realigned. ITC Midwest LLC and Dairyland Power Cooperative...Read More

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Illinois DNR Announces Habitat Fund Project Grants

October 24, 2020–From The Prairie State Wire come news of a series of restoration and habitat improvement grants made by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to 11 wildlife habitat projects through the Illinois Habitat Fund Special Wildlife Funds Grant...Read More

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Upcoming Interagency Ecological Restoration Working Group webinar

Matthew Struckhoff from the U.S. Geological Survey will present, Field and flight: application of UAS-derived data to support restoration assessment and monitoring. Below is the webinar access information. Feel free to pass along the invitation to colleagues as the meeting...Read More

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NOAA Restoration Center Funding Informational Webinar

Please join us for a webinar on February 1, 2018 at 2 PM Eastern Time/1 PM Central Time to learn about the Great Lakes funding opportunity offered through NOAA’s Restoration Center. On January 10, 2018, NOAA released the “NOAA...Read More

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Attention Illinois SER MWGL members!

Are you considering attending the 2017 Illinois Native Plant Society (INPS) annual gathering June 2-4 at Augustana College, Rock Island, IL. If so, Mike Lemke, Illinois state representative to the Midwest Great Lakes Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER...Read More

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SER MWGL Members Invited to Annual Gathering of Illinois Native Plant Society

If you are a fan of native plants, exploring state natural areas (including restoration projects), and gathering with like-minded folks, then you won’t want to miss this years’ annual gathering of the Illinois Native Plant Society (INPS). It’s coming...Read More

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Midwest Restoration & the March for Science -Take 2!

If you are planning on attending the DC march – or any of the satellite marches – please check the SER Community Forums webpage to connect with your fellow restorationist/scientists on NEXT Saturday! Hope to see you out there! Read More

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Midwest Restoration & the March for Science

Like many – if not all of you – SER members today I received an email from our HQ in Washington reminding us that the March for Science is taking place in about 2 weeks -on April 22, 2017. ...Read More

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Second Annual Quad Cities Pollinator Conference

The Second Annual Quad Cities Pollinator Conference, is coming up on June 23 – 24, 2016. The conference and workshops are geared toward the agricultural community; municipal, state and federal government employees; landowners; homeowners and urban dwellers; beekeepers; and educators.Read More

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24th North American Prairie Conference

There’s no better time to visit the Prairie State than July, right? While booking your adventures to Midwestern county fairs and bbq’s perhaps you can check out the 24th North American Prairie Conference at Illinois State University, running from July...Read More