Restoration for pollinators in Cedar Rapids…
Could this happen in your town? Cedar Rapids, Iowa moves to enhance 1000 acres of public space to benefit pollinators….. Read More
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
SER MWGL Annual Meeting 2017
9th Annual Meeting Hosted by Grand Valley State University Biology Department SER Executive Director Bethanie Walder among those in attendance Over 180 restoration ecology students, practitioners, scholars, and contractors converged on Grand Rapids, MI March 24-26 to attend the 9th...Read More
Student Restoration Research and Practice Grants from SER MWGL
STUDENT GRANT PROGRAM SER MWGL is pleased to offer a Student Restoration Practice Grant and Student Restoration Research Grant. Applications are typically due in early spring. This year’s Application Deadline: May 5, 2017. Awards will be announced by May 31,...Read More
Florida (restoration) road trip, anyone?
Who wouldn’t like a road trip to Florida? Our good friends at the Southeastern Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration (SE-SER) will be holding their Annual Symposium and Membership Meeting from October 18-21, 2016, at the University of Florida/IFAS North Florida...Read More
Turning a liability into an asset: a case study of restoration from the ground up…
How many of us have encountered potential restoration sites that seemed to have some potential, but the obstacles seemed a bit too daunting, or there simply wasn’t a clear path forward – a way to get the momentum going? The...Read More
Restoration – in my town…
During the course of this summer I have enjoyed seeing a restoration project – that is literally across the street – mature into a successful and functional ecological asset for the community. Hoffman Estates is a suburb located northwest of Chicago,...Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
Restoration and Rememberance
One of the most common pieces of advice I have heard about writing is to write about something you know about. I guess it was meant to be that I did a little early morning birding today in Thatcher Woods...Read More
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