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SELECTED CONTENTS OF THE SEPTEMBER 2014 ISSUE OF RESTORATION ECOLOGY

SHORT COMMUNICATIONS S. C. Rossiter, M. A. Ahlering, B. J. Goodwin and K. A. Yurkonis. Seed bank effects on recovery after disturbance in reconstructed tallgrass prairies. A. J. Mills and R. M. Cowling. How fast can carbon be sequestered when...Read More

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IMPROVING COMMUNICATION AND MEMBER INTERACTIONS

The Midwest-Great Lakes Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration (MWGL SER) Board of Directors has been working hard to increase our chapter benefits to members as part of our implementation of the Chapter’s Five Year Strategic Plan. Much of...Read More

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HELPING MICHIGAN’S ONLY VENOMOUS SNAKE

“You do what?!” people ask me after I tell them I work to protect rattlesnakes and their habitats. When I explain that it is the eastern massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus), which is a species of special concern whose population in...Read More

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USE OF FIRE FOR THE RESTORATION OF WILDLIFE COMMUNITIES IN THE NORTHERN LAKE STATES

Land use change and the removal of fire have affected many ecosystems throughout the northern Lake States, including Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. A number of these ecosystem types, such as mixed-pine forests and open wetlands, are dependent on fire to...Read More

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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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Welcome!

Welcome to the blog for the Midwest Great Lakes Chapter of the Society of Ecological Restoration! Bear with us while we get comfortable with the technology, but expect blog posts from our president, restoration research, practitioner, arts and humanities, key...Read 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

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