https:\/\/www.ser.org\/events\/EventDetails.aspx?id=1332093&group<\/a><\/p>\n We are excited to announce that the title of Jennifer Windus\u2019s (Ohio Natural Areas & Preserves Association and Ohio Invasive Plants Council) keynote presentation is Inspiring Conservation and Restoration: Bridging the Gap with Non-profit and Government Partners. Jennifer is the Vice-President of the Ohio Natural Areas and Preserves Association and the President of the Ohio Invasive Plants Council. Additionally, she recently retired from Ohio Department of Natural Resources after more than 31 years.<\/p>\n We are excited to announce that our meeting hosts Cleveland Metroparks will offer a meeting host plenary session and tour on Saturday March 28, 2020 afternoon titled \u201cAcacia Reservation \u2013 A Modern Urban Restoration Project\u201d<\/p>\n Our concluding plenary session on Saturday March 28, 2020 afternoon is titled \u201cEnsuring the Health of Ohio\u2019s Greatest Natural Resource \u2013 Ecological Restoration of Lake Erie\u201d and will feature presentations by Thomas Bridgeman (University of Toledo Lake Erie Center) and Amy Brennan (The Nature Conservancy in Ohio)<\/p>\n We have obtained blocks of hotel rooms at two hotels near Acacia Reservation. Details on the discounted room rates and how to obtain them are below:<\/p>\n Hyatt Place Lyndhurst (Legacy Village)<\/strong>, 24665 Cedar Road, Lyndhurst, Ohio 44124 Homewood Suites-Beachwood<\/strong> The SER Midwest Great Lakes Chapter has announced that two workshops and four symposia are scheduled as part of the 2020 SER Midwest-Great Lakes Chapter meeting at Acacia Reservation in Lyndhurst, Ohio. Tentatively, workshops and symposia are scheduled for Friday March 27, 2020. More details will be provided on the SER MWGL Chapter\u2019s annual meeting webpage at a later date, but below are the workshop and symposium titles: Symposia<\/strong> Our local organizing committee has organized four great field trips and one volunteer service project for the Chapter Meeting. The field trips and service project will be scheduled for Sunday March 29, 2020 and these field trips and the service project are free to those who register to attend the meeting on either Friday or Saturday. Below are the titles and a brief description of each of the five options for Sunday:<\/p>\n \u2013 Worked Over, but Working; Transforming Post-industrial Sites to Functional Landscapes<\/p>\n \u2013 Valley View Restoration \u2013 100 years in the Making<\/p>\n \u2013 Rehabilitating Landscape Legacies to Restore Ecosystem Resilience for the Future<\/p>\n \u2013 Coastal Wetland Restoration at Mentor Marsh<\/p>\n \u2013 Acacia Reservation Volunteer Service Project<\/p>\n Meeting Host: Cleveland Metroparks Sponsorship OpportunitiesNew! Keynote presentation title.<\/h4>\n
New! Meeting host plenary session and tour.<\/h4>\n
New! Concluding plenary session.<\/h4>\n
Block of hotel rooms reserved at nearby hotels.<\/h4>\n
\nRates: $139 for a King Standard room
\nDeadline for Discounted Rates: February 26, 2020 or until the block is full
\nInstructions to Received Discounted Rates: Call 1-888-492-8847 and ask for the \u201cSociety of Ecological Restoration\u201d group rate or use this link https:\/\/www.hyatt.com\/en-US\/hotel\/ohio\/hyatt-place-cleveland-lyndhurst-legacy-village\/clezl?corp_id=G-SOER<\/a><\/p>\n
\nAddress: 25725 Central Parkway, Beachwood, Ohio 44122
\nRates: $109 for an Executive Studio Suite with King sized bed
\nDeadline for Discounted Rates: March 2, 2020 or until the block is full
\nInstructions to Received Discounted Rates: Call 216-464-9600 and mention \u201cSociety for Ecological Restoration \u2013MWGL Conference\u201d to get the discounted rate or use this link https:\/\/homewoodsuites.hilton.com\/en\/hw\/groups\/personalized\/C\/CLEBDHW-SER 20200326\/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=PO<\/a><\/p>\nWorkshops and Symposia for 2020 Annual Meeting Announced<\/h4>\n
\nWorkshops<\/strong>
\n\u2013 Sedges, rushes and grasses: identification and use in restoration projects (Workshop)
\n\u2013 Integrating data review into ecological restoration, a field perspective \u2013 a workshop on best practices for conducting data review during restoration monitoring (Workshop)<\/p>\n
\n\u2013 An unexpected opportunity: managing for habitat on rights-of-way and working lands (Symposium)
\n\u2013 Fore to forest for fins and feathers: a primer on restoring former golf courses (Symposium)
\n\u2013 Building on lessons from the past to forge a new future (Symposium)
\n\u2013 The essential roles of invertebrates in Midwestern landscapes (Symposium)<\/p>\nField Trips and Volunteer Service Project<\/h4>\n
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS MEETING HOST AND SPONSORS<\/h4>\n
\nSharp-lobed Hepatica: Eco Logic, Meadville Land Services, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District.
\nYellow Trout Lily: Davey Resource Group; EnviroScience; Spence Restoration Nursery; Stantec; Stream + Wetlands Foundation
\nRue Anemone: Environmental Consulting & Technology
\nPrairie Trillium: Biohabitats; Ecosystems Connections Institute; Holden Forests and Gardens; OHM Advisors
\nBloodroot: Cleveland Museum of Natural History; Ernst Conservation Seeds; Midwest Native Plant Society; The Nature Conservancy; University of Akron Field Station<\/p>\n
\nThe Midwest-Great Lakes SER Chapter is seeking sponsors for our twelfth Annual Chapter Meeting that will be held March 27 to March 29, 2020 at Acacia Reservation in Lyndhurst, Ohio. Sponsorship donations assist with with defraying the registration cost, field trips, evening receptions, and meals for all attendees and will assist with greening the meeting. Click here to view a pdf fileSponsorshipOpportunties2020<\/a>\u00a0of the different sponsor levels and their associated benefits. If you are interested in serving as a meeting sponsor then please contact Dr. Rocky Smiley (email smiley.54@osu.edu).<\/p>\n
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