{"id":2989,"date":"2024-09-23T15:47:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T19:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/?page_id=2989"},"modified":"2025-11-03T13:41:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T18:41:41","slug":"2025-annual-meeting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/annual-meetings\/past-annual-meetings\/2025-annual-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Annual Meeting &#8211; FULL PROGRAM AVAILABLE!"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ser.org\/events\/register.aspx?id=1917444\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register Here<\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3088\" height=\"424\" class=\"wp-image-3042\" src=\"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2024\/12\/2025AnnualMeeting_PageBanner-1.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2024\/12\/2025AnnualMeeting_PageBanner-1.png 3088w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2024\/12\/2025AnnualMeeting_PageBanner-1-300x41.png 300w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2024\/12\/2025AnnualMeeting_PageBanner-1-1024x141.png 1024w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2024\/12\/2025AnnualMeeting_PageBanner-1-768x105.png 768w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2024\/12\/2025AnnualMeeting_PageBanner-1-1536x211.png 1536w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2024\/12\/2025AnnualMeeting_PageBanner-1-2048x281.png 2048w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2024\/12\/2025AnnualMeeting_PageBanner-1-2000x275.png 2000w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2024\/12\/2025AnnualMeeting_PageBanner-1-450x62.png 450w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2024\/12\/2025AnnualMeeting_PageBanner-1-600x82.png 600w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2024\/12\/2025AnnualMeeting_PageBanner-1-1500x206.png 1500w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2024\/12\/2025AnnualMeeting_PageBanner-1-1300x178.png 1300w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2024\/12\/2025AnnualMeeting_PageBanner-1-400x55.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3088px) 100vw, 3088px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"#registration\">Registration<\/a>\u2800\u2022\u2800<a href=\"#program\">Program &amp; Schedule<\/a>\u2800\u2022\u2800<a href=\"#lodging\">Lodging<\/a>\u2800\u2022\u2800<a href=\"#sponsorship\">Meeting Sponsors<\/a><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"#codeofconduct\">Code of Conduct<\/a>\u2800\u2022\u2800<a href=\"#contact\">Contact<\/a><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: 500\">The Midwest-Great Lakes Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration cordially invites you to attend our 16th Annual Meeting on April 25\u201327, 2025, at the beautiful Stoney Creek Hotel &amp; Event Center in Moline, Illinois. Our meeting theme is&#8230;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-0591978f\" style=\"height: 100px;width: 55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong><em>Engaging Agricultural and Rural Communities in Ecological Restoration<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 id=\"registration\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-30e941f414d44d18a36cdfc56217b047\" style=\"background-color: #3b6f5c\">REGISTRATION IS LIVE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ser.org\/events\/register.aspx?id=1917444\">Register now for SER-MWGL 2025!<\/a><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SER Members and Guests register through the SER Events platform: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ser.org\/events\/register.aspx?id=1917444\"><strong>SER-MWGL 2025 Annual Meeting Registration<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The meeting is pre-approved for 10 continuing education credits under SER&#8217;s Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner (CERP) program!<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 id=\"program\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-5722c19d8c2f9763d1f2f88f8358a915\" style=\"background-color: #3b6f5c\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1DKS-RuP5RvMm40eqNWKNf-3uW56Bgbat\/view?usp=drive_link\">2025 Annual Meeting Program and Schedule<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Please join us for the 16th Annual Meeting of the SER Midwest-Great Lakes Chapter. Our meeting agenda includes:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>A keynote presentation by Dr. Laura Jackson of the University of Northern Iowa Tallgrass Prairie Center: <\/strong><em>A Lost Cause? Bringing Prairie Back to the Cornbelt.<\/em>\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Dr. Jackson will draw on her experience working alongside farmers and the agricultural community to develop tools and strategies to make farm-based restoration projects accessible and successful. Positioned at the intersection of science, practice, and outreach, she and the staff at the Tallgrass Prairie Center have worked on multiple projects with landowners, farm operators, county roadside managers, and partner organizations to implement restoration based on the best available science and experience.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><em>Laura\u00a0Jackson\u00a0is Director of the Tallgrass Prairie Center and Professor of Biology at the University of Northern Iowa. She received her BA in Biology from Grinnell College, and a Ph.D. in Ecology (minor in Agronomy) from Cornell University. She has taught courses in ecology, conservation biology, restoration ecology and environmental studies. Her research focuses on the restoration of biological diversity in agriculture landscapes, and the dynamics of seedling establishment in prairie reconstructions. She and her mother Dana\u00a0Jackson\u00a0are co-editors of\u00a0<\/em>The Farm as Natural Habitat: Reconnecting Food Systems with Ecosystems\u00a0<em>(Island Press, 2002).<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>A roundtable discussion on restoration and conservation in the Quad Cities region:<\/strong> Our partners from the Quad Cities region have assembled a group of local restoration and conservation professionals to share their ongoing successes, challenges, and perspectives of restoration and conservation in the Quad Cities area of Illinois and Iowa and to answer your questions.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>Three workshops:<\/strong>\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>Workshop 1 \u2013<\/strong> <em>Basics of Native Seed Mix Designs.<\/em><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>Workshop 2 \u2013<\/strong> <em>Quality Control Oversight During Construction Monitoring in Ecological Restoration.<\/em><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>Workshop 3 \u2013<\/strong> <em>Painting with Soil.<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>Four symposia: <\/strong>\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>Symposium 1<\/strong> <em>\u2013 Native Plant Community Planning Establishment and Monitoring in Agricultural Wetland Bank Restoration Projects.<\/em><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>Symposium 2 \u2013 <\/strong><em>Growing Resilient: Nature-Based Solutions for Urban, Rural, and Agricultural Communities in a Changing World.<\/em><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>Symposium 3 \u2013<\/strong> <em>Agroecology: Working Lands.<\/em><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>Symposium 4 \u2013<\/strong><em> Building a Relationship with Farmers and the Agricultural Community Near Your Restoration or Conservation Project.<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>Contributed oral presentation sessions<\/strong>:\u00a0We currently have 26 presenters from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, Virginia, and Washington who will share their experiences involving prairie, forest, wetland, stream, and urban restoration. Presentation topics include campus restoration efforts, factors affecting hardwood tree planting success on reclaimed coal mines, effects of native and commercial mycorrhizae sources on nursery grown tree seedlings, assessing nutrient removal ability of constructed wetlands, and more!<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>Dedicated contributed poster session<\/strong>: We currently have 10 presenters from Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Virginia who will share their experiences involving prairie, forest, oak-savanna, floodplain wetland, sand urban restoration.\u00a0Presentation topics include training restoration volunteers, effects of seed mix design and planting time on floral resources, effects of deer repellants on floodplain restoration efforts and more!<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>Choice of one of eight field trips: (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/edit?mid=109gCsyCIqG4G_6M9HTrBgzqg4J-6mBw&amp;usp=sharing\">link to map of field trip locations<\/a>) <\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1650\" height=\"1275\" class=\"wp-image-3113\" style=\"width: 682px;height: auto\" src=\"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2025\/03\/Moline-IL.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2025\/03\/Moline-IL.png 1650w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2025\/03\/Moline-IL-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2025\/03\/Moline-IL-1024x791.png 1024w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2025\/03\/Moline-IL-768x593.png 768w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2025\/03\/Moline-IL-1536x1187.png 1536w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2025\/03\/Moline-IL-450x348.png 450w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2025\/03\/Moline-IL-600x464.png 600w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2025\/03\/Moline-IL-1500x1159.png 1500w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2025\/03\/Moline-IL-1300x1005.png 1300w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2025\/03\/Moline-IL-400x309.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1650px) 100vw, 1650px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>Social events:<\/strong>\u00a0Several social events are scheduled that include sponsorship reception on Friday, lunch on Saturday, and a no-host social on Saturday evening.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The tentative 2025 Meeting Schedule is:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\">\r\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Friday April 25<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>11:00 am \u2013\u00a0 1:00 pm<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Registration<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>1:00 pm \u2013 3:00 pm<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Concurrent Workshops<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>3:00 pm \u2013 4:30 pm<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Roundtable Discussion on Restoration and Conservation in Quad Cities Region<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>4:30 pm \u2013 4:45 pm<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Break<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>4:45 pm \u2013 5:45 pm<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Business Meeting and Recognition Awards<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>6:00 pm \u2013 9:00 pm<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Poster Session and Sponsorship Reception<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\r\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Saturday April 26<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>7:00 am \u2013 10:00 am<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Registration<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>8:00 am \u2013 10:00 am<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Concurrent Oral Presentations (Session 1)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>10:00 am \u2013 10:20 am<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Break<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>10:20 am \u2013 11:20 am<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Keynote Presentation<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>11:30 am \u2013 1:00 am<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Lunch and Student Awards<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>1:00 pm \u2013 3:00 pm<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Concurrent Symposia<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>3:00 pm \u2013 3:20 pm<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Break<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>3:20 pm \u2013 5:20 pm<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Concurrent Oral Presentations (Session 2)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>6:00 pm \u2013 whenever<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>No-host Social<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\r\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Sunday April 27<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>8:00 am \u2013 2:00 PM<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Offsite field trips at different locations with different starting and ending times<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Check back frequently as we share more program updates.<\/strong> <br \/>**You can download a PDF copy of the meeting program and schedule below.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 600px\" data=\"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2025\/03\/2025_AM_Flyer-3Pg-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" aria-label=\"Embed of 2025_AM_Flyer 3Pg.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-d5c7cdc7-1edf-4e19-85e2-b3363fd49b00\" href=\"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2025\/03\/2025_AM_Flyer-3Pg-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025_AM_Flyer 3Pg<\/a><a class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2025\/03\/2025_AM_Flyer-3Pg-1.pdf\" aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-d5c7cdc7-1edf-4e19-85e2-b3363fd49b00\">Download<\/a><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 id=\"lodging\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-fe617b2ff05f49196fa05165d1ef2241\" style=\"background-color: #3b6f5c\">Lodging<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lodging is available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stoneycreekhotels.com\/hotel\/quad-cities\/\">Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center<\/a> (101 18th Street, Moline, IL) where the annual meeting is taking place!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guest room reservations can be made by calling hotel at 309-743-0101; select option #2 to speak with a front desk agent and mention the Society for Ecological Restoration-Midwest\/Great Lakes Chapter to receive the discounted rate. Discounted room rates start at $104 for a Deluxe King or Queen room. You may also use group code <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">0425Ecological<\/span> to reserve a room.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">**All guest rooms must be booked by Friday, April 4th, 2025 to receive the group discount.**<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 id=\"sponsorship\" class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-5a7fd853b99128fc0e0a1f17eca28760\" style=\"background-color: #3b6f5c;font-size: 35px;line-height: 1.1\">Sponsorship opportunities for the 2025 Midwest Great Lakes Annual Meeting are available! Fill out the sponsorship form <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/NUdoBnXrFx6y3uDP7\">HERE<\/a><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Thank You to our current Sponsors!<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis: 100%\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stantec.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"272\" class=\"wp-image-3076\" style=\"width: 709px;height: auto\" src=\"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2025\/03\/STANTEC-1024x272.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2025\/03\/STANTEC-1024x272.png 1024w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2025\/03\/STANTEC-300x80.png 300w, 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