{"id":608,"date":"2014-03-27T03:08:28","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T03:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serchapter2018.wpengine.com\/newengland\/?page_id=608"},"modified":"2016-07-31T16:46:20","modified_gmt":"2016-07-31T16:46:20","slug":"session-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/northeast\/2014-regional-conference-2\/session-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Session program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Below is the list of speakers in the break-out sessions and poster session along with their presentation titles. A pdf of speaker biographies and presentation abstracts is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Morning sessions<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Coastal Restoration & Management – Sea Level Rise, Salt Marshes, Oyster Restoration<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Ecosystem Services & Human Ecology<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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River Restoration – Approaches & Theory<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Freshwater Wetland Restoration<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Moderators: Tom Touchet & D. Steven Brown
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Moderators: Aaron Schlechter & Michael Talbot<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Moderators: Denise Burchsted & Roy Schiff<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Moderators: Ryan Crehan & Alex Hackman<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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East Lecture Hall
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West Lecture Hall<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Main Lecture Hall<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Classroom 107<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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10:45-11:05<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Zachary Lehmann, Great Ecology<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Modeling Sea Level Rise in the NY-NJ Harbor Estuary using a Coastal Vulnerability Index<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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John Lepore, Future Lands – Ecological By Design<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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The Three R\u2019s of an Academic Stewardship Plan<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Dr. Douglas Thompson, Connecticut College (10:45 – 11:15)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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The Long History of Instream Structure Use in River Restoration<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Michael Klein, Environmental Planning Services<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Restoration of a Wetland and Stream System at an Upland Glacial Till Site in Northwestern CT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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11:05-11:25<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Katharine Gehron, Yale University<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Salt Marsh Migration in Anthropogenic Coastal Landscapes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Alexander Etkind and Jessica Whritenour, The 300 Committee Land Trust<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Teaticket Park: Public Access and Restoration of Sensitive Wetland Habitat<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Catherine Kuhn, Yale University<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Baselines for Restoration: Calculating a Water Budget for a Small Urban Wetland<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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James MacBroom, Milone & MacBroom, Inc. (11:15-11:45)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Stream Processes, Stream Power, and Stream Restoration<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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11:25-11:45<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Shri Verrill, University of Southern Maine<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Vegetation response to tidal restoration in Long Marsh, Harpswell Maine.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Emily Vogler, Rhode Island School of Design<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Landscape Performance: Quantifying the Social and Ecological Benefits of Landscape Design<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Ryan Crehan, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, VT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Design and implementation of floodplain wetland restoration in Vermont<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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11:45-12:05<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Steven Brown, The Nature Conservancy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Defining ecological baselines and suitability for oyster reef restoration<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Dr. Christopher Neill, The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Temperature Regime of a Cape Cod Groundwater River Influenced by Impoundment and Cranberry Agriculture<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Dr. Denise Burchsted, Keene State College<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Natural Dams and the River Dis-Continuum<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Dr. Kate Ballantine, Mt Holyoke College<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Long-term development and ecosystem functions of restored wetlands<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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12:05-12:25<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Curtis Felix, Town of Wellfleet<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Water Quality Results from 2 acre oyster restoration pilot project, Wellfleet, MA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Discussion<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Michael Chelminski and Robin MacEwan, Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u201cEngineered Dam Failure\u201d: An Approach to Aquatic Habitat Restoration<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Alex Hackman, MA Division of Ecologial Restoration<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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You want to do what? Theory and practice used to design one of the largest freshwater wetlands restorations in Massachusetts (Tidmarsh Farms, Plymouth)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Afternoon sessions<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Coastal Area Restoration & Management<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Ecosystem Services & Human Ecology<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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River Restoration: Approaches & Case Studies<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Native, Invasive & Rare Species<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Moderators: Tom Touchet & \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Seth Wilkinson<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Moderator: <\/span>Aaron Schlechter<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Moderators: Denise Burchsted & Matthew Murawski<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Moderators: Sarah Watts & Bryan Connolly
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East Lecture Hall<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Main Lecture Hall<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Classroom 107<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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West Lecture Hall<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1:45-2:05<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Megan Wheeler, The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Effects of Vegetation Removal, Seed Limitation and Soil Chemistry on Sandplain Grassland Creation on Former Agricultural Fields<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Michael Talbot and Thomas Bienkiewicz, Environmental Landscape Consultants, LLC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Wetland and Habitat Restoration in a Challenging Residential and Regulatory Environment<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Mickey Marcus, New England Environmental, Inc.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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From Stone to Wood: 20 Years of Riverbank Restoration on the Connecticut River<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Dr. Jesse Bellemare, Smith College<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Plant conservation and restoration in a changing world: Observations from native plant horticulture and an ongoing “assisted colonization” experiment<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2:05-2:25<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Seth Wilkinson, Wilkinson Ecological Design Inc.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Techniques for Restoration Planting in Dynamic Coastal Wetlands<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Kristopher Houle,
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Flow-based TMDLS: Retrofitting your way out of an impaired situation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Matthew Murawski, Dubois & King, Inc.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Performance of the Sucker Brook Channel Avulsion Stabilization Design<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Brian Colleran, <\/span>Consulting Ecologist<\/span><\/td>\n\n

In Situ Growth and Rapid Response Management of Flood-Dispersed Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2:25-2:45<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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John Berg, The Nature Conservancy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Managing Emergent Phragmites to Bring Back the Natives to Rhode Island Coastal Ponds<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Dr. Catherine Owen Koning, Franklin Pierce University, and Benjamin Lundsted, Comprehensive Environmental Inc.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Watershed Management and Modeling as Tools in the Restoration of Pearly Pond, Rindge NH<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Mary Nealon, Bear Creek Environmental, LLC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Oak Hill Stream Channel Restoration<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Bryan Connolly, \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>MA Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Population Restoration of Sandplain Gerardia in Massachusetts<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2:45-3:05<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Heather Conkerton, MS Candidate, Antioch University New England<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Determining abundance and molluscan prey preferences of the invasive European green crab (Carcinus maenas) in East Harbor, Truro, MA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Sven Hoeger, Creative Habitat Corporation
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Monitoring & Maintenance: Powerful Components for Restoration Success<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Dr. Roy Schiff, Milone & MacBroom, Inc.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Ten Ways to Reduce Habitat Impacts and Future Flood Risks During Flood Recovery<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Leah Szafranski, US Fish & Wildlife Service, VT<\/span><\/p>\n

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Monitoring Riparian Habitat Restoration Projects – Lessons learned and adaptive management in Vermont<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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3:05-3:25<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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James Turek, NOAA Restoration Center<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Designing for Success: Fish Passage Restoration as an Integral River Restoration Component<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Chris Polatin, Polatin Ecological Services, LLC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Integral Invasive Plant Management Practices for Ecological Restoration Projects<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Discussion<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Poster session<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4:45PM – 7:00 PM<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Emily Barbour, Smith College<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Climate Change and Assisted Colonization: The Seed Germination Requirements of a Southern Appalachian Endemeic Plant May Already be Well-matched to Northern Areas<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Ahmed A. Hassabelkreem, UMass Amherst<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Application of Ecological Indices in Monitoring of Ecosystem Restoration<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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David Jaeckel, Yale University<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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The Yale Swale: Assessing Ecosystem Services in an Urban Wetland<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Hannah Jaris, Columbia University<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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The Genetic Contribution of Oyster Aquaculture and Restoration to Wild Oyster Populations, Rhode Island<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Katie Kain, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, VT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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The Schoolyard Habitat Program: An Opportunity to Connect Students with Nature and Restore Habitat<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Carey Lang, Mount Holyoke College<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Vegetative Analysis of a Proposed Wetland Restoration Site in Western Massachusetts<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Sylvana Maione, Keene State College<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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An Ecological Analysis of a Proposed Dam Removal Site<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Greylin Nielsen, Smith College<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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A Comparison of Invertebrate Herbivore Damage across American Chestnut, Chinese Chestnut, and Blight-resistant Hybrids: Implications for Reintroduction and Restoration<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Chris Polatin, Polatin Ecological Services, LLC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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How to Restore In-Situ Native Plants to a Site Overwhelmed with Common Reed (Phragmites australis)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Johanna Stacy, UMass Amherst<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Improving Ecological Restoration of the Ipswich River Watershed: A Study of Homeowners\u2019 Attitudes about Residential Water Conservation and Green Infrastructure Implementation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Si Qi Yao, Mount Holyoke College<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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The Effect of Soil Amendments on Denitrification Potential in Restored Wetlands<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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