{"id":844,"date":"2014-06-19T17:20:29","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T17:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/southwest\/?page_id=844"},"modified":"2018-07-11T21:09:05","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T21:09:05","slug":"2014-annual-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/southwest\/events\/2014-annual-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 Annual Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2014 Annual Conference of the\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/h1>\n

Society of Ecological Restoration \u2013 <\/i><\/b><\/h1>\n

Texas and Southwest Chapters<\/i><\/b><\/h1>\n

Joint Conference<\/em><\/h2>\n

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October 17-19, 2014<\/p>\n

Sul Ross State University<\/p>\n

Alpine, Texas<\/p>\n

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SER-SW 2014 Annual Conference Program<\/a><\/h3>\n

Check out PHOTOS<\/a>\u00a0from the TXSER & SER-SW 2014 Annual Conference<\/h3>\n

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THANK YOU TO ALL OUR\u00a0SPONSORS\u00a0<\/a>WHO MADE THIS EVENT POSSIBLE<\/em><\/h2>\n

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Presentations<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n

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Field Trips:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Grasslands Restoration \u2013 O2 Ranch\u00a0\u2013 Trip Leader \u2013 Bonnie Warnock, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, TX.<\/p>\n

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Restoring Riparian Habitat \u2013 Terlingua Creek and Big Bend National Park\u00a0\u2013 Trip Leaders \u2013 Joe Sirotnak and Jeff Bennett, National Park Service, Big Bend National Park. \u00a0Field Trip Handouts: \u00a0Terlingua Creek Field Trip Literature 2014<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Native Seed Sources of West Texas\u00a0\u2013 Trip Leader \u2013 Colin Shackelford, Texas Native Seeds, Alpine, TX.<\/p>\n

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Conference Presentations:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Keynote Address:\u00a0\u00a0Dryland Restoration in the Anthropocene<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0 Brandon Bestelmeyer, Research Ecologist, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Jornada Experimental Station & Co-PI Jornada Basin Long-Term Ecological Research Site, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM<\/p>\n

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Plenary 1:\u00a0\u00a0Rewilding West Texas<\/em>. \u00a0Louis Harveson, Director Borderlands Research Institute and Professor of Wildlife Management, Department of Natural Resource Management, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, TX \u00a0(Contact presenter.)<\/p>\n

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Plenary 2:\u00a0\u00a0Bi-National Restoration in the Sky Islands<\/em>. \u00a0Carianne Campbell, RESTORE Program Manager, Sky Island Alliance, Tucson, AZ \u00a0(Document too large to upload. \u00a0Contact presenter.)<\/p>\n

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Saturday Morning Presentations, Room AB \u2013 October 18, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n

10:00 am \u2013\u00a0Modeling the Competitive Dynamics Between Native and Invasive Grasses Under Varying Light Conditions<\/a><\/em>. \u00a0Kristen Schultz and Ann Adams, Trinity University<\/p>\n

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10:20 am \u2013\u00a0Coastal Thornscrub Forest Restoration in South Texas \u2013 Effectiveness of Different Management<\/a>\u00a0Techniques<\/em>. \u00a0Heather Alexander, University of Texas, Brownsville<\/p>\n

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10:40 am \u2013\u00a0The Relocation of a Population of \u201cPlateilema palmeri\u201d (A. Gray) Cockrell (Asteraceae) \u2013 Brewster County Texas<\/a><\/em>. \u00a0Chris Jackson, Department of Biology, Sul Ross State University<\/p>\n

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11:00 am \u2013\u00a0Hydrologic Investigations of Rock Detention Structures<\/a><\/em>. \u00a0Laura Norman, Western Geographic Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey<\/p>\n

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11:20 am \u2013\u00a0Edge Effects on Diatom Community Succession Trajectory within a Mitigation<\/a>\u00a0Wetland<\/em>. \u00a0Bradley Hoge, University of Houston-Downtown<\/p>\n

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11:40 am \u2013\u00a0Indicators of Ecosystem Development in Resaca Restoration<\/a>\u00a0Based on the Macroinvertebrate Community<\/em>. \u00a0Leah McIntosh, University of Texas, Brownsville<\/p>\n

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Saturday Early Afternoon Presentations, Room AB \u2013 October 18, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n

1:20 pm \u2013\u00a0Evaluating Burrowing Owl Nest Site Selection in Far West Texas<\/em>. \u00a0Lois Balin, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. \u00a0(Document too large to upload. \u00a0Contact presenter.)<\/p>\n

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1:40 pm \u2013\u00a0Small Mammal Response to Wildfire on the Marfa Grasslands, Texas<\/a><\/em>. \u00a0Robert Allcorn, Borderlands Research Institute, Sul Ross State University<\/p>\n

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2:00 pm \u2013\u00a0Pronghorn Restoration in Trans-Pecos, TX \u2013 Where Are We Now<\/a>?<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0Taylor Garrison, Borderlands Research Institute, Sul Ross State University<\/p>\n

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2:20 pm \u2013\u00a0Effective Indicators of Ecosystem Functional Recovery in Estuaries<\/a>\u00a0Linked to Lower Laguna Madre<\/em>. \u00a0Alejandro Fierro-Cabo, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas, Brownsville<\/p>\n

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2:40 pm \u2013\u00a0Post-Fire Response of Understory Bryophytes in Association with Vascular Plants in the Lost Pines Ecosystem of Central Texas<\/a><\/em>. \u00a0Ingrid Karklins, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Texas A&M University, College Station<\/p>\n

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Saturday Early Afternoon Presentations, Room CD \u2013 October 18, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n

1:20 pm \u2013\u00a0Using Ecological Site Descriptions for Rangeland Restoration<\/a><\/em>. \u00a0Michael Margo, USDA-NRCS<\/p>\n

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1:40 pm \u2013\u00a0Forest Watershed Tree Thinning Restoration<\/a>\u00a0Effectiveness Monitoring in the Manzano Mountains of New Mexico<\/em>. \u00a0David Lightfoot, SWCA Environmental Consultants<\/p>\n

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2:00 pm \u2013\u00a0Inventorying and Restoring Springs in the Sky Island Region: \u00a0New Tools for Managers<\/em>. \u00a0Louise Misztal, Sky Island Alliance. \u00a0\u00a0(Document too large to upload. \u00a0Contact presenter.)<\/p>\n

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2:20 pm \u2013\u00a0Utilizing Hunter Harvest for Disease Surveillance<\/a><\/em>. \u00a0John Stone, Department of Biology, Sul Ross State University.<\/p>\n

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2:40 pm \u2013\u00a0Pine-Hardwood Classification with LiDAR-Derived Canopy Data and Multispectral Image for Mixed Forest in Huntsville, TX<\/a><\/em>. \u00a0Xiangmin Sun, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Texas A&M University, College Station<\/p>\n

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Saturday Late Afternoon Presentations, Room AB \u2013 October 18, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n

3:30 pm \u2013\u00a0An Overview of Texas Bighorn Restoration Efforts<\/a><\/em>. \u00a0Thomas Janke, Borderlands Research Institute, Sul Ross state University<\/p>\n

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3:50 pm \u2013\u00a0Large Scale Restoration of northern Bobwhite Habitat on a Rangeland Dominated by Non-Native Grasses<\/a><\/em>. \u00a0Matthew Wojda, CKWRI, Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences, Texas A&M University, Kingsville<\/p>\n

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4:10 pm \u2013\u00a0Productivity of Interior Least Terns in Central Oklahoma: \u00a0Past Habitat Dynamics, Current Pressures, and Future Management Considerations<\/em>. \u00a0Priscilla Crawford and Angelina Stancampiano, Oklahoma Biological Survey, University of Oklahoma. \u00a0(Document too large to upload. \u00a0Contact presenter.)<\/p>\n

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4:30 pm \u2013\u00a0The Current Predicament of the Bordas Escarpment \u2013 Ways and Means of Restoring Peyote Habitat in South Texas<\/a><\/em>. \u00a0Martin Terry, Department of Biology, Geology and Physical Science, Sul Ross State University<\/p>\n

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4:50 pm \u2013\u00a0An Integrative Approach to Conservation Biology<\/a><\/em>. Joshua Banta, Department of Biology, University of Texas, Tyler<\/p>\n

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Saturday Late Afternoon Presentations, Room CD \u2013 October 18, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n

3:30 pm \u2013\u00a0Key Plant-Animal Interaction<\/a>s in the Natural Propagation of Sabal Palm (Sabal mexicana) and the Restoration of Palm Forests in Texas<\/em>.\u00a0 Alejandro Fierro-Cabo, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas, Brownsville<\/p>\n

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3:50 pm \u2013\u00a0Alternative Restoration Treatments to Maximize Growth and Survival of Tamaulipan Thornscrub Species During Seedling Establishment<\/a><\/em>. \u00a0Jennifer Vela, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas, Brownsville<\/p>\n

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4:10 pm \u2013\u00a0The Effects of Shrub Encroachment and Shrub Removal Methods<\/a>\u00a0on South Texas Coastal Grasslands<\/em>. \u00a0Parker Watson, University of Texas, Brownsville<\/p>\n

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4:30 pm \u2013\u00a0Castner Range \u2013 Can It Be Conserved<\/a>?<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0Mike Gaglio, The Frontera Land Alliance. \u00a0To see the video Mike showed click here: \u00a0http:\/\/fronteralandalliance.org\/castner\/<\/a>\u00a0and\/or to see the Castner Range Land Use Plan click here: \u00a0http:\/\/fronteralandalliance.org\/castner\/land-use-plan<\/a>
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4:50 pm \u2013\u00a0An Art and A Science \u2013 How Can Researchers Better Influence Landowner Stewardship Practices<\/a><\/em>. \u00a0Jill Nokes, Hill Country Land Alliance<\/p>\n

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Sunday Morning Presentations, Room AB \u2013 October 19, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n

8:00 am \u2013\u00a0Evaluation and Development of Native Seed Sources of West Texas<\/a><\/em>. \u00a0Colin Shackelford, CKWRI, Texas A&M University, Kingsville<\/p>\n

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8:20 am \u2013\u00a0Development of Native Plant Material for the Colorado Plateau<\/em>. \u00a0Troy Wood, Southwest Biological Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey. \u00a0(Presentation not available.)<\/p>\n

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8:40 am \u2013\u00a0What Can Restoration Science Do For Green Infrastructure<\/a>?\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Mary Carol Edwards, Texas Coastal Watershed Program, Texas Sea Grant\/Texas A&M AgriLife Extension<\/p>\n

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9:00 am \u2013\u00a0Irrigation to Establish and Maintain Riparian Plant Assemblages Along<\/a>\u00a0Regulated Rivers<\/em>. \u00a0Matthew Grabau, GeoSystems Analysis, Inc.<\/p>\n

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9:20 am \u2013\u00a0Hillslope and Channel Restoration of Ox Canyon Following the 2007 Ojo Peak Wildfire<\/a><\/em>. \u00a0Cody Stropki, SWCA Environmental Consultants. \u00a0(Contact presenter.)<\/p>\n

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9:40 am \u2013\u00a0Impact of Saltcedar Biological Control Along the Rio Grande on Saltcedar and<\/a>\u00a0Athel<\/em>. \u00a0Chris Ritzi, Department of Biology, Geology, and Physical Sciences, Sul Ross State University<\/p>\n

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10:00 am \u2013\u00a0Fuel Treatments Reduce Wildfire Severity in Sky Island Pine Woodlands<\/a><\/em>. \u00a0Charlotte Reemts, The Nature Conservancy<\/p>\n

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Please Note: \u00a0Some of the presentations were too large to upload to the website. \u00a0If interested, you will need to contact the individual presenter.<\/p>\n

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