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Please Select an Archived Webcast Below:
2009 Archives
2008 Archives
2008 Visual Annual Report

List of Past Presentations without Archives:
2008   2007   2006   2005

January 2009
"History and Future of Soils in Restoration Ecology"
Mac A. Callaham, Research Ecologist with U.S. Forest Service; Lisa Brush, Stewardship Network

February 2009
"Beavers in Natural Area Restoration"
Skip Lisle, Beaver Deceivers; Bob Barr, Indiana University-Purdue University; Lisa Brush, Stewardhip Network

March 2009
"How to Run a Volunteer Workshop and Develop Long-Term Stewardship Volunteers"
Jason Frenzel, Natural Area Preservation; Melanie Good, Land Conservancy of West Michigan; Lisa Brush, Stewardship Network

April 2009
"Garlic Mustard and 2009 Challenge Kick-Off"
Melanie Good, Land Conservancy of West Michigan; Doug Landis, Michigan State University; Lisa Brush, The Stewardship Network

May 2009
"Determining Stewardship Costs"
Brenda Lind, Land Trust Alliance and Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests;
Lisa Brush, The Stewardship Network


 

June 2009
"A Lifetime of Lessons Learned in Natural Areas Stewardship"
Alan Haney, Fire and Timber Management Expert; Steven Apfelbaum, Applied Ecological Sciences

 

May 2008
"Factors to Consider BEFORE Restoring Areas Invaded by Woody Shrubs" 
David Dornbos, Calvin College; David Borneman, City of Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation; Lisa Brush, Stewardship Network

June 2008 
"Does Genotype Matter? Insights from Evolutionary Biology" 
Doug Schemske, MSU; Bill Schneider, owner, Wildtype Native Plant Nursery; Lisa Brush, Stewardship Network

July 2008
"Managing for the Federally Endangered Karner Blue Butterfly"
John Lerg & Chris Hoving, Michigan Department of Natural Resources; Lisa Brush, Stewardship Network

August 2008
"Phragmites, Lessons from the Field: Research & Control"
Ernie Kafcas, Michigan DNR; Bob Williams, Harsens Island; Lisa Brush, Stewardship Network

September 2008
"Deer Management"
Rod Clute, Big Game Specialist with Michigan DNR; Brittany Bird, Natural Resource Specialist with Oakland County Parks & Rec; Lisa Brush, Stewardship Network

October 2008
"Raptors!"
Francie Krawcke, Raptor Specialist and Camp Director at The Leslie Science & Nature Center in Ann Arbor; Lisa Brush, Stewardship Network

November 2008
"CWMA (Cooperative Weed Management Area)"
Kate Howe, Coordinator, MIPN; Lisa Brush, Stewardship Network

December 2008
"Asian Bush Honeysuckle Control"
Ron Rathfon, Extension Forester, Purdue University: Lisa Brush, Stewardship Network


Past Presentations without webcast archives:

January 2008
"A Chance to Emply Lessons Learned: Our Next Suite of Invasive Species"
Brendon Panke, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

February 2008
"Ecological Effects of Fire in the Great Lakes Prairie-Savanna Ecosystems: Literature Review Results"
Gary Roloff, Michigan State University

March 2008
"Natural Areas Management in Michigan's Changing Climate"
Chris Hoving, Michigan Department of Natural Resources

April 2008
"Garlic Mustard: Research, Management, and A Challenge"
Jeff Evans, Michigan State University; Jason Frenzel, City of Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation


January 2007
"Native Plant Seed Propagation"
Suzan Campbell, Michigan Natural Features Inventory

February 2007
"Funding for Private Land Owners"
Sue Tangora, Michigan Department of Natural Resources; Jum Hudgins, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Brian Thomas, Natural Resource Conservation Service

March 2007
"Collaborative Management: Working with Multiple Landowners across the Landscape to Increase Stewardship Effectiveness"
Steve Woods, The Nature Conservancy; Dan Kennedy, Michigan Department of Natural Resources; Phyllis Higman, Michigan Natural Features Inventory

April 2007
"Natural Areas Rapid Assessment Process: A Piece of the Huron River Watershed Council's Bioreserve Mapping Project"
Kris Olsson, Huron River Watershed Council

May 2007
"Interactions between European Earthworms and Native Plant Communities in Hardwood Forests"
Dr. Cindy Hale, Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center; David Borneman, City of Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation

June 2007
"Rediscovering Savannas: Michigans Lost Ecosystems"
Stephen Packard, Chicago Audubon; Ryan O'Connor, Michigan Natural Features Inventory

July 2007
"Habitat Restoration Using Integrated Vegetation Management Best Practices: Using the Proper Herbicide in the Proper Situation"
Rick Johnstone, Integrated Vegetation Management Partners, Inc.; David Mindell, PlantWise L.L.C.

September 2007
"Understanding the Role of Herbicide Adjuvants in Invasive Weed Control"
Don Penner, Michigan State University; Jason Tallant, City of Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation

October 2007
"Fire in Oak Forests: The Belowground Perspective"
Dr. Ralph Boerner, Ohio State University

November 2007
"Enhancing Beneficial Insects with Native Plants"
Anna Fiedler, Michigan State University

December 2007
"Status of Significant Plant Invaders in Michigan and Prioritizing Control Efforts"
Phyllis Higman, Michigan Natural Features Inventory

 


January 2006
"Tools and Equipment of the Ecological Restoration Trade"
Bob Clancy, Michigan Department of Natural Resources; David Borneman, Natural Area Preservation City of Ann Arbor

February 2006
"Prescribed Fire in the Southern Michigan Landscape"
Ray Fahlsing, Michigan Department of Natural Resources; David Mindell, PlantWise L.L.C.

March 2006
"Working with Volunteers to Care for Natural Areas"
April Pickrel, University of Michigan-Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum; Laurel Malvitz, Michigan Department of Natural Resources

May 2006
"New Advances in Garlic Mustard Control"
Doug Landis, Michigan State University; Ray Fahlsing, Michigan Department of Natural Resources

June 2006
"Latest in Controlling Purple Loosestrife"
David Borneman, Natural Area Preservation City of Ann Arbor; Linda Coughenour, Pfizer

July 2006
"The Swallowwarts: Life History, Research, and Control"
Toni DiTomasso, Cornell University

September 2006
"Streambank Restoration"
Bob Grese, Sarah Weiss, and Don Gray fo the University of Michigan

October 2006
"Seed Collecting"
Esther Durnwald, Michigan Wildflower Farm; Tom Tucker, The Nature Conservancy

November 2006
"Land Fire"
Randy Swaty, The Nature Conservancy


May 2005
"Controlling Garlic Mustard"
David Borneman, Natural Area Preservation City of Ann Arbor; Doug Landis, Michigan State University

June 2005
"Controlling Purple Loosestrife"
David Borneman, Natural Area Preservation City of Ann Arbor; Doug Landis, Michigan State University

July 2005
"Planning a Prairie Planting"
Doug Landis, Michigan State University; Sherri Laier, Michigan Nature Association
 

September 2005
"Management Planning and Measuring Success"
Glenn Palmgren, Michigan Department of Natural Resources; Doug Pearsall, The Nature Conservancy

December 2005
"Winter Restoration"
Jason Tallant, Natural Area Preservation City of Ann Arbor; David Mindell, PlantWise L.L.C.

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Thank you for your help in caring for natural areas.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us by email at lbrush@stewardshipnetwork.org, mhendricks@stewardshipnetwork.org or by phone at (734) 996-3190. 

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© 2007 Stewardship Network Photography: Summer Tanager © Brian L. Zwiebel; others by David Mindell, Plantwise, L.L.C.