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Thanks to everyone for making the 2010 Science, Practice & Art of Restoring Native Ecosystems Conference a great success!! We look forward to seeing you next year in East Lansing on January 21st and 22nd, 2011 - Mark your calendars now!

The Stewardship Network and the Midwest Invasive Plant Network are proud to have joined forces to host the exciting 2010 conference.
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The Science, Practice & Art of Restoring Native Ecosystems

Friday & Saturday, January 21st and 22nd, 2011

Kellogg Center

East Lansing, Michigan

From the 2010 Science, Practice, & Art of Restoring Native Ecosystems Conference...

Friday Presentations:
Please click on titles to view respective presentations

Acknowledging the Gifts of Native Ecosystems
Mike Kost, Michigan Natural Features Inventory

Keynote Presentation:
The Role of the Naturalist in Preserving Biological Diversity: Invasive Species
Les Mehrhoff, Invasive Plant Atlas of New England

Integrated Invasive Exotic Control at Fort Custer Using Prescribed Fire and Other Methods
Dan Zay, DLZ Michigan, Inc.

Long-Term Leafy Spurge (Euforbia esula) Management in an Oak Savanna Ecosystem
Jerry Doll, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) and Biocontrol
Doug Landis and Jeffrey Evans, Michigan State University

Restoration as Climate Change Adaptation: Identifying Key Threats and Opportunities in the Great Lakes Region
Kimberly Hall, The Nature Conservancy- Michigan

Feral Swine: An Endangered Species Perspective
Christopher Hoving, Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Intraspecific Variation in Prairie Grasses for Biofuels and Restoration: Potential Consequences of Bringing Native Plants into Cultivation
Abbie Schrotenboer, Michigan State University

Control of Cool Season Invasive Grasses in Riparian Zones and Resulting Impact on Fish Habitat and Stream Characteristics
Ryan deRegnier, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Creating a Control Plant for Invasive Plants with Special Focus on Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maakii)
Mary Klunk, Five Rivers Metroparks and Tom Borgman, Hamilton County (Ohio) Parks District

Control of Red-Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea L.) with Herbicides and Burning in a Lakeplain Prairie, Huron County, Michigan
Ryan O'Connor, Wisconsin Natural Heritage Inventory

Saturday Presentations:
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Keynote Presentation:
A Field Trip Across the Social Landscape: The Human Side of Land Stewardship
Janet Clark, Center for Invasive Plant Management
(This presentation is available as a webcast, including slides and audio, for $10.)

Pollinator Pyramid: Native Ecosystems Depend on Native Pollinators
Barbara Barett- Lucas, Washtenaw County

Practical Phragmites Control
Bob Williams, Stewart Farm

Trials and Tribulations in Land Stewardship from a Landowner Perspective
Mary Jo Adams, Central Illinois University and Private Landowner

Developing Action Recommendations: Responding to the Threat of Invasive Earthworms in Working Forests
Rebecca Knowles, Leech Lake Band of the Ojibwe

GPS and GIS as Tools in Natural Areas Management: A Beginner's Guide
Jason Tallant, City of Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation

Long-Term Monitoring Results of Selected Wetland Restoration Sites
Donald Tilton, Enivonmental Consulting and Technology

The Ethnobotany of Invasions and Invaders: Cultural Consequences of Non-native Invasive Species
Natalie Walsh, Frostburg State University

From the 2010 Science, Practice, & Art of Restoring Native Ecosystems Conference...

Friday Presentations: Please click on titles to view respective presentations

Keynote Presentation: The Role of the Naturalist in Preserving Biological Diversity: Invasive Species Les Mehrhoff, Invasive Plant Atlas of New England

Saturday Presentations: Please click on titles to view respective presentations

Keynote Presentation: A Field Trip Across the Social Landscape: The Human Side of Land Stewardship Janet Clark, Center for Invasive Plant Management (This presentation is available as a webcast, including slides and audio, for $10.)

Friday Presentations:
Please click on titles to view respective presentations

Keynote Presentation:
The Role of the Naturalist in Preserving Biological Diversity: Invasive Species
Les Mehrhoff, Invasive Plant Atlas of New England

Saturday Presentations:
Please click on titles to view respective presentations

Keynote Presentation:
A Field Trip Across the Social Landscape: The Human Side of Land Stewardship
Janet Clark, Center for Invasive Plant Management
(This presentation is available as a webcast, including slides and audio, for $10.)