All times are in Eastern Standard Time.
Friday, February 3, 2023
8:50 am - 9:00 am
Log in / Get acquainted with the conference dashboard
9:00 am - 9:20 am
MAIN STAGE
Welcome
9:20 am - 10:10 am
ROOM A
Conservation of Plant Species and their Genetic Variation in the Anthropocene
- Todd Barkman
Western Michigan University
ROOM B
Being a Green Leader of a School
- Joseph Zammit
ROOM C
Prescribed Burn Program Best Practices for Southeast Michigan: From Effective and Inclusive Engagement to an Informed Burn Plan
- Anna McAtee
University of Michigan - Vincent Salgado
University of Michigan - Allegra Baird
University of Michigan - Foster Woodruff
University of Michigan - Sheila Schueller
University of Michigan
10:10 am - 10:25 am
Break and Networking Opportunity
10:25 am - 11:15 am
ROOM A
Connecting BIPOC Youth With the Outdoors: Cultivating the Next Generation of Naturalists and Conservationists
- Amy Greene
Belle Isle Nature Center - Micah Blake-Smith
Belle Isle Nature Center
ROOM B
Saving Hosah Prairie
- Kathleen Marie Garness
Friends of Hosah Prairie
ROOM C
Managing High Quality Participatory Science Data with the Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework
- Samantha Tank
Great Lakes Commission
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Break and Networking Opportunity
12:30 pm - 1:20 pm
ROOM A
Coordinated Response to Knotweed Management in Duluth, MN
- Lori Seele
Duluth CISMA & The Stewardship Network
ROOM B
Ecological Restoration Through Bimimicry and Regenerative Agriculture
- Karen Vanek
Restoration Agriculture Development
ROOM C
Landscape Scale Restoration to Address Lake Erie Harmful Algae Blooms
- Tom Denbow
Biohabitats - Ashlee Decker
The Nature Conservancy
1:20 pm - 2:00 pm
MAIN STAGE
Water Ceremony & Closing
- Beatrice Jackson
Grandmother of the Three Fires Midewiwin Lodge
Thursday, February 2, 2023
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Log in / Get acquainted with the conference dashboard
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
MAIN STAGE
Welcome
12:30 pm - 1:20 pm
MAIN STAGE
Keynote Address: Finding Joy and Hope in the Practice of Restoration
- Alison Forrestel
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
1:20 pm - 1:25 pm
Break and Networking Opportunity
1:25 pm - 2:15 pm
ROOM A
Keeping the (Drip) Torch Lit
- Lisa Brush
The Stewardship Network - Bob Grese
University of Michigan - David Borneman
Dave Borneman LLC
ROOM B
Stewardship lessons from St. Pierre Wetland: From Multi-party Collaboration to the Use of Remote Sensing Data
- Liam Connolly
University of Michigan - Rachel Kaufmann
University of Michigan - Kimberly Heumann
University of Michigan - Sheila Schueller
University of Michigan - Laura Gumpper
University of Michigan - Alice Colville
University of Michigan
ROOM C
The Power of Birds to Amplify Conservation, Stewardship and Community Outreach
- Sara Barker
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Break and Networking Opportunity
2:30 pm - 3:20 pm
ROOM A
The Ohio River Way - Promoting Recreation & Connecting Communities
- Brewster Rhoads
The Ohio River Way
ROOM B
Emerging Invasive Plants in the Midwest
- Michelle Beloskur
Midwest Invasive Plant Network
ROOM C
Monarch butterflies of the Great Lakes Regions - Spirits on the Wing
- Joe Shorthouse
3:20 pm - 3:35 pm
Break and Networking Opportunity
3:35 pm - 4:25 pm
ROOM A
Organizational and Individual Resilience are Essential to Achieving Ecological Resilience
- Thomas Gardali
Audubon Canyon Ranch
ROOM B
Restoration Triage
- David Mindell
PlantWise, LLC
ROOM C
Desirability of Hardwood Regeneration Greater in Red Pine Plantations Than Adjacent Hardwood Stands: Implications for Landscape Scale Forest Management in the Great Lakes
- Andy Vander Yacht
State University of New York
4:25 pm - 4:40 pm
Break and Networking Opportunity
4:40 pm - 5:30 pm
ROOM A
Can Rocks Solve All of Our Problems?
- Elise Gornish
University of Arizona
ROOM B
Great Lakes Islands Surveys: Notable Discoveries, Research Opportunities, and Prioritization Framework for Biodiversity Stewardship
- Joshua Cohen
Michigan Natural Features Inventory
ROOM C
Mycelium Mapping and the JEDI Roundtable for Healing Severed Connections
- Laurel Wee
- Barb Kipreos
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Break and Networking Opportunity
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
ROOM A
Special Evening Session: What Stories Does the Land Hold?
- Christine Luckasavitch
Center for Humans and Nature - Katherine Kassouf Cummings
Center for Humans and Nature
