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The Stewardship Network

February 2, 2023 February 3, 2023
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

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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

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