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January 11thJanuary 12th

January 11, 2019

8:15 am - 9:00 am

Centennial Room @ 8:15 am

Registration

Big Ten Room @ 8:15 am

Continental Breakfast

9:00 am - 9:15 am

Big Ten Room @ 9:00 am

Welcome

  • Lisa Brush
    The Stewardship Network

9:15 am - 10:15 am

Big Ten Room @ 9:15 am

Keynote Presentation: Listening to the Forest: A Journey Between Two Worlds

  • Jeff Grignon
    Menominee Tribal Enterprises

10:15 am - 10:40 am

Break

10:40 am - 11:40 am

103 @ 10:40 am

How to Save One Billion Birds for $1.98

  • Gail Walter
    Audubon Society of Kalamazoo

104 @ 10:40 am

Thinking about Glyphosate - A Roundtable Discussion

  • Jeff Gearhart
    The Ecology Center
  • David Borneman
    City of Ann Arbor Natural Areas Preservation
  • Michael Hahn
    City of Ann Arbor Natural Areas Preservation
  • Mike Appel
    Appel Environmental Design

105 @ 10:40 am

Through the Camouflage- Discovering Your Natural Areas Visitors

  • Allison Krueger
    Washtenaw County Natural Areas Preservation Program
  • Tina Stephens
    City of Ann Arbor Natural Areas Preservation

106 @ 10:40 am

Collective Impact: The Power of Collaborating with The Stewardship Network

  • Lisa Brush
    The Stewardship Network

Riverside @ 10:40 am

Restoring Headwater Streams

  • Rob Myllyoja
    Stantec

Michigamme @ 10:40 am

Wild Rice In Michigan

  • Barb Barton
    Endangered Species Consulting
  • Roger LaBine
    Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

11:40 am - 1:15 pm

Big Ten Room @ 11:40 am

Lunch

1:15 pm - 2:15 pm

105 @ 1:15 pm

Earth, Water, and Fire: Restoring Hidden Pond Preserve from top to bottom

  • Mitch Lettow
    Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy
  • Nate Fuller
    Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy
  • Brian Majka
    GEI Consultants

106 @ 1:15 pm

Ecology of Forest Soils: Notes from the Underground

  • Robert Ayotte
    The Michigan Botanical Club

Riverside @ 1:15 pm

Fostering effective manager-researcher partnerships: lessons from oak savanna research and restoration

  • Justin Heslinga
    Land Conservancy of West Michigan
  • Priscilla Nyamai
    Grand Valley State University

Michigamme @ 1:15 pm

Fire and fuels in northern Michigan: past, present, and future

  • Julia Sosin
    Wayne State University
  • Madelyn Tucker
    Wayne State University

103 @ 1:15 pm

Effects of Land Management on the Wild Bee Community

  • Kelsey K Graham
    Michigan State University

104 @ 1:15 pm

Invasive Species Monitoring of Rare Coastal Ecosystems Using Drones

  • Joshua Cohen
    Michigan Natural Features Inventory
  • Matthew Lewis
    Michigan Aerospace Corporation

2:35 pm - 3:35 pm

103 @ 2:35 pm

A Model of Restoration & Community Engagement: A Natural History Museum and Beaubien Woods Forest Preserve

  • Lorena Lopez
    Field Museum

104AB @ 2:35 pm

Adaptive management of invasive baby's breath (Gypsophila paniculata) in coastal dune habitats of northwest Michigan: Removal, assessment, and control

  • Kaldis Grants
    The Nature Conservancy
  • Charlyn Partridge
    Grand Valley State University - Annis Water Resources Institute

105 @ 2:35 pm

Developing Volunteer Leadership

  • Jason Frenzel
    Huron River Watershed Council

106 @ 2:35 pm

Examining the role of hydroperiod, season, and nitrogen loading on denitrification and N-removal rates in Great Lakes coastal wetlands

  • Sean Sharp
    University of Michigan

Riverside @ 2:35 pm

Chronic Wasting Disease in Michigan

  • Chad Stewart
    Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Michigamme @ 2:35 pm

Southwest Michigan Wild Rice Resources; Activities and Challenges Relating to Zizania by Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potwatomi

  • Nat Spurr
    Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi

3:55 pm - 4:55 pm

103AB @ 3:55 pm

The Science Behind Forest Therapy and Nature Connection

  • Cayla Samano
    A2 Shinrin yoku

104 @ 3:55 pm

Managing for Biodiversity on Michigan's State Forest Lands

  • Keith Kintigh
    Michigan Department of Natural Resources

105 @ 3:55 pm

Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative: Working towards a common goal

  • Samantha Stanton
    Great Lakes Commission

105 @ 3:55 pm

Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework: Early Successes and Management Support

  • Daniel D. Engel
    USGS Great Lakes Science Center

106 @ 3:55 pm

PlayCleanGo: Stop Invasive Species in Your Tracks

  • Belle Bergner
    North American Invasive Species Management Association

Michigamme @ 3:55 pm

Mapping Your Site: Free & Low-Cost Data and Free GIS Desktop Software

  • Shannon Brines
    Brines Farm LLC

Riverside @ 3:55 pm

Mentoring 101: (Em)powering Your Network

  • Jodee Hunt
    Grand Valley State University

5:15 pm - 5:45 pm

East Patio @ 5:15 pm

Water Ceremony

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Big Ten Room @ 5:30 pm

Strolling Dinner, Poster Reception & Best Student Poster Award Presentation with Cash Bar

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Red Cedar @ 7:00 pm

Trivia

Centennial Room @ 7:00 pm

Networking Space

January 12, 2019

7:45 am - 8:30 am

Centennial Room @ 7:45 am

Registration

Big Ten Room @ 7:45 am

Continental Breakfast

8:30 am - 8:40 am

Big Ten Room @ 8:30 am

Welcome

  • Lisa Brush
    The Stewardship Network

8:40 am - 9:40 am

Big Ten Room @ 8:40 am

Networking and Opening Doors

  • Lisa Brush
    The Stewardship Network
  • Allison Catalano
    Imperial College London

9:40 am - 10:00 am

Break

10:00 am - 10:50 am

103AB @ 10:00 am

Early detection survey protocol and habitat suitability modeling for slender false brome, an invasive bunch grass

  • Brittany Hernon
    Western New York Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management

104 @ 10:00 am

Winter Tree ID

  • Jacqueline Courteau
    NatureWrite LLC

105 @ 10:00 am

The Art of the Brush Burn

  • Jeremy Siegrist
    Iron Creek Land Community

106 @ 10:00 am

Extinction, invasion, and climate change: forces of change in our natural communities

  • Meredith Zettlemoyer
    Kellogg Biological Station

Riverside @ 10:00 am

Branching Out: New Insights on the Linkages between Trees and Water in Urban Ecosystems

  • Asia L. Dowtin
    Michigan State University

Michigamme @ 10:00 am

School Forests: Supporting Students and Teachers in the Stewardship of an Underutilized Resource

  • Emily Vogelgesang
    Huron Pines

10:50 am - 11:10 am

Break

11:10 am - 12:00 pm

103 @ 11:10 am

Learning From Failure in Conservation

  • Allison Catalano
    Imperial College London

104 @ 11:10 am

Early Detection and Rapid Response to Stiltgrass in Washtenaw County

  • Becky Gajewski
    City of Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation
  • Katie Carlisle
    Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation Commission

105AB @ 11:10 am

Understanding the Language of Plants

  • Jeff Grignon
    Menominee Tribal Enterprises

106 @ 11:10 am

Three Mile Creek Restoration - Hiawatha Sportsman's Club Mackinac County

  • Samuel Prentice
    GEI Consultants
  • Stuart Kogge
    GEI Consultants

Riverside @ 11:10 am

Using Mobile GIS to Aid Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Control Efforts

  • Alicia Ihnken
    Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Michigamme @ 11:10 am

Story Telling on the Trail

  • Courtney Prout
    For-Mar Nature Preserve and Arboretum, Genesee County Parks and Recreation
  • Nicole Ferguson
    For-Mar Nature Preserve and Arboretum, Genesee County Parks and Recreation

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Big Ten Room @ 12:00 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm - 2:20 pm

103 @ 1:30 pm

Can wetland Phragmites and Typha invasions be reversed by reducing annual nutrient loading? A test case using a wetland community-ecosystem model

  • William S. Currie
    University of Michigan

104AB @ 1:30 pm

Cultivating Land Awareness & Stewardship with Students at a K-12 Montessori School

  • Brett Bloom
    Oak Farm Montessori School
  • John Brittenham
    Blue Heron Ministries
  • Claire Weiss
    Oak Farm Montessori high school
  • Abby Murphy
    Oak Farm Montessori high school
  • Mariah Clark
    Oak Farm Montessori high school

105 @ 1:30 pm

Plum Creek Stream Restoration: Lessons Learned from Six Years of Planning, Engineering, and Permitting that Lead to Thirty Days of Construction

  • Zach Taylor
    Friends of the Forest Preserves
  • Josh Arrigoni
    Stantec Consulting Services, Inc
  • Laura Barghusen
    Openlands

106 @ 1:30 pm

Considerations when applying for permits for Diver-Assisted Suction Harvesting

  • Eric Calabro
    Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

Riverside @ 1:30 pm

Utilizing the Community Organizing and Family Issues methodology to Ensure Safe and Clean Drinking Water for your Stakeholders

  • Francisco Ollervides
    River Network

Michigamme @ 1:30 pm

Vacant Land Stewardship

  • Lisa Marie Rodriguez
    Urban Neighborhood Initiatives

2:20 pm - 2:40 pm

Break

2:40 pm - 3:30 pm

103AB @ 2:40 pm

Search and Destroy: DNR Hemlock Woolly Adelgid AmeriCorps SWAT team

  • Heidi Frei
    Michigan Department of Natural Resources
  • Lauren Freckelton
    Americorps
  • Emily Leslie
    Americorps
  • Jon Gorter
    Americorps
  • Nick Zoller
    Americorps
  • Ryan Hartman
    Americorps
  • Meg Reesor
    Americorps

104 @ 2:40 pm

A Longitudinal Study on the Floristic Quality of the Emiquon Preserve’s Tallgrass Prairie Reconstruction in Illinois

  • Sarah A. Lindholm
    University of Illinois Springfield

105 @ 2:40 pm

Recreation and Re-Creation: Integrated Design on Belle Isle

  • Andrew McDowell
    SmithGroup
  • Glenn Palmgren
    Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Riverside @ 2:40 pm

Grants, Grants, Grants - A Roundtable Discussion

Michigamme @ 2:40 pm

Results from a Large-Scale Multi-Year Riparian Habitat Enhancement Project

  • Kelly Rice
    GEI Consultants

106 @ 2:40 pm

Environmental Implications of Michigan’s Lame Duck Session

  • James Clift
    Michigan Environmental Council

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

South Lobby @ 3:30 pm

Farewell

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