Tallgrass Prairie Restoration in the 21st Century
Sept 13 - 14, 2012
The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL
Save the date! In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Schulenberg
Prairie Restoration, The Morton Arboretum is convening a symposium on
September 13-14, 2012 on our grounds near Chicago, IL. This meeting will
bring together leading researchers and practitioners to discuss the current
state of prairie restoration knowledge, with a special focus on diversity
and processes in prairie vegetation. On Sept 13th, the program includes a
full day of talks while Sept 14th will be a day of field trips to notable
regional prairies and prairie restorations.
Sept 13 Program
The Schulenberg Prairie: A milestone in ecological restoration
Nicole Cavender, The Morton Arboretum
History and progress of prairie restoration
Roger Anderson, Illinois State University
Long-term studies of secondary succession, grassland community assembly and
prairie restoration
Bryan Foster, University of Kansas
Community and phylogenetic change in tallgrass prairie remnants.
Daniel Larkin, Chicago Botanic Garden
Chromosome re-arrangements and gene flow in a prairie sedge
Andrew Hipp, The Morton Arboretum
Restoration Roundtable: What methods work and why (or why not)?
Richard Henderson, Wisconsin DNR,Bill Glass, Midewin National Tallgrass
Prairie,
& Don Gardner, Gardner Prairie Project
Comparing diversity among restorations and remnants
William Sluis, Trine University
Praire restoration below ground: Rebuilding our soil resource
Julie Jastrow, Argonne National Laboratory
Restoring diversity despite strong dominance by productive species
James M. Doherty, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Impacts of climate change in the Chicago region and methods for
collaborative innovation about adaptation
Jessica Hellmann, University of Notre Dame
Keynote: Perennial agriculture and prairie restoration
Wes Jackson, The Land Institute
Registration is open! Reserve your place today.
Early Bird (7/16 8/15): $135; Regular (8/15 9/13): $160; Student $50
Click: www.mortonarb.org/tallgrass
Email: [email protected]
Call: 630-719-2468 (9 am 4 pm CST, Mon Fri)
