All,
We are excited to announce that the upcoming 2018 Society for Ecological
Restoration's Midwest-Great Lakes Chapter Meeting in Stevens Point,
Wisconsin from April 20 to April 22, 2018 has been pre-approved for
Continuing Education Credits (CECs) from the following organizations:
- Society for Ecological Restoration (SER): 6 CECs
- International Society of Arboriculture (ISA): 6 CEUs
- Society of American Foresters (SAF): 22.5 CFEs
We have an exciting three days planned that includes a keynote
presentation by Stephen Carpenter; a plenary presentation by Tracy
Hames, a special Plenary Session on “Applied Learning Through Practice,
Research and Reflection: Engaging University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
College of Natural Resources Students in Meaningful Ecological
Restoration in Central Wisconsin”; two symposia; four Workshops; three
field trips; two volunteer work day opportunities; and 59 contributed
oral and poster presentations with presenters from the midwestern United
States and adjacent states. Additionally, because this year's meeting
is being held in conjunction with the 40th Annual Wisconsin Lakes
Partnership Convention and Water Action Volunteer Symposium
(https://bit.ly/2GZOL8m) then Friday attendees also have the option to
attend 25 Wisconsin Lakes Partnership contributed oral presentations
covering topics such as aquatic invasive species; ecology; people,
policy, & politics; volunteer monitoring; restoration; and watershed
connections/water quality. More details about our annual meeting can be
found on our annual meeting webpage listed below:
http://bit.ly/2oY5LRv
We are two weeks away from the Annual Meeting and there is still plenty
of time to register online and obtain discounted registration rates. If
you have not yet registered, then we encourage you do so *before April
15, 2018 *to get the discounted registration rates. Additionally,
Chapter members receive discounted meeting registration prices as well
as the benefits of a member of the SER MWGL Chapter and its
international parent society SER. Interested attendees may register
online for the meeting using the webpage listed below:
https://www.uwsp.edu/cnr-ap/UWEXLakes/Pages/programs/convention/registrationSER.aspx
We are grateful for the generous support of this year's meeting hosts
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Lakes Extension and College of
Natural Resources) and our meeting sponsors (Applied Ecological
Services, Atwell, Cardno, Cindy Crosby-Northwestern University Press,
Eco Logic LLC, Eco-Resource Consulting, Environmental Consulting &
Technology, Ernst Seeds, Genesis Nursery, Grand Valley State University,
Landscapes of Place, Metro Consulting Associates, Partnership for River
Restoration and Science in the Upper Midwest, Stantec, The Nature
Conservancy, University of Northern Iowa Tallgrass Prairie Center,
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Wisconsin Wetlands Association).
Sincerely,
Rocky Smiley
At-Large Representative/Annual Meeting Chair
SER Midwest-Great Lakes Chapter
Email: smiley...@osu.edu; mwgl....@gmail.com
