<div>Tallgrass Prairie Restoration in the 21st Century</div><div>Sept 13 - 14, 2012</div><div>The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL</div><div><a href="http://www.mortonarb.org/tallgrass">www.mortonarb.org/tallgrass</a></div><div>
<br></div><div>Early bird registration rates extended! Register before Sept 9 for the lower rate.</div><div><br></div><div>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. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Sept 13 Program</div><div>The Schulenberg Prairie: A milestone in ecological restoration</div><div>Nicole Cavender, The Morton Arboretum</div><div><br></div><div>History and progress of prairie restoration </div>
<div>Roger Anderson, Illinois State University </div><div><br></div><div>Long-term studies of secondary succession, grassland community assembly and prairie restoration</div><div>Bryan Foster, University of Kansas </div>
<div><br></div><div>Community and phylogenetic change in tallgrass prairie remnants.</div><div>Daniel Larkin, Chicago Botanic Garden </div><div> </div><div>Chromosome re-arrangements and gene flow in a prairie sedge</div>
<div>Andrew Hipp, The Morton Arboretum </div><div><br></div><div>Restoration Roundtable: What methods work and why (or why not)? </div><div>Richard Henderson, Wisconsin DNR,Bill Glass, Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, </div>
<div>& Don Gardner, Gardner Prairie Project</div><div><br></div><div>Comparing diversity among restorations and remnants</div><div>William Sluis, Trine University<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div>
<div><br></div><div>Praire restoration below ground: Rebuilding our soil resource</div><div>Julie Jastrow, Argonne National Laboratory </div><div><br></div><div>Restoring diversity despite strong dominance by productive species</div>
<div>James M. Doherty, University of Wisconsin-Madison </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div>Impacts of climate change in the Chicago region and methods for collaborative innovation about adaptation</div>
<div>Jessica Hellmann, University of Notre Dame </div><div><br></div><div>Keynote: Perennial agriculture and prairie restoration</div><div>Wes Jackson, The Land Institute </div><div><br></div><div>Registration is open! Reserve your place today. </div>
<div>Early Bird (7/16 – 9/9): $135; Regular (9/9 – 9/13): $160; Student $50 </div><div><br></div><div>Click: <a href="http://www.mortonarb.org/tallgrass">www.mortonarb.org/tallgrass</a>; </div><div>Email: <a href="mailto:registrar-ed@mortonarb.org">registrar-ed@mortonarb.org</a>; </div>
<div>Call: 630-719-2468 (8 am – 4 pm CST, Mon – Fri)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Sept 14 Field trips</div><div><br></div><div>SCHULENBERG PRAIRIE</div><div>S512A. Friday, Sept 14; 9 am – 12 pm. Prairie Visitor Station. Fee: $30, $20 Student. Limit 30.</div>
<div><br></div><div>FERMILAB TALLGRASS PRAIRIE RESTORATION TOUR</div><div>S512B. Friday, Sept 14; 1 pm – 4 pm. Meet the vans in Parking Lot 21. Fee: $30, $20 Student. Limit 30.</div><div><br></div><div>NORTH SHORE PRAIRIE REMNANTS AND SAVANNA RESTORATION TOUR</div>
<div>A boxed lunch and transportation are included in the fee.</div><div>S512C. Friday, Sept 14; 9 am – 4 pm. Meet the bus in Parking Lot 21. Fee: $65, $35 Student. Limit 30 - only 4 spaces remain! </div><div><br></div><div>
MIDEWIN NATIONAL TALLGRASS PRAIRIE</div><div>A boxed lunch and transportation are included in the fee.</div><div>S512D. Friday, Sept 14; 9 am – 2 pm. Meet the vans in Parking Lot 21. Fee: $55, $30 Student. Limit 30.</div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Click: <a href="http://www.mortonarb.org/tallgrass">www.mortonarb.org/tallgrass</a>; </div><div>Email: <a href="mailto:registrar-ed@mortonarb.org">registrar-ed@mortonarb.org</a>; </div><div>
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