Wild Things 2007 Conference Resources

Saturday, March 3^rd, 2007
Northeastern Illinois University

Below are links and materials from some of the conference presenters. More will be added as we get them.

Resources from 9:00 – 10:00 am Sessions

F1	Soarigami: Folding planes that look and fly like birds and bats - Sean Shaffer See bat_1_.jpg, bat_text.jpg, flyingsquirreltext.bmp, peregrinetext.bmp, pigeontext.bmp, shortearedowltext.pdf and turkeyvulturetext.pdf

Resources from 10:15 – 11:00 am Sessions

E2	The Fragmented Landscape: Post-settlement Changes in the Natural Vegetation of the Chicago Region of Illinois - Marlin Bowles, Jenny McBride, and Michael Jones See Prairie.pdf, Wetland.pdf and Forest.pdf
F2	The Living Map – Teaching Natural History and Restoration to Elementary Aged Students – Kim Caldwell See Living_Map.pdf and RestoringIL.pdf
G2 *	Status and Distribution of Conservative Insects within the Outstanding Sand Prairies and Savannas of the Chicago Wilderness Region - Ron Panzer See www.neiu.edu/~cwinsect.
K2	Global Warming: The Choice is Ours - Richard Treptow See Global_Warming_Presentation_Summary.doc.
M2	Resources for Bird Habitat Restoration Advocates - Bob Fisher, Judy Pollock See List of Resources for Bird Conservation Advocates.

Resources from 11:15 – 12:00 pm Sessions

C3	Why Rain Gardens are Important – Sue Cubberly See www.raingardennetwork.com.
E3	Carex in Woods and Woodland Gardens - Linda Curtis See Carex.doc and http://www.curtistothethird.com.
F3	Telling Stories with Pictures; Painting Pictures with Words - Barbara Wilson See Barb's Presentation.pdf.
H3	Monitoring Projects and Lessons we have Learned - Bob Fisher, Diane Huebner, Craig Stettner, Paul Bollinger, Doug Taron, Tom Peterson, Susanne Masi, Steve Kroiss, Emily Hudson, and Karen Glennemeier See Monitoring Projects.doc and Plants of Concern.doc.
J3	The Control of Invasives - Al Wilson See The Control of Invasives.doc.
M3	Increasing Diversity in Prairie Restorations: Why and How - Chris Hauser and Stephen Packard See Increased_Diversity_in_Prairie_Restorations.pdf.

Resources from 1:30 – 2:15 pm Sessions

B4i	Henry Chandler Cowles: Pioneer Ecologist - Victor Cassidy See www.chicagowildernessmag.org/issues/spring2007/cowles.html.
B4ii	Representations of Urban Wilderness in Chicago - Michael Bryson See faculty.roosevelt.edu/bryson. Click on research, and then there is a link to the presentation from the Wild Things Conference.
E4ii	The Millennium Seed Bank Project: the Noah’s Ark of Native Seeds - Betsy Allen See cbgseedbank.org.
I4i	Stream Restoration Study - Jeff Mengler See StrmRestorInventory_FinalRpt_April2005.pdf.

Resources from 2:30 – 3:00 pm Sessions

F5	Natural Collaboration - Emily Kenny and Michelle O’Connor See F5.doc.
G5	Introduction to Singing Insects - Carl Strang See Singing_insects_brief_handout.doc. For a longer, more complete version with sources contact Carl Strang. Sound recordings can be heard at buzz.ifas.ufl.edu for crickets and katydids and at insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/fauna/Michigan_Cicadas/Michigan/Index.html for cicadas.
N5	Birds of Fermilab - Peter Kasper See Birds of Fermilab.ppt.

Resources from 3:15 – 3:45 pm Sessions

A6	Conservation Economics for the Chicago Region - Ken Bagstad See www.uvm.edu/~kbagstad/Ecoservices.html.
F6	The Chicago Wilderness Field Passport - Pat Hayes See Steward_Participation.doc and Summary.doc.
L6	Oh, Help Me! Getting the Help You Need - April Anderson See Wild_Things_Conference2007.pdf or contact April Anderson with any information or additional help. This program may not be copied without permission and acknowledgement.
M6	Non-Profits and Lobbying—Yes You Can - Douglas Chien See handout.pdf.

Resources from 4:00 – 4:45 pm Sessions

A7	Advocacy 101: How to be an Effective Advocate - Karen Orenstein See Effective_Advocacy.pdf and 4_07_IL_global_warming.pdf.

"Wild Things" is co-sponsored by: Audubon Chicago Region, the Volunteer Stewardship Network, The Nature Conservancy, Chicago Wilderness Magazine, the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Northeastern Illinois University and other Chicago Wilderness organizations.

This project was funded through a grant program supported by the USDA Forest Service Northeastern Area, State and Private Forestry, and the US Fish & Wildlife Service, in support of Chicago Wilderness. USFWS and USFS grants of federal monies are administered by the Illinois Conservation Foundation.