Chicago Wilderness 2012 Congress

Full Day and Session Schedule

 

Chicago Wilderness is pleased to present the official schedule for Congress 2012. All participants must signify which presentation they plan on attending during each of the four sessions on the conference registration form. Each session offers a presentation in each track for you to choose from. The tracks are: Leave No Child Inside, Greening Infrastructure, Restoring Nature, Climate Action and Research. Congress will follow the following schedule. To view the presentations in each session, click on the session link below.


8 - 8:45 a.m.         Registration/breakfast
9 - 10:30 a.m.       Opening plenary
10:45  - 12 p.m.    SESSION I: 10:45 a.m. - 12 p.m.
12: - 1 p.m.           Lunch
1 - 2:30 p.m.         SESSION II: 1 - 2:30 p.m.
2:45 - 4 p.m.         SESSION III: 2:45 - 4 p.m.
4:15 - 5:30 p.m.    SESSION IV: 4:15 - 5:30 p.m.
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.    Reception


All sessions within the same tract will be held in the same room throughout the day:

Leave No Child Inside: Room DE
Greening Infrastructure: Room C
Climate Action: Room F
Research: Room HI
Restoring Nature: Room G


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SESSION I: 10:45 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Science Curricula in Nature: The Model and the Practice: Room DE
Leave No Child Inside
Presenters: Neil Couturier, Kiim Dwan-Collins, Daniel C. Kielson*, Catherine Wang, Robyn Ward

The Millennium Reserve-Calumet Core: Connecting Habitat, People, and Economies: Room C 
Greening Infrastructure
Presenters: Jason Berry, Mark J. Bouman, Eric Neagu, Diane L. Tecic

Upper Midwest & Great Lakes LCC - Shared Services for Conservation: Room F
Climate Action
Presenters: Brian Anderson*, Dave Ewert, Tom Neeson, John Rogner*, Dan Vimont

The "Rules" of Ecological Restoration: Understanding How Institutions Impact Biodiversity through the Results of the RESTORE Project: Room HI
Research
Presenters: Monica A. Farfan, Liam Heneghan*, Kristen A. Ross, Cristy Watkins

Assessing and Restoring River and Creek Habitats – A How to Do Primer and Case Study: Room G
Restoring Nature
Presenters: Ders Anderson*, Terry Hannan, Roger Klocek, Dan Salas, Aaron Steber, Bob Szafoni

 

SESSION II: 1 - 2:30 p.m.

Paving the Way for the Next Generation of Conservation Leaders & Engaging Diverse Audiences in Lake County: Room DE
Leave No Child Inside
Presenters: Walter J. Burlack, Susan Hoffmann, Jo-Elle Mogerman, Arthur Pearson*, Kim Swift

The Chicago Wilderness Green Infrastructure Vision - 2012 and Beyond: Room C             
Greening Infrastructure
Presenters: Will Allen, Dennis Dreher*, Jeff Mengler, Darrell Moore, Nancy Williamson

Applied Climate Change Research: Room F
Climate Action
Presenters: Jason D. K. Dzurisin, R.T. Fahey, Daniel J. Larkin, Shannon Still*

Chicago Wilderness Land Management Research Program: Room HI
Research
Presenters: Sarah H. Cleeton, José-Cristian Martínez, Liam Heneghan, Rebecca Tonietto, Lauren Umek*, David H. Wise

Visioning the Future: Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: Room G
Restoring Nature
Presenters: Gerald Adelmann , Paul Botts, Allison Cisneros , William Glass, Gerald Heinrich , Stacy Meyers, Mary Mitsos , Joe Roth, Wade Spang, Gary Sullivan

 

SESSION III: 2:45 - 4 p.m.

What is Conservation Leadership and What Can Organizations do to Promote it? Four Young Adults Reflect on their Experiences: Room DE
Leave No Child Inside
Presenters: Danielle Diaz*, Nadia Gronkowski, Alicia Metzger, Kimeco Roberson, Colin Smalley

Applications of Green Infrastructures: Linking Programs to Results: Room C
Greening Infrastructure
Presenters: Abby Crisostomo, Josh Ellis, Sarah Neville, Nancy Williamson*

Regional Climate Projections, Impacts to Biodiversity and Adaptation Strategies: Room F
Climate Action
Presenters: Abigail Derby Lewis*, Kim Hall, Izabella Redlinski, Gary Sullivan, Melanie Napoleon Welch

Combining Ecological Restoration with Bioenergy Production: Room HI
Research
Presenters: Steven Apfelbaum, Andrew Jakubowski, Beth Lawrence*, Shane Lishawa

Strategies for Oak Recovery in the Chicago Wilderness Region: Room G
Restoring Nature
Presenters: Jim Anderson, Steve Barg, Robert Fahey, Lisa Haderlein*, Jim Kleinwachter*, Debbie Maurer

 

SESSION IV: 4:15 – 5:30 p.m.

A Series on Youth and Nature: Room DE
Leave No Child Inside
Presenters: Corrine Daniels, Karen Holmes, Caitie McCoy, Liza Sullivan, Julie Vandervort,  Nishaat Yunus

Scales of Green Infrastructure: Room C
Greening Infrastructure
Presenters: Will Allen, Steven Byers, Monica Farfan, Erika Hasle, Jeff Mengler*

Talking about Climate: Effectively Presenting Climate Change to Diverse Audiences: Room F
Climate Action
Presenters:  Susan Ask*, Alejandro Grajal, Karen Hevel-Mingo, Jennifer Hirsch, Mario Longoni

Biodiversity, Conservation, and Sustainability: Understanding the Chicago Region's Natural and Human Assets: Room HI             
Research
Presenters: Mark J. Bouman, Michael Bryson, Sarah Cleeton, Cindy Copp, Liam Heneghan, Basil Iannone, James Miller, Chris Mulvaney*, Conor Swenson, Lynne Westphal, Katrina Wiecek, David Wise

Reimagining the Chicago and Calumet Rivers for the Twenty-first Century and Beyond: Room G
Restoring Nature
Presenters: Josh Ellis, Reuben Keller*, Debra Shore, David St. Pierre