Join researchers, key partners, and Forest Preserves staff as they share discoveries, exchange ideas, and inspire future research.
Presentations will include:
Thinking Big
Urban Biotic Assessment Program (UBAP)
Stream Restoration As A Tool for Meeting Waste Water Permit Compliance
Iterative Research to Action Shapes a Distinct Model of Community Led Arts Practice to Activate People in Nature
Going Deep
Integrating Health Assessment and Movement Ecology into a Long-Term American Kestrel Monitoring Program
What can six years of mark-recapture monitoring tell us? Assessments of freshwater mussel communities in the greater Chicagoland area and implications for future research
Understudied arachnids around us: The urban ecology and behavioral ecology of Opiliones
Does fish habitat enhancement make more fish? An experimental evaluation of whole-lake fish habitat additions within forest preserve fishing lakes
Human Dimensions
Understanding tick abundance and pathogen risk in Chicago's green spaces
Stewards and science: Leveraging volunteer networks to learn more about brush pile burning effects on oak ecosystems
Building Momentum for Change: Human and Planetary Health
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