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5th Central Illinois Prairie Conference

You may be interested in attending or knowing about an upcoming conference
that is organized around the theme of People and Prairies:  Caring for
Where We Live. Since salvation of prairie remnants and creation of prairie
habitats require heavy human involvement, this conference considers (in
addition to biological and ecological information) how the experiences of
prairie have impacted people and the benefits to be gained from
understanding the prairie as a shared landscape.

This conference is cosponsored by the Grand Prairie Friends of Illinois
(www.prairienet.org/gpf), Parkland College, and the Champaign County Forest
Preserve District. Additional support has been provided by Conservation
2000 and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

Conference registration is $25 excluding meals and publications.
Registration and other information is available from Kristina Hubert, the
Conference Secretary, at 217/896-2455 or nature@net66.com.



Fifth Central Illinois Prairie Conference
September 18-19, 1999
Parkland College
Champaign, IL



Saturday, September 18, 1999

7:30 a.m.	Registration
8:45	Welcome and Announcements
9:00	Keynote Presentation:

	Jack White, prairie ecologist & historian
	"People and the Illinois Prairie: From Prehistory to the Future"

10:00 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions

	Prairie Biology & Ecology
10:00	What is Quality Prairie? Bill McClain, Illinois Department of
Natural Resources
10:45	Influence of Large Herbivores on Diversity of the Tallgrass
Prairie. Roger
	     Anderson, Illinois State University
11:30 	Birds of the Savanna. Jeff Brawn, Illinois Natural History Survey
12:15	Lunch
1:30	Soil Microarthropods. John Peters, McHenry County Conservation
District
2:15 	Mycorrhizae and Actinorrhizae. Jeffrey Dawson, University of
Illinois Urbana-
	     Champaign
3:00	The Importance of Plant Breeding Systems in Prairie Restorations.
Brenda
	     Molano-Flores, Illinois Natural History Survey

	Living & Working in the Prairie
10:00	Prairies of Illinois & the Midwest: A Primer. Ken Schaal, Big
Bluestem Nursery
10:45	Conservation Opportunities for Illinois Landowners. Mary Kay Solecki,
	     Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
11:30	Non-IDNR Conservation Opportunities for Illinois Landowners. Mark
Cender,
	     Natural Resources Conservation Service
12:15	Lunch
1:30
2:15	Prairies, Birds, & Golf Courses. David Ward, Olympia Fields Country
Club
3:00	Using Native Plants in the Landscape. Sandy Mason, Illinois
Cooperative
	     Extension

	Restoring & Creating Prairies
10:00	When to Do Little: Old & New Techniques in Community Restoration. Bill
	     Handel, Illinois Natural History Survey
10:45	Site Selection, Seed bed Preparation, & Planting Dates.
11:30	Species to Use, Planting Methods, & Seed Rates. Dennis Lubbs, Genesis
	     Nursery
12:15	Lunch
1:30	Weed Control & Prescribed Burning.
2:15	How to Burn Safely. Bill Glass, Illinois Department of Natural
Resources
3:00	Problems & New Innovations in Natural Areas Management. Randy Heidorn,
	     Illinois Department of Natural Resources

	Reshaping Community Attitudes About Prairies
10:00	Impossible Prairies of Illinois. Fran Harty, Illinois Department of
Natural
	     Resources
10:45	Conservation Education Resources for the Public.
11:30	Conservation Education Resources for Educators. Robbie Berg, Earth
Partners
12:15	Lunch
1:30	Prairie Crossing: Naturalizing a Community. Victoria Ranney,
Prairie Crossing
2:15	How Does the Mackinaw River Project Reshape Community Attitudes? Bill
	     Davison, The Nature Conservancy
3:00	Mighty Acorns Children's Stewardship Program. Sarah Fretzin, The
Nature
	     Conservancy

	Restorative Environments
10:00	The Value of Nature in Communities.
10:45	The Benefits of Volunteering. Irene Miles
	Managing Volunteers at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie.  Portia
Blume,
	     U.S. Forest Service
11:30
12:15	Lunch
1:30	PrairieWatch. Justin Fuller, Illinois RiverWatch
2:15	The Nature Conservancy. Kim Bauer, Prairie Grove Volunteers
	Grand Prairie Friends of Illinois. Ruth Green, Grand Prairie Friends
3:00	Chicago Wilderness.  Laura Riley, Brookfield Zoo
	Seed Production at the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. Erick
Ulaszek &
	     Portia Blume, U.S. Forest Service

	Interpreting the Prairie Experience
10:00	Prairie Plants Close-up. Ken Robertson, Illinois Natural History
Survey
10:45	Gardens of the Region. Terrence Harkness, University of Illinois
Urbana-
	     Champaign
11:30	Natural Dyes from Native Plants. Barbara Anderson, affiliation
12:15	Lunch
1:30	The Prairie as Recorded in Pioneer Diaries. Bruce Hannon & Sharon
Dorsey
2:15	Native American Perspectives.
3:00	Prairie Tales. Patricia Powell
3:45	Break

4:00	Workshops & Special Activities
	     Prairie Skies Program - Parkland Planetarium
	     Developing and Maintaing a Successful Volunteer Program - Melvern
		Hoff, West Chicago Prairie Stewardship Group
	     Hands-on Kid's Stuff for Parents & Teachers - Kristina Hubert,
Champaign
		County Forest Preserve District
	     Grass Identification - David Ketzner, Illinois Natural History
Survey
	     Prairie Resources on the Internet - Roger Kirkwood, Champaign
County
		Forest Preserve District & Heidi Leuszler, Parkland College
	     Prairie Restoration: Successes and Disappointments - A Round
Table
		Discussion with Terry Moyer, Don Gardner, & Bob Szafoni.
Hosted by Bill
		Handel, Illinois Natural History Survey

5:00	Grand Prairie Friends Business Meeting & Elections
5:00	Social
6:00	Banquet

	Banquet Presentation:
	Guy Fraker, Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
	"Conservation in Illinois and the Role of the Illinois Nature
Preserves
	     Commission"


September 19, 1999

Field trip participants should assemble in the Parkland College parking lot
at the times indicated.

7:45 a.m.	Midewin National Tall Grass Prairie - Ruth Green

8:45	Local GPF & TNC sites - Connie Carroll
	Middle Fork and other CCFPD sites - Roger Kirkwood
	Coneflower Hill Prairie and Guzy Tract - Bob Szafoni
	School Yard Prairie Gardens - Mike Wallace & Jason Sheperis
	Wetland & Wildlife Habitats (Kobberlein, Barnhart, Heinz) - Robbie
Berg

Anton G. Endress
Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences
36 Environmental & Agricultural Sciences Building, MC-637
University of Illinois
1101 West Peabody Drive
Urbana, IL  61801

217/244-1679 (both voice & fax)
email: aendress@uiuc.edu
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