SER Midwest-Great Lakes Chapter
Welcome to the new Midwest-Great Lakes (MWGL) Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration International.
The MWGL chapter includes members from Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The chapter also serves the American Indian tribal nations located within these boundaries.
Become a Chapter Member!
We want to encourage everyone to join the Midwest-Great Lakes SER Chapter. Chapter dues for 2010 are just $12 and discounted membership dues are provided for students at the cost of $6. One does not have to be a member of SER International to join the Midwest-Great Lakes Chapter SER. However, for a limited time, you can join the Midwest-Great Lakes SER Chapter and receive a complimentary one-year Associate Membership to SER International. Associate Members of SER International receive the quarterly SERNews electronically.
To join the chapter just click here to download a membership application,
complete the membership application, and fax or mail the completed
application and your payment to:
Midwest-Great Lakes SER
c/o SER International
285 W. 18th St., #1
Tucson, AZ 85701-2563
Phone: (520) 622-5485
Fax: (270) 626-5485
Events and Announcements
NEW! 3/26/2010 Meeting Schedule Update and Abstracts - Second Annual Chapter Meeting The meeting program is coming together with only two weeks to go before our Second Annual Chapter Meeting at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum. Click here to download a PDF of the most updated schedule, the schedule for oral presentations, an overview of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum Plenary Session and a description of the walking tours of the Arboretum. Click here to download a PDF of the abstracts from Dr. Zedler's Keynote Presentation, The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Plenary Session, Poster Presentations, and Oral Presentations. We are looking forward to seeing you in Madison.
3/17/2010 Meeting Schedule Update and Authors and Titles of Contributed Presentations - Second Annual Chapter Meeting
Attached is an updated meeting schedule for the upcoming Second Annual Chapter Meeting of the Midwest-Great Lakes SER Chapter. This document also contains a list of authors and titles of the 53 contributed presentations that will be given at the meeting. Click here to download a PDF of this document.
Chapter Newsletter's Fifth Issue Available The current issue of the Chapter newsletter summarizes the results of the recent bylaw vote, provides updates on our upcoming Annual Chapter Meeting, and has a special section devoted to reports from Chapter members on their restoration-related accomplishments and activities that have occurred in the past year (3/1/2009 - 3/15/2010). Click here to download a PDF of the newsletter (Adobe Acrobat required)
Preliminary Program and Meeting Registration - Second Annual Chapter Meeting The second annual Chapter meeting of the Midwest-Great Lakes SER Chapter will be held April 9 and 10, 2010 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum. Dr. Joy Zedler has graciously agreed to give the Friday night keynote presentation and the title of her presentation is "Restoration Targets Are Changing". We also have 47 contributed presentations on a diversity of ecological restoration topics, a special session on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a workshop on natural channel design, and a workshop on use of multi-spectral aerial imaging. Click here to download a PDF of the Meeting Brochure and Registration Form (Adobe Acrobat required) that contains the preliminary schedule, registration form, accommodation information, and information about the conference site. We want to encourage everyone to take advantage of the early registration prices. The first deadline for early registration is March 26, 2010 and the second deadline is April 5, 2010. If you have any questions regarding the Annual Meeting please email us at mwgl.ser@gmail.com
2010 Elections The 2010 Elections for the Chapter Board positions of President, Secretary, State Representative – Ohio, State Representative – Illinois, and State Representative – Wisconsin are underway. Below is an outline for the elections:
March 9, 2010: Nominations returned to Board Development Committee
March 12, 2010: Final voting ballots will be distributed to Chapter Membership
March 31, 2010: Completed ballots must be returned to Board Development Committee
April 10, 2010: Election results announced at the Business Meeting held in conjunction with Annual MWGL SER Chapter Meeting in Madison, Wisconsin.
If you have any questions regarding the 2010 elections please contact Sean Clauson (SClauson@jfnew.com) - Chairperson of the Board Development Committee.
Proposed Bylaws Accepted We received a total of 39 votes from Chapter members and all votes were in support of the proposed Chapter Bylaws. Thus, the proposed bylaws are now in effect and are formally the Chapter Bylaws. Click here to download a PDF of the Chapter Bylaws (Adobe Acrobat required)
Call for Abstracts - Second Annual Chapter Meeting Click here to download a PDF of the call for Abstracts (Adobe Acrobat required).
Vote on Chapter Bylaws The Board of Directors incorporated changes to the proposed Chapter bylaws that were suggested by Chapter members in October 2009. A chapter vote was initiated via email. Chapter members had from December 2009 to January 2010 to vote on the proposed bylaws.
Chapter Newsletter's Fourth Issue Available
Click here to download a PDF of the newsletter (Adobe Acrobat required)
Proposed Chapter Bylaws Available for Review The Board of Directors obtained comments on the proposed bylaws from Chapter Members and the deadline for receiving comments was October 12, 2009.
Chapter Activities and Accomplishments Presented at SERI Meeting in Australia Former Organizing Committee members Young Choi, Rocky Smiley, and Jennifer Lyndall presented a poster presentation at the recent SERI meeting in Australia that provides others with guidance for establishing SER Regional Chapters based on experiences learned as part of establishing the MWGL SER Chapter. Click here to download a PDF of the poster presentation (Adobe Acrobat required)
Chapter Board of Directors Provides Comments on the US EPA’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative The Chapter Board of Directors worked together in August to provide the US EPA with comments on their Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Click here to download a PDF of the comments submitted to the US EPA (Adobe Acrobat required).
Chapter Newsletter’s Third Issue Available
Click here to download a PDF of the newsletter (Adobe Acrobat required)
Meeting minutes from the Second Business Meeting The second business meeting was held on April 25 at the Annual Meeting. Click here to download a PDF of the newsletter (Adobe Acrobat required)
NEW! Abstracts from the First Annual Chapter Meeting The First Annual Chapter Meeting was April 24 to April 25, 2009 at Marian College in Indianapolis, Indiana. Click here to download a PDF of the abstracts of all presentations given at this meeting (Adobe Acrobat required)
Chapter Newsletter’s Second Issue Available
Click here to download a PDF of the newsletter (Adobe Acrobat required)
Chicago Wilderness Exhibit and First Business Meeting Additional details regarding these events are summarized in the second issue of the Chapter newsletter and click here to download a pdf of the webinar.
Chapter Newsletter's First Issue Available
Click here to download a PDF of the newsletter (Adobe Acrobat required)
Chapter Objectives
The objectives of the MWGL Chapter are:
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To encourage practice and research in all aspects of ecological restoration;
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To disseminate scientific and technical information related to ecological restoration through meetings and publications to Chapter members, state/federal agencies, tribal groups, private institutions, and the general public; and
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To assist the Society in the development of technical and ethical guidelines for ecological restoration.
Additional purposes and objectives may be added as an amendment to the chapter bylaws. All purposes, objectives and activities pursued by the MWGL Chapter are in agreement with SER foundational principles (i.e., Primer on Ecological Restoration, Guidelines for Ecological Restoration, Environmental Policies, and Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Livelihood).
Chapter LISTSERV
We have established a chapter LISTSERV to foster communication among Chapter members throughout the year. We would like to encourage everyone to sign up, especially since short communications from the Chapter leadership will be distributed via this forum. To subscribe to the LISTSERV, go to this webpage (http://sernews.org/mailman/listinfo/ser-mwgl_sernews.org) and follow the
instructions.
2009 Board of Directors
Chapter Officers
President – Rocky Smiley, USDA ARS Soil Drainage Research Unit
Vice-President – Jennifer Lyndall, ENVIRON International Corporation
Secretary – Carl Wodrich, Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Treasurer – Hua Chen, University of Illinois at Springfield
State Representatives
Ohio – Cody Fleece, Stantec Consulting Services Inc
Indiana – Bob Barr, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Michigan – Bob Grese, University of Michigan
Illinois – Geoff Morris, University of Chicago
Wisconsin – Pamela Rice, SEH Inc.
Minnesota – Jason Husveth, Critical Connections Ecological Services, Inc.,
At Large Representatives
David Benson, Marian College
Cara Hardesty, Stantec Consulting Services Inc
John Shuey, Indiana Office of The Nature Conservancy
Anne Remek Kominowski, Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Student Representatives
Katherine Martin, the Ohio State University
Justin Kapitan, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Contact Us
Email the Chapter at mwgl@ser.org
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