SER Calendar of Events
Hands-On Wetland Creation Workshop for Professionals
Date(s):	May 22-24, 2012
Location:	Massachusetts, USA
Details:	Part of the Spadefoot Toad Restoration Project. Hosted by: Mass Audubon About the Workshop: Isolated wetlands provide vital habitat to many species of amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Unfortunately, a majority of these ecosystems have been lost due to draining and filling throughout North America. These landscape modifications are now affecting recovery efforts for endangered species, reducing water quality, increasing flooding, and reducing ground water supplies. Fortunately, it’s now possible to construct ponds and wetlands that look and function similar to natural wetlands, with desired hydro-periods, aquatic vegetation, and animal life. While protection and restoration of natural wetlands remain the highest priorities, creation can be an important option where wetland habitats have been lost. This hands-on workshop is designed for individuals interested in learning how to use practical, low cost techniques for building wetlands for wildlife. Participants will see how wetland projects can be planned in forested and open areas, on vast expanses of public land, and even on school grounds to benefit plants, animals, and people. Attendees will discover how to select the best locations for building wetlands, test soils, choose construction techniques, work with heavy equipment operators, and establish native plants. Also, through a series of presentations, participants will learn about conservation efforts using reintroduction, translocation, and habitat restoration techniques and learn about Eastern spadefoot toad conservation efforts on Cape Cod. A field trip to a nearby spadefoot population is included. Cost: $240 which includes lunches on three days, hand-out materials, signed copy of the book Wetland Restoration and Construction - A Technical Guide by Thomas Biebighauser, and more!
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University at Buffalo’s Workshop Series in Stream Ecosystem Restoration
Date(s):	June/July 2012
Location:	Buffalo, New York
Details:	2012 Draft Schedule (Updated!)
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Marine Meadow Program Workshop
Date(s):	June 8, 2012
Location:	New Suffolk, New York
Details:	Participants will weave eelgrass shoots (harvested from healthy donor meadows in local waters) into burlap planting discs. Once assembled, these discs will be planted by SCUBA certified CCE Marine Program staff in carefully selected restoration sites in our local estuaries. These newly created “marine meadows” will serve as important marine habitat for many species of finfish and shellfish. Volunteers will gather at the New Suffolk waterfront at 3pm. Registration is free, but required as space is limited. For more information on the Marine Meadows Program, or to register for this event, please contact Kimberly Barbour, Habitat Restoration Outreach Specialist at kp237@cornell.edu or 631-852-8660.
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Ozark Summit 2012: Restoration in the 21st Century
Date(s):	June 12-14, 2012
Location:	Springfield, Missouri
Details:	Join citizens and professionals from across the Ozarks to discuss the many facets of restoration on public and private lands. Workshops: Restoration Funding, Conservation Easements, Restoration on Private and Working Lands; technical papers and poster sessions; field visits to aquatic and terrestrial restoration sites and much much more!
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Atlantic White Cedar Symposium
Date(s):	June 12-14, 2012
Location:	Suffolk, VA, USA
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Thicket Forum 2012
Date(s):	Sept. 4-6, 2012
Location:	TBA, South Africa
Details:	The 2012 Thicket Forum has adopted the theme: "Reconnecting People and Thicket". The event will be held from September 4-6, 2012 in a TBD location in South Africa.
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SER Europe Chapter: 8th European Conference on Ecological Restoration
Date(s):	September 9-14, 2012
Location:	Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
Details:	SER Europe Chapter announces its 8th European Conference on Ecological Restoration, "Near-Natural Restoration." September 9-14, 2012 České Budějovice (Budweis), Czech Republic The aim is to provide a state-of-the-art overview of restoration ecology as a scientific discipline and its interaction with practical restoration projects. The conference brings together scientists, practitioners, stakeholders and policy makers.
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Pollination & Land Rehabilitation Workshop
Date(s):	September 29-30, 2012
Location:	Columbus, Ohio, USA
Details:	Red Roof Inn - Buckeye Meeting Room (1/2 block from the Columbus Convention Centre) 111 East Nationwide Blvd Columbus, OH The Canadian Pollination Initiative (NSERC-CANPOLIN) is organizing a 2-day workshop on Pollination and Land Rehabilitation. The workshop will bring together pollination biologists, restoration ecologists, and others interested in land rehabilitation, and will provide a valuable opportunity to assess the current state of knowledge and identify research priorities and collaborative projects. The workshop will take place immediately prior to the EcoSummit on September 29 and 30, 2012 in Columbus, Ohio. Space is limited! To reserve a place in the workshop, please email sbates@uoguelph.ca.
EcoSummit 2012
Date(s):	September 30 - October 5, 2012
Location:	Columbus, Ohio, USA
Details:	EcoSummit 2012 - Ecological Sustainability Restoring the Planet’s Ecosystem Services EcoSummit 2012 will bring together the world's most respected minds in ecological science to discuss restoring the planet's ecosystems. Come hear Nobel Prize laureate Elinor Ostrom, Pulitzer Prize winners E.O. Wilson and Jared Diamond, Kyoto Prize winner Simon Levin, Stockholm Water Prize laureates Sven Jřrgensen and Bill Mitsch, and many others in the first conference ever linking the Ecological Society of America (ESA), The International Association for Ecology (INTECOL) and the Society for Ecological Restoration International (SER). 70 symposia and 11 workshops with almost 600 participants from over 55 countries have been accepted for the EcoSummit 2012 Program. The symposia and workshops cover a wide variety of ecological topics, including ecological restoration, ecosystem services, climate change issues, and lake, wetland, and river management and will be presented over the entire week of the conference in parallel sessions.
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2012 Annual SER Texas Conference
Date(s):	November 2-4, 2012
Location:	Weslaco , TX
Details:	THE 2012 ANNUAL TxSER CONFERENCE November 2nd - 4th, 2012 Estero Llano Grande State Park 3301 S. International Blvd. (F.M. 1015) Weslaco , TX 76549 Join us in the Rio Grande Valley for the 2012 Annual TXSER Conference, November 2nd - 4th, in an area that hosts one of the most spectacular convergences of birds on earth. Network and find new exciting ways to contribute to ecological restoration through presentations, speakers and field trips in this unique region. This year's conference will be held at the amazingly diverse Estero Llano Grande State Park, a 176-acre refuge in Weslaco, which attracts a fantastic array of South Texas wildlife with its varied landscape of shallow lakes, woodlands and thorn forest. Through field trips of the surrounding area we will learn of the restoration efforts that have been implemented by various organizations such as Texas Parks & Wildlife, The Nature Conservancy & U.S. Fish & Wildlife. This is a conference to remember! Visit http://txser.org/ for more information.
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SER-Australasia Conference
Date(s):	November 28-30, 2012
Location:	Perth, Australia
Details:	The inaugural conference of the Society for Ecological Restoration Australasia (SERA) will be held in Perth, Western Australia, on 28-30 November 2012. For land managers, scientists and practitioners who work in biodiversity restoration, this SERA meeting will provide a critical international forum at a time of significance for the region's species, ecosystems and landscapes. Goal The three day conference program will feature topics of global interest, including themes on “Our restoration capabilities within a changing world”. Topics that are relevant, of high focus and contemporary in Australia, will also be highlighted during the conference program. Papers are sought from both researchers and practitioners engaged in restoration across Australasia.
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