9:00 Welcome
Dr. Ed Heske, Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL
9:05 Dr. David Thomas, Chief Emeritus, Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL
Back to the Future: A Brief Look at the Illinois Natural History Survey after 150 years
9:15 Dr. Louis Iverson, USDA Forest Service, Delaware, OH
Potential Effects of Climate Change on Midwestern Forests
9:40 Dr. Scott Robinson, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL
Restoring Illinois' Bird Communities
10:05 Dr. Rob Wiedenmann, University of Arkansas, Dept. of Entomology, Fayetteville, AR
Biological Control for Everyman: Public Participation in a Weed Project
10:30 Coffee break (15 min)
10:45 Dr. Joseph Spencer, Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL
Forbes was Right: INHS Researchers and Corn Insect Management Since 1880
11:10 Dr. John Chick, Illinois Natural History Survey, Brighton, IL
Two Great Rivers: The Mississippi and Yangtze
11:35 Dr. Larry Page, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL
Freshwater Fish Diversity, Natural History Collections, and Conservation
12:00 Break for lunch
1:30 Dr. Brian Anderson, Director, Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL
The Future of Illinois Biodiversity
1:55 Dr. Kayri Havens, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL
Rare Plant Conservation in Illinois: Progress and Challenges
2:20 Dr. Michael Lannoo, Indiana University School of Medicine, Terre Haute, IN
Global Rates of Habitat Loss and Implications for Amphibian Conservation
2:45 Dr. Mike Ward, Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL
How the Illinois Bird Community has Changed over the Last 100 Years
3:10 Coffee break (15 min)
3:25 Dr. Dave Philipp, Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL
Evolutionary Impacts of Fishing and Fisheries Management
3:50 Dr. Nohra Mateus-Pinilla, Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL
Illinois Wildlife Health as an Emerging Conservation Focus
4:30 Capstone Speaker
Dr. Peter Raven, Director, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO
Biodiversity for the Future: How to Save It
5:30 Adjourn