INRS State Scientific Surveys
| Bailey, Steve 847-217-5975 sdbailey@inhs.illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | Critical Trends Assessment Project (CTAP); statewide bird distribution trends in Illinois bird populations; effects of fragmentation and cowbird parasitism on Illinois birds; natural history of owls; general natural history programs including a variety of flora and fauna. | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
Community Groups 6th - 12th Grade Teachers |
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| Beveroth, Tara 217-265-7303 beveroth@illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | Avian Ecology, Avian Monitoring, Field Techniques, Bird Banding | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade Teachers |
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| Charlebois, Pat 847-242-6441 charlebo@illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | Great Lakes exotic species; zebra mussel; round gobies; exotic zooplankton; dispersal barrier for the Chicago waterways | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
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| Claussen, Julie 217-244-1516 juliec@illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | Fish, Pond Life, aquatic ecosystems, conservation issues | |
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Kindergarten - 5th Grade
6th - 12th Grade Teachers |
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| Cummings, Kevin 217-333-1623 ksc@inhs.illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | Freshwater mussels; aquatic biodiversity, African and South American mussels. | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
Community Groups College Level Students Teachers |
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| DeWalt, R. Edward 217-649-7414 dewalt@illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | Conservation of Aquatic Insects, Aquatic Insects of Illinois, Biological Quality of Streams | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
Community Groups 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
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| Ellis, James 217-244-5695 jamese@inhs.illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | botany, prairie ecology, ecological restoration, natural lands management, gardening with native plants | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
Community Groups 6th - 12th Grade |
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| Freedman, Jonathan 217-728-4851 freedjon@illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | Fish, fisheries, aquatic communities, invasive species, Asian carp. | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
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| Hagy, Heath 309-543-3950 hhagy@illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | Waterfowl and Wetlands | |
| Audiences: |
Community Groups
College Level Students |
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| Hofmann, Joyce jhofmann@inhs.illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | Illinois' small mammals; bats; threatened and endangered mammals | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade |
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| Hoover, Jeff 217-244-2922 j-hoover@illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | Conservation of birds Avian Ecology Habitat Restoration for birds Behavioral Ecology of birds | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
Community Groups College Level Students |
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| Jeffords, Mike 217-244-9417 jeffords@illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | The natural history of Illinois; insects of Illinois; wildflowers of Illinois; nature photography; natural areas of Illinois; biodiversity; other topics | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
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| Kurylo, Jesse 217-244-0692 jkurylo@inhs.illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | Soils and wetlands, rain gardens | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
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| McIntyre, Susan 217-300-2178 sdmcinty@illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | wetlands, woodlands, vernal pools, ecological diversity, water quality, mammals, studying nature, human impacts/"walking softly" | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
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| Mengelkoch, Jean 217-265-7885 jmengel@inhs.illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | Bats, Threatened and Endangered Mammals, Mammals of Illinois | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
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| Merritt, Joseph 217-265-7301 jmerritt@illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | mammals of illinois | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
Community Groups College Level Students Teachers |
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| Miller, Andrew 217-244-0439 amiller@inhs.illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of Illinois DNA Barcoding of Fungi | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
Community Groups College Level Students Teachers |
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| Mui, Jen 217-333-5986 jmu@illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | Biodiversity | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
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| Nieset, Julie 217-300-2472 jenieset@illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | Wetland ecosystems, sustainable agriculture, ecological restoration. | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
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| Nixon, Carie 217-244-9417 cnixon@illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | Insects; aquatic life; science and art; field sketching, other topics | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
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| Phillips, Chris 217-244-7077 chrisp@inhs.illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | Amphibians & reptiles of Illinois; declining amphibian crisis; effects of historical climate change on amphibians and reptiles; Ecology and Life History of the eastern massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus); Ecology, behavior, and evolution of pond breeding salamanders. | |
| Audiences: |
College Level Students
Teachers |
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| Plocher, Allen 217-333-6292 a-ploch@inhs.illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | Wetlands ecology, legislation, delineation, or restoration; tree identification; trees to plant in your backyard; forest ecology; woodlot management for environmental or wildlife habitat purposes; concern and control of invasive and exotic plant species | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
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| Robertson, Ken krrobert@illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | The Tallgrass Prairie Ecosystem of Illinois; The Rose Family-A Botanical Bonanza; Native Plants of Illinois-A Wealth of Diversity; Native Plants Close-up: The Hidden World of Flowers; Botanical Gardens of North America and Europe; The Basics of Plant Photography; Biodiversity-Some Basic Issues; Inspirations from the Tallgrass Prairie: Ecology, Art, and Literature | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
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| Robinson, Jason 217-300-3556 jrob@illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | Insects, streams, taxonomy and systematics, ecology, evolution, fly fishing, edible plants and mushrooms | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
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| Shasteen, Diane 618-995-2411 Diane.Shasteen@illinois.gov | ||
| Topics: | aquatic ecosystems, water quality, mussel communities, willing to speak in Southern Illinois only | |
| Audiences: |
Community Groups
Kindergarten - 5th Grade |
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| Spyreas, Greg 217 300-4023 spyreas@illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | Biodiversity; Illinois Natural Areas; Pre-settlement Midwestern Vegetation; Non-native plants; Topics in Plant Community Ecology; Restoration Ecology; Fire Ecology | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
Community Groups 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
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| Stein, Jeffrey 217-244-1516 jastein@illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | Freshwater fisheries ecology | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade College Level Students |
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| Taft, John 217-244-5046 taft@inhs.illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | Vegetation ecology (esp. prairies, savannas/barrens, woodlands, flatwoods, peatlands); fire effects in woodlands and barrens; restoration ecology (including use of indicator species as measures of ecological integrity); threatened and endangered plants; orchids of Illinois; unique natural areas of Illinois; grasslands of Kyrgyzstan (Central Asia). Vegetation of Fynbos region in South Africa. | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
Community Groups 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
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| Taylor, Steven 217-244-1122 sjtaylor@illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | Caves; cave biology; conservation & management of karst | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
College Level Students |
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| Tiemann, Jeremy 217-244-4594 jtiemann@illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | Freshwater mollusks and fishes | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
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| Voegtlin, Dave 217-244-2152 dvoegtli@illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | Aphids; aphids and native plants; natural biological control. | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
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| Wetzel, Mark 217-244-2108 mjwetzel@illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | Annelida, oligochaetous Clitellata ('Oligochaeta'), aquatic and terrestrial oligochaete worms, leeches, other aquatic invertebrates, springs, map and compass use. | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
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| Wiesbrook, Scott 217-265-0368 swiesbro@illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | Soils of Illinois, hydric soils, wetlands, wetland delineation, wetland restoration | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
Community Groups 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
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| Wilm, Brian 217-244-2176 bwilm@inhs.illinois.edu | ||
| Topics: | Wetlands; habitat restoration; wetland wildlife. | |
| Audiences: |
Conservation Groups
6th - 12th Grade Teachers |
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