Emiquon 2008:  Restoration Begins

April 3, 2008

Dickson Mounds Museum

 

 

Presentations:  Emiquon Overview

8:30        Welcome and Logistics

                  Mike Lemke

                  Emiquon Field Station Director, University of     Illinois at Springfield

 

8:40        Geologic and archaeological history of Emiquon

                  Ed Hajic

                        Research Associate, Illinois State Museum

                  Mike Wiant

                  Dickson Mounds Museum Director

 

9:00        Overview of the Emiquon Project

                  Doug Blodgett

                  Illinois River Program Director, The Nature Conservancy

 

9:20        Restoration

                  Tharran Hobson

                  Restoration Manager, The Nature Conservancy

 

9:40        Visitor Use and Permits

                  Jason Beverlin

                  Deputy Director of the Illinois River Program

 

10:00     Break

 

 

Monitoring and Evaluation of Key Ecological Attributes

10:15     Overview of Key Ecological Attributes

                  Jim Herkert

                  Director of Science, The Nature Conservancy

 

10:30     Water quality

                  Mike Lemke

                        Microbial Ecologist, University of Illinois at Springfield

 

10:45     Aquatic and moist soil monitoring

                  Nerissa Michaels

                        Emiquon Project Coordinator, Illinois River Biological Station, Illinois

                        Natural History Survey

                  Randy Smith

                  Scientist, Forbes Biological Station, Illinois Natural History Survey

 

11:00     Fish community rehabilitation

                  Rob Hilsabeck

                        Fisheries Biologist, Illinois Department of Natural Resources

                 

11:15     Fish community monitoring

                  Greg Sass

                  Field Station Director & Large River Ecologist, Illinois River                                                        Biological Station, Illinois Natural History Survey

 

11:30     Waterfowl and wetland birds

                  Josh Stafford

                  Field Station Director and Waterfowl Ecologist, Forbes Biological                                      Station, Illinois Natural History Survey

 

11:45     Invertebrates

                  Maria Lemke

                  Aquatic Ecologist, The Nature Conservancy

 

12:00    Lunch

 

 

Networking

       1:00       Research and Resources at the Emiquon Field Station

      

       1:15       Interaction by study organism/taxa

 

       1:45       Interaction by habitat

 

       2:15       Question - Answer

 

       3:00       Break and Tour of Emiquon Preserve