Donna VanBuecken, Executive Director
PO Box 1274
Appleton, WI  54912-1274
Phone:  877-394-9453
Email:  execdirector@for-wild.org

ANNUAL MEETING

The 2008 Annual Wild Ones Meeting will be co-hosted by Wild Ones national and Fox Valley Area Chapter during the late summer at the new Wild Ones EcoCenter on the west shore of Little Lake Butte des Morts in Neenah, Wisconsin.

A Photo Contest will be head in conjunction with the Annual Meeting; click here for details on the Photo Contest. Photo entries will be judged by a professional nature photographer, as well as annual meeting/conference participants. Click here for the entry form.

For further information conference.

Additional Conferences

For additional conferences, see the listing below or go to the list maintained by the National Park Service at Plant Conservation Alliance, or the one maintained by The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at national events calendar.

    Jan 24, 2009 (Sat)    

13th Annual

Toward Harmony with Nature
Natural Landscaping Conference
Presented by
Wild Ones Fox Valley Area Chapter

Hilton Garden Inn
1355 West 20th Avenue
Oshkosh, Wisconsin

A day-long seminar on native landscaping sponsored by Fox Valley Area Chapter of Wild Ones. Keynote speaker, naturalist, photographer and painter, Terrill Knaack, will present a visual exploration of several remnant prairies, interwoven with selected readings and the music of native American flutist Christine Bach in "A Prairie Meditation."

There will be vendors, exhibits, lunch on-site, book table, etc.

Call Karen at 920-987-5587 for more information or email. To download a registration form or register on-line go to Fox Valley Area Chapter webpage

    Jan 28, 2009 (Wed)    

"Prescribed Fire -- Learning from the Past, Preparing for the Future" Conference
January 28-30, 2009
Ramada Inn
Stevens Point, WIsconsin

Keynote Speaker: David Thomas--
Seven Dead in Seven Minutes, But It Can't Happen to Me"
Mr. Thomas retired from the Forest Service after 33 years and currently works as a private consultant in the areas of high reliability organizing, dialogue, organizational learning and disaster analysis.

Contact person is Heather L. Ross
Phone: 877-284-3882
Email Heather at this address

    Feb 07, 2009 (Sat)    

Third Biennial Wild Things Conference
University of Illinois at Chicago
February 7, 2009

Please see our call for presentations and nominations for details. (The deadline to respond is October 20th, 2008.)
It’s all on our web site

Our keynote speaker this year is Doug Ladd, Director of Conservation Science, Missouri Field Office of The Nature Conservancy. He will share reflections — inspirational, humorous and a little philosophical — from his many years of experience in natural areas management in our region.

    Feb 14, 2009 (Sat)    

Native Gardening in the Southeast
Georgia Native Plant Society
14th Plant Symposium
Mercer University
2930 Flowers Rd South
Atlanta, Georgia 30341
8:00a.m.-3:45p.m.

Speakers:
Douglas Tallamy - "Fighting Extinction with Native Plants"
Wendy Zomlefer - "Herbaria in Georgia"
Jane Bath - "Designing with Native Plant Materials"
Lauri Lawson - "Native Perennials - Now more available than ever"

Concurrent Sessions:
A. "Gardening for Life" - Douglas Tallamy
B. "Tough Native Trees for Urban Sites" - Greg Levine

Symposium Registration:
Member: $50
Non-Membr: $55
Registration Postmarked after January 10, 2009: $60
Price includes continental breakfast & lunch.

Make checks payable to: Georgia Native Plant Society
Mail to: GNPS Symposium
PO Box 422085
Atlanta, GA 30342-2085

    Feb 20, 2009 (Fri)    

NATIVE PLANTS IN THE DESIGNED LANDSCAPE:
A Community Approach to Understanding and Creating Sustainable Landscapes

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Friday, February 20, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Speakers:

Stephen W Kress: Creating Habitats for Birds on Properties Large and Small
Dr. Donald J. Leopold: The Grand Tour...of Upstate New York Plant communities
Larry Weaner: Natural Landscaping Techniques
Larry Weaner: Wildflower Meadows: Let's Get Real
Dan Segal: Nature to Nurture: Understanding Native Plant Communities as Models for Natureal Landscapes
Krissy Faust: Common Species Delight in All Seasons

Conference is being organized by Rick Manning, ASLA and Dan Segal of the Plantsmen Nursery. All proceeds will go to Cayuga Waterfront Trail Initiative.

    Feb 21, 2009 (Sat)    

• 9th Annual Expo: Native Landscaping for Clean Water
  

  
  Minnesota -- The Twin Cities and St. Croix Oak Savanna Chapters are hosting the 9th Annual Native Plant Expo on Saturday, February 21st at the Radisson Hotel Roseville with the theme: "Thumbs Up for the Environment: Native Landscaping for Clean Water". We are partnering with the award-winning, local "Blue Thumb - Planting for Clean Water" program, and our featured speakers are Bonnie Harper-Lore, Restoration Ecologist, Federal Highway Administration, and Rusty Schmidt, Landscape Ecologist, Washington Conservation District in Minnesota.
  
  For more information go to Expo
  
  

• "Invasive Plants of Grasslands" Conference
  Crowne Plaza Hotel
  Madison, Wisconsin
  
  Keynote Address: Steve Bertjens (Southwest Badger RC&D) and Bill Johnson (Alliant Energy) will present their visions for a future where trees, brush, invasive plants and native grasses can be harvested from prairies and burned as cellolusic biomass, providing a renewable energy source for the Upper Midwest.
  
  Register Online at this web site
  
  "The Prairie Enthusiasts Banquet"
  Crowne Plaza Hotel immediately following the IPAW conference. Join your friends and colleagues for an evening of great food, drinks, laughter, shared stories and knowledge!
  
  Register Online at this web site

    Feb 26, 2009 (Thu)    

14th International Water Conservation & Xeriscape Conference

Water – Food – Landscape – Sustainability
February 26-27, 2009
Marriott Pyramid Hotel -- Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sponsored by the Xeriscape Council of New Mexico & Intel

The 14th Water Conservation Conference in Albuquerque will focus on the links among global, regional and local water issues and how the interests of food/agriculture, ecosystem stewardship and management dovetail with landscape and reduced-water consumption.

Global water keynote address by Maude Barlow, Chairperson of The Council of Canadians and author of Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and The Battle for Right to Water. The food/agriculture keynote on day two is Wes Jackson, President and Founder of the Land Institute.

Please see web site for registration information.

In conjunction with and immediately following the conference, February 28th and March 1st, there will be a 2-day Expo featuring over 225 exhibitors and free seminars both days. The Expo focuses on the “how to” of xeriscaping with sessions on planning and design, site preparation, plant selection, irrigation and pest management. General interest seminars are also offered featuring water harvesting, bees and their importance, hummingbirds and the landscape, and others. Last year’s Expo was attended by about 7,000. This year, to tie the Expo directly with the Conference, we will also have at least 50 local food producers at the event.

    Mar 08, 2009 (Sun)    

22nd ANNUAL MICHIGAN WILDFLOWER CONFERENCE
sponsored by the Wildflower Association of Michigan

at the
Kellogg Center
55 South Harrison Road
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824

Building a Web of Life

The Michigan Wildflower Conference is open to all who are interested in Michigan native plants and their habitats. Registration opens at 7:30 a.m., refreshments provided.

Keynote speaker is Dr. Douglas Tallamy, Professor and Chair of the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware and Author of the book, Bringing Nature Home, How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in our Gardens

A concurrent Educators Workshop Sunday, March 8, is on developing native outdoor education habitats.

A wide variety of vendors will offer high quality arts and crafts, books, photographs and original paintings. The many exhibits will bring educational information about native habitats.

Detailed schedule and a registration form are on-line at
http://www.wildflowersmich.org/

Contact:

Jean Weirich, registrar,
3947 E. St. Joseph
Grand Ledge, MI 48837

or phone 517-627-7927
or e-mail Jean.Weirich@gmail.com

    Apr 19, 2009 (Sun)    

The Center for North American Herpetology Lawrence, Kansas
web site
16th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species
BULLFROG FORUM
April 19-23,2009
Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Everyone will need to register as a conference participant via the ICAIS web site.

Conference organizers have kindly extended the deadline for abstracts by about three
weeks for participants in the Bullfrog forum.

For those with questions or other queries, contact:

Stan A. Orchard
BullfrogControl.com Inc.
69A Burnside Road West
Victoria, British Columbia
Canada V9A 1B6
Email.
Bull Frog Control web site

    Jul 24, 2009 (Fri)    

Midwest Native Plant Conference

CONNECTING PEOPLE AND NATURE
July 24-26, 2009
Hope Hotel in Dayton, Ohio (by Wright Patterson AFB)

Featured speakers:
�� Chris Bedel, Edge of Appalachia, Preserve Director
�� Carolyn Harstad, author of Go Native!
�� Jim McCormac, botanist and all around naturalist, author of Birds of Ohio

This conference will include educational programs and field trips
designed to connect people and nature. The focus will be on native prairies
and wetlands with emphasis on the importance of native plant communities and how you
can include these elements in your landscapes.
A percentage of the proceeds will benefit the Beavercreek Wetland Association and the
Marianist Environmental Education Center(MEEC).
Local vendors will be available to address your native plant needs.

For further information contact Jim McCormac at email or Kathy McDonald at email

    Sep 13, 2009 (Sun)    

The International Conference on Ecology and Transportation
"Adapting to Change"
September 13-17, 2009
Duluth Entertainment Convention Center
Duluth, Minnesota

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS NOW OPEN AND EXTENDED– SUBMISSION DEADLINE JANUARY 31, 2009
To be considered, abstracts should address current planning and project activities, research applications, and best practices in one or more topic areas selected for the 2009 conference. Visit this web site for a complete listing of ICOET 2009 topic areas and additional conference information.

ICOET 2009: ADAPTING TO CHANGE

Our transportation systems and ecosystems need to be addressed in the context of global climate change and shifts in transportation funding and priorities. Our natural and built environments are confronting changes that will unfold on multiple scales and impact many interrelated elements. The high degree of interaction between transportation infrastructure and natural systems requires increasingly interdisciplinary, integrated approaches to planning, building, maintaining and monitoring the health of these systems.

In 2009, ICOET will focus on the challenges ahead as we adapt for future global climate changes, shifts in transportation demand and patterns, and evolving environmental and transportation policy.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE)
Email James Martin, 919-515-8620
Email Eugene Murray, 919-515-8037