MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2019

5 p.m. pre-workshop dinner at Heartland Grill in the Sheraton Madison

Connect with other attendees at a casual dinner and social time. (Note: this event is not covered by conference fee.)

TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2019

8:30 a.m. Workshop check-in and continental breakfast

UW Arboretum Visitor Center auditorium

9 a.m. Welcome

Opening remarks by Bill Kleiman and Chris Helzer of the GRN. Opening remarks by Arboretum Director Karen Oberhauser. Discussion of logistics and agenda by Mike Hansen

9:15 a.m. Arboretum land management and research

Presented by Michael Hansen and Brad Herrick

10 a.m. Restoring and protecting monarch habitat: suburban gardens aren’t enough

Presented by Karen Oberhauser

10:45 a.m. break

11 a.m. Pollinator conservation

Presented by Susan Carpenter, Arboretum native plant gardener

11:45 a.m. Lunch

12:45 p.m. Tours

Tour A: Aldo Leopold Foundation, Baraboo

Tour B: Faville Grove Sanctuary (Madison Audubon Society), Lake Mills

Tour C: Military Ridge Prairie Heritage Area (The Nature Conservancy, The Prairie Enthusiasts). Thomson Prairie, Blue Mounds; Mounds View and Barneveld Prairies, Barneveld

~5:30 p.m. (as buses return from field tours) – Social gathering

Arboretum Visitor Center auditorium

6 p.m. Dinner and cash bar

Arboretum Visitor Center auditorium

8:30 p.m. Day 1 end

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2019

8:30 a.m. Continental breakfast

UW Arboretum Visitor Center auditorium

8:55 a.m. Welcome back and announcements

9 a.m. How seed mix design and first year management influence multifunctionality and cost effectiveness in prairie reconstruction

Presented by Justin Meissen, Tallgrass Prairie Center

9:45 a.m. 60 years of change in Wisconsin prairie remnants: resurveying the Curtis dataset

Presented by Amy Alstad, Driftless Area Land Conservancy

10:30 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. But how do we get people to CARE?

Presented by Chris Helzer, The Nature Conservancy, Nebraska

11:30 a.m. Lunch

12:30 p.m. Tours

Tour A: Goose Pond Sanctuary (Madison Audubon Society) and Arlington Agricultural Research Station (UW–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences), Arlington

Tour B: Holy Wisdom Monastery and Walking Iron County Park (Dane County Parks), Middleton and Mazomanie

Tour C: Curtis and Greene Prairies (UW–Madison Arboretum), Madison

~4:30 p.m. (as buses return from field tours) – Workshop end

Thank you for coming and safe travels!