2019 North American Prairie Conference has ended

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2019 North American Prairie Conference

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Thomas Scarsella

2:30pm CDT

Pre-Conference Field Trip (FULL)FULL Texas Institute for Coastal Prairie Research and EducationBeth Robertson

3:00pm CDT

Conference Registration Atrium I

5:00pm CDT

Social Mixer and Conference Welcome Atrium II, Bayou Building at UHCLJaime Gonzalez

8:00am CDT

Welcome & Introductions by Conference Co-Chairs Bayou Theater

8:10am CDT

Welcome by UHCL President Ira K. Blake Ph.D. Bayou TheaterDr. Ira K. Blake

8:20am CDT

Keynote Presentation: Recommitment to a Prairie FutureLIMITED Bayou TheaterCarol Davit

9:15am CDT

Invited Speaker Presentation: John Jacob, PhD, Texas A&M University Bayou TheaterDr. John Jacob

9:45am CDT

Announcements & BreakLIMITED Bayou Theater

10:00am CDT

An Assessment of Methods and Species for Restoring Native Coastal PrairieLIMITED Room 1510, The Garden RoomAaron Tjelmeland

10:30am CDT

Flora and Ecology of Powderhorn Ranch, A Prairie Landscape Endemic to the Coastal Bend of TexasLIMITED Room 1218Jason Singhurst

11:00am CDT

Upstairs-Downstairs: How Belowground Microbes Alter Plant Traits and Plant-Insect Interactions AbovegroundFILLING Room 1218Hannah Locke

11:30am CDT

In-field Prairie Plantings as a Means to Increase Native Plant Diversity in an Agricultural LandscapeFILLING Room 1418, The Forest RoomLydia English

1:00pm CDT

Texas Native Seeds Program: Development of Ecotypic Native Seeds Selections for TexasLIMITED Room 1510, The Garden RoomForrest Smith

1:30pm CDT

Longleaf and Shortleaf Pine Understory Native Plant Development at the USDA NRCS East Texas Plant Materials CenterLIMITED Room 1510, The Garden RoomAlan Shadow

2:00pm CDT

Movement, Habitat Associations, and Distribution of Oklahoma's Wintering LongspursLIMITED Room 1218John Muller

2:30pm CDT

The Good, the Bad, and the Crazy: Determining the Calcium Limitation, Sodium stress, and Decline of Tawny Crazy ants along the Coast of Texas Room 1218Ryan Reihart

3:00pm CDT

Vendor Fair Atrium I, Bayou Building (UHCL)

4:00pm CDT

BreakLIMITED Atrium II

7:30pm CDT

Featured Presentation: Forgotten Grasslands of the South: Origin, History, and FutureLIMITED Bayou TheaterDr. Reed Noss

7:30am CDT

Barrier Island Field Trip (requires separate pre-registration)LIMITED Bus leaves from UH-Clear Lake

5:30pm CDT

Texas Barbecue Dinner with Featured Speaker Dr. Dwayne Estes of Southeast Grasslands Initiative (SGI) - (requires separate pre-registration)LIMITED Armand Bayou Nature Center

8:15am CDT

Co-chair Welcome & IntroductionLIMITED Bayou Theater

8:20am CDT

Featured Speaker: Optimism About Prairie Resilience and the Need to Engage the Public in Prairie ConservationLIMITED Bayou TheaterChris Helzer • The Nature Conservancy in Nebraska

9:00am CDT

The Ethnobotanical Use of Native Prairie PlantsLIMITED Bayou TheaterDr. Kelly Kindscher

9:30am CDT

Poster & Art Contest AwardsLIMITED Bayou Theater

9:45am CDT

BreakLIMITED Atrium II

10:00am CDT

Economic Impact of the Katy PrairieLIMITED Room 1418, The Forest RoomSteven Apfelbaum

10:30am CDT

Establishing a Native Coastal Prairie Bioswale to Assess Runoff ReductionLIMITED Room 1418, The Forest RoomStephen Benigno

11:00am CDT

Prairie Restoration Opportunities Room 1418, The Forest RoomRobert Ziehr

1:00pm CDT

Using Native Medicinal and Edible Plants in Midwestern Prairie Room 1218Frank Norman

1:30pm CDT

Prescribed Fire in Suburban Areas: An Example from Austin’s Water Quality Protection Lands.LIMITED Room 1510, The Garden RoomDr. Kevin Thuesen

2:00pm CDT

Analysis of Prairie Transect Data at Armand Bayou Nature CenterLIMITED Room 1418, The Forest RoomDiane Humes

2:30pm CDT

Identification of Selected Grass Species/Genera of the Cajun PrairieFILLING Room 1418, The Forest RoomCharles Allen