Hello and Welcome, I am so pleased you are able to join us for this year’s Natural Areas Conference!

This event is the gathering for professionals working in natural areas conservation. It offers a chance to network, learn, and re-energize by spending time with individuals who have a similar passion for the work that we do. It’s also a forum in which we all can share our Presented by the Natural Areas Association with co-host Five Rivers MetroParks The Natural Areas Conference experiences and research and discuss new ideas in a welcoming, positive would not be possible without atmosphere. Many Thanks to Our Sponsors the generous support of our sponsors. This will be my 20th year of attending Natural Areas Conferences, Ecosystem Conservator and I often reflect on how essential this event was to my work in ($10,000 – $24,999) the early years of my career as a natural areas manager in western Anonymous Pennsylvania. There weren’t many people in my state doing what I was The Nature Conservancy doing. The Natural Areas Conference was my chance to interact with individuals who had new ideas and more experience, and then bring Landscape Conservator that knowledge back to my job. To this day, I feel that it is so important ($5,000 – $9,999) to encourage students and young professionals to attend the conference Cleveland Museum of Natural History and make the most of their time while they’re here. Davey Resource Group US Forest Service I’m particularly looking forward to our opening plenary session, which will feature speakers Emma Marris, Hugh Safford and Guy Denny. Their Rare Species Sponsor presentations promise to be thought-provoking and engaging, and the ($1,000 – $2,499) panel discussion that follows is sure to spark some healthy give and take. I think it will get everyone revved and ready for the rest of the Dayton Airport conference. Natural Areas and Preserves Association You may have noticed that the conference format has changed. That is Stantec by design. Many of you told us that you would be more likely to attend Western Reserve Land Conservancy a shorter conference. We listened, and have condensed the conference proceedings into two days and devoted the third to optional field trips. Partners ($500 – $999) While I hope you’ll stay for all three days, I think you’ll agree that any Bladecutter's Inc. amount of time you can spend at the Natural Areas Conference is Columbus Metro Parks worthwhile. Enviroscience, Inc. MetroParks of Toledo Area Many thanks to our host, Five Rivers MetroParks, and our sponsors. National Audubon Society Their generosity and cooperative spirit have made this event possible. ODNR Division of Additional thanks go to all of our speakers, volunteers, and staff Natural Areas & Preserves members working behind the scenes to make this conference come ODNR Division of Wildlife together and be the exceptional event that it is. Larry Smith Tennessee Natural Areas Program Sincerely, Virginia Natural Heritage Program Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

In-Kind Dayton RTA University of Dayton Lisa L. Smith Executive Director, Natural Areas Association Welcome to Dayton! Questions and Auction items will be on display throughout the con- ference. Silent auction bids are welcome anytime. The Natural Areas Association and Five Rivers MetroParks extend a Conference Updates The live auction will be held during the awards din- sincere welcome to those attending the 41st-annual Natural Areas ner. The silent auction will close shortly afterward. Conference. Whether you are visiting us from another country or state, The staff at the conference registration desk will be Cash and credit cards are accepted for payment. All or from in or around the Dayton area, you will discover plenty to do, happy to help answer any question you might have. proceeds benefit the NAA. If you have arranged to learn, and enjoy. This is also where the “lost and found” is located. donate an item for the auctions, please drop it off Check for last-minute updates to the conference in Room 103 on Tuesday evening or Wednesday Southwest Ohio long has been a center for innovation. It’s the place schedule and other important information on the morning. where such important inventions as the powered airplane, cash message board stationed near the registration desk. register, pop-top can, automobile starter, and flood conservancy district were created. The region has also fostered innovation in natural areas Exhibitors conservation, as reflected by our conference theme, Deeply Rooted in Name Badges Restoration. (The Natural Areas Association itself has some history The third floor of the Dayton Convention Center will here, as its second conference was held at nearby Glen Helen Nature Please wear your name badge to all conference be open from Wednesday morning through Thurs- Preserve in 1975.) events. It is your ticket to sessions, workshops, day at 4 pm to provide participants time to meet breaks and socials. exhibitors and browse their displays. 2 The region’s longstanding focus on conservation has achieved Conference Planning Team 3 significant results. Montgomery and adjacent counties boast 11 park NAA Committee Members districts, five land trusts, a National Historical Park, six state parks, 10 Cell Phones Field Trips state nature preserves, two state scenic rivers, and the United States’ Renee Boronka largest system of paved, connected bikeways, with 330 miles to explore. Deb Kraus Please silence cell phones during sessions as a cour- If you are a full conference or Friday daily registrant Five Rivers MetroParks itself protects 16,000 acres of land. Since 1963, Lisa Smith tesy to presenters and participants. who preregistered for a field trip, you will find a it has led the region in land protection, reforestation efforts, restoration Conference Coordinators ticket indicating your field trip choice behind your of urban parkland, nature play for children, and sustainable outdoor Mary Klunk, Five Rivers MetroParks name badge. Should you have questions regarding a recreation. Field trips will visit several of the outstanding forests, fens, David Nolin, Five Rivers MetroParks Meals scheduled trip, please visit the conference registra- prairies, streams and wetlands that have been protected in the region. tion desk. We ask that you not change your field trip Program Chair Your full conference registration fee includes: coffee selection, but if you feel you must, the deadline for , University of Dayton This year’s conference will not be all work: Conference attendees can Ryan McEwan breaks, hors d’oeuvres at the poster session, field-trip doing so is Wednesday at 2 pm (on a space-available enjoy an open mic musical event on Wednesday night, where you can Field Trips Chairs box lunch (pick up Friday morning before departing) basis). either perform or listen to music at the beautiful RiverScape MetroPark Rick Gardner, ODNR Division of and, if you selected the option during registration, Pavilion along the Great Miami River in downtown Dayton. Fun and Natural Areas & Preserves attendance to the Thursday NAA membership lun- fellowship will prevail at the annual Natural Areas Association awards Tom Borgman, Great Parks of cheon and evening awards dinner and auction (tick- Student Competition dinner and silent auction on Thursday evening. Hamilton County ets to these events will be in your name-badge sleeve). We thank those who entered the student awards Marketing and Promotions Outstanding public attractions in the area include the National presentation. A team of judges will evaluate student , Five Rivers MetroParks Museum of the United States Air Force, the National Aviation Hall of Trish Butler posters and oral presentations. The top student , Five Rivers MetroParks Auction Fame, the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, and the Kristen Wicker presenters will receive their monetary awards and Dayton Dragons minor league baseball team. Conference-goers will Exhibits Chair Want to bring home a souvenir from the 41st-annual certificates on Thursday night at the awards dinner. find a vibrant public market, three microbreweries, and outstanding Katrina Arnold, Five Rivers MetroParks conference and help the NAA continue its work? food, art, and entertainment in the nearby Oregon District. Joe DiMisa, Woolpert Stop by the auction display in Room 103. You’ll find T-shirts, notecards, artwork, pottery, books and Auction Chair Conference T-Shirts We look forward to learning, discovering, and laughing with you during local foods up for bid at the silent auction. Want , Five Rivers MetroParks the upcoming days! Yvonne Dunphe something more substantial? Check out the live Official 41st-Annual Natural Areas Conference Volunteer Coordinator auction items. Either way, there will be something T-shirts are available at the NAA exhibit booth. These Sincerely, Yvonne Dunphe, Five Rivers MetroParks for everyone! Bid a little, bid a lot, but bid often to 100 percent organic cotton shirts make great gifts or make it yours! An annual tradition at the live auction souvenirs! Student Involvement Mary Klunk is the spirited bidding to win the Prairie Fire Kit. The , Five Rivers MetroParks Conservation Manager, Five Rivers MetroParks Alyssa Balter winning team will have bragging rights for a year Zero Waste Coordinator and have its name and final bid amount engraved on Tim Pritchard, Five Rivers MetroParks the drip torch.

Welcome 2014 Natural Areas Conference 2014 Natural Areas Conference Information Schedule at a Glance Venue Map

Tuesday, Oct. 14 Dayton Convention Center 5 pm – 7 pm Registration/Check-in (Outside of Room 306) 22 E. Fifth Street / Dayton, OH 45402 / (937) 333-4700

Wednesday, Oct. 15 7 am – 5 pm Registration/Check-in (Outside of Room 306) 7 am – 7 pm Silent & Live Auction items on display (Room 103) 7 am – 9 am Federal Natural Areas Roundtables (Room 304) 8 am – 9 am Natural Areas Journal Meeting (Room 303) 8 am – 9 am State Natural Areas Roundtable (Room 302) 9 am – 12:15pm Conference Welcome, Plenary Session & Panel Discussion (Room 306) 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch (on your own) or Student/Professional Speed Networking (Room 202) 4 5 1:30 pm – 3 pm Concurrent Sessions (Rooms 302, 303, 304, 307, 308, 309) 3 pm – 3:30 pm Break 3:30 pm – 5 pm Concurrent Sessions (Rooms 302, 303, 304, 307, 308, 309) Zero Waste 5 pm – 7 pm Poster Session & Reception (Room 103) The 2014 Natural Areas 7:30 pm – 10 pm RiverScape Pavilion Musical Event (111 E. Monument Avenue, Dayton) Conference is striving to

Thursday, Oct. 16 be a Zero Waste event. Large gatherings generate a large 7 am – 6 pm Registration/Check-in (Outside of Room 306) amount of waste through the use of 7 am – 10 pm Silent & Live Auction items on display (Room 103) disposable items such as food and bev- erage containers, especially those that 8:30 am – 10 am Concurrent Sessions (Rooms 302, 303, 304, 307, 308) cannot be recycled or composted. Zero 10 am – 10:30 am Break Waste is a strategy for interrupting the waste stream through infrastructure, 10:30 am – noon Concurrent Sessions (Rooms 302, 303, 304, 307, 308) operations and education. Noon – 1:30 pm Membership Meeting & Luncheon (Room 103) Note: Pre-registration required A Zero Waste event aims to eliminate landfill-bound solid waste 1:30 pm – 3 pm Concurrent Sessions (Rooms 302, 303, 304, 307, 308, 309) and achieve maximum efficiency of 1:30 pm – 5 pm Keys to Conservation Careers (Room 309) all utilized resources. This goal must be shared by both organizers and 3 pm – 3:30 pm Break participants. 3:30 pm – 5 pm Concurrent Sessions (Rooms 302, 303, 304, 307, 308, 309) Organizers have provided the proper receptacles for trash, compost 6 pm – 10 pm NAA Awards Dinner & Auction (Room 103) and recycling. Participants are asked to make sure that all items are properly Friday, Oct. 17 discarded in the right receptacles 7 am – 5 pm Field trips (depart from the front of the Dayton Convention Center) and to utilize reusable beverage and food containers as much as possible. Thank you for your participation in this effort!

Information 2014 Natural Areas Conference 2014 Natural Areas Conference Information Plenary Session About the Speakers & Participants

Natural areas in North America face major challenges: climate change and other factors constantly refash- expanding human populations and economies, chang- ion the “new normal” for these areas, he discusses es in climate and precipitation patterns, air and water some of the ways in which conservation of these vast pollution, fires, floods, invasive species, and more. This lands can and must change to meet the challenges of year’s plenary session challenges us to consider whether the 21st century. current approaches to natural areas management can keep pace with the changes wrought by these environ- mental trends, or if something different is in order. 11:15 am – 12:15 pm Moderator: Ryan McEwan Panel Discussion with Emma Marris, Hugh Safford, Reed Noss and Keith Bowers 9 am – 9:15 am Keith Bowers, president and founder of Biohabi- tats and Ecological Restoration and Management, Welcome by Lisa Smith, Executive Director, Natural and Reed F. Noss, Provost’s Distinguished Research Guy L. Denny Emma Marris Hugh Safford Areas Association Professor at the University of Central Florida, join our Guy L. Denny is an interpretive Emma Marris is a freelance Hugh Safford is the regional 6 speakers for a panel discussion that promises to en- naturalist, writer and photogra- environmental writer. She has a ecologist for the USDA-Forest 7 gage the audience in a lively exchange of ideas about pher with a wealth of knowledge master’s degree in science writing Service’s Pacific Southwest Re- 9:15 am – 9:45 am / Opening Talk future directions for natural areas management. about the natural history of from Johns Hopkins University gion (California, Hawaii, Pacific Ohio. In 1999, he retired from and worked for many years as a territories) and a research faculty Reading the Ohio Landscape by Guy Denny his position as chief of the Ohio reporter for the journal Nature. associate at the University of Guy L. Denny, an interpretive naturalist, writer and Department of Natural Resources In 2011, she published her first California-Davis. Safford man- photographer, opens the session with a look at the Division of Natural Areas and book, Rambunctious Garden: ages a staff of ecologists who natural history of Ohio and conservation challenges Preserves after a professional Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World. provide expertise in vegetation and triumphs within the state. His presentation pro- career spanning 33 years of public The book highlights alternative and fire ecology, climate change, vides context for the two talks that follow. service. He is author of several conservation strategies that do inventory and monitoring, land booklets and articles on Ohio not focus on holding or returning management and planning natural history, and is past editor land to a historical baseline. From efforts on the national forests in 9:45 am – 10:30 am / Keynote Address of the DNAP newsletter, in which managed relocation of species the Pacific Southwest Region. He he published numerous articles threatened by climate change to is the manager of the Regional Diversity, Wildness, Inspiration: The Value of Smaller, and photographs. Since retiring, the embrace of so-called novel Research Natural Area program, Fragmented Natural Areas by Emma Marris Denny has served on several ecosystems, she champions a the Sierra Nevada region leader Keynote speaker Emma Marris, an environmental boards. Currently, he serves as blurring of the lines between for the California Fire Science De- writer, champions the idea that because no place on 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm / Room 202 president of the Ohio Natural nature and people, and a con- livery Consortium, and a member Earth remains unchanged by humans, we should Areas & Preserves Association, scious and responsible care of our of the science advisory boards embrace and work with the world’s changed habitats. which he helped establish in 2013, humanized planet. She grew up for a number of environmental She discusses the underappreciated conservation val- Student-to-Professional and is secretary-treasurer for the in Seattle, Washington, and lives collaboratives and NGOs. ue of smaller, fragmented natural areas where nature Speed Networking Outdoor Writers of Ohio. with her husband and two chil- and human society intersect. dren in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Students and recent grads, take advantage of this unique opportunity to make connections with profession- 10:30 am – 11:15 am / Plenary Address als in your desired field! You’ll be able to share your back- Keith Bowers Reed Noss ground and career aspirations with potential employers Keith Bowers is a landscape architect and wetland Reed Noss is Provost’s Distinguished Research Deeply Rooted in Reality: Bringing Federal Lands and professionals. Speed networking is a fast-paced activ- scientist who has been at the forefront of applied Professor at the University of Central Florida and Conservation and Restoration into the 21st Century ity consisting of 10 rotations in which students will speak ecology, land conservation, and sustainable president of the Florida Institute for Conservation by Hugh Safford to a professional for four minutes before moving to the design for nearly three decades. He is founder and Science. His research interests include climate Our plenary speaker, USDA Forest Service ecologist next person. Everyone should come ready to ask – and an- president of Biohabitats and its sister company, adaptation strategies; road ecology; ecosystem Hugh Safford, looks at the large, protected land- swer – questions. Lunch will be provided to participants. Ecological Restoration and Management. conservation; and ecological changes along urban- scapes managed by the U.S. federal agencies. As Must be pre-registered to participate. rural-wildland gradients.

Wednesday, Oct. 15 2014 Natural Areas Conference 2014 Natural Areas Conference Wednesday, Oct. 15 Schedule of Presentations

Room 302 Room 303 Room 304 Room 307 Room 308 Room 309 Topic / Wetlands SYMPOSIUM: Deer and Invasive Species Human Dimensions – Education SYMPOSIUM: Restoration of Land Conservation/Restoration Grassland Restoration and Management Time Moderator: Mike Leahy Moderator: Dave Gorchov Moderator: Tracy Boutelle Fidler Southeastern Grasslands Moderator: David Kriska Moderator: Dave Nolin Moderator: Matthew Albrecht 1:30 pm High frequency soil monitoring to Are invasive plants an emergent property Five Rivers MetroParks’ green schoolyards A review of the glades, outcrops, barrens, Measuring restoration success of Evaluation of native plant seeding density understand greenhouse gas emissions in a of deer overabundance? Christopher R. initiative. Douglas Horvath prairies, savannas, and riverscour arthropod functional groups using floristic for high quality prairie reconstructions. restored wetland. Karla M. Jarecke Webster communities of the mid-South U.S. quality assessment index (FQAI) and the Malissa Underwood Dwayne Estes novel Ant Quality Index (ANTQI). Kaitlin U. Campbell 2:00 pm Great Miami wetland mitigation bank: Effects of the invasive shrub, Lonicera Connecting to urban woodlands through Drivers of plant diversity and woody Tracking the rare butterfly Pieris virginiensis Restoration efforts at Huffman Prairie: Creation, management, and goals. Michael maackii, and a generalist herbivore, student service-learning. Eric Knackmuhs encroachment in Ozark dolomite glades. through space and time. Samantha Davis Floristic and avifaunal changes on a P. Enright White-tailed Deer, on forest floor plant Jesse Miller disturbed 109-acre blacksoil prairie community composition. Jessica R. remnant after 22 years of management. Peebles-Spencer Dave Nolin 2:30 pm Juncus fascinatus (Juncaceae) a newly Interactions between invasive plants and The magnificent classroom: Project-based Effects of disturbance in granite rock Changes in the spider (Order: Araneae) Minimizing bird strikes at Dayton 8 9 recognized endemic species obscured deer in the herb layer of metropolitan science and service learning in the Oak outcrop communities. Melissa Caspary and ground beetle (Family: Carabidae) International Airport: Converting cropland by a widespread weed of eastern North forests: Effects on invasive recruitment Openings Region. Todd D. Crail communities after an EF-2 tornado to native grasses and forbs. Terry Slaybaugh America. Wesley M. Knapp and native trees. Janet A. Morrison impacted a north-central Ohio forest. and Charity Krueger Sarah J. Rose 3:00 pm Mid-afternoon Break Mid-afternoon Break Mid-afternoon Break Mid-afternoon Break Mid-afternoon Break Mid-afternoon Break Topic / Community-Engaged Management SYMPOSIUM: Deer and Invasive Species Human Dimensions – Education SYMPOSIUM: Restoration of Forests: Response to Ecosystem Drivers Biology and Management of Aquatic Time Moderator: Rebecca Haefner Moderator: Dave Gorchov Moderator: Tracy Boutelle Fidler Southeastern Grasslands Moderator: Cliff Chapman Habitats Moderator: Matthew Albrecht Moderator: Judy Semroc 3:30 pm A college conservation collaboration for Allelopathic disruption of the mycorrhizal- Student-based models for conservation of Reconstructing pre-European fire regimes, Variable gene dispersal conditions and The structure and distribution of stream monitoring and adaptive management of plant mutualism in a native forest herb Kentucky’s bluegrass region. David Brown forests and wildlife habitats in the eastern differing spatial deforestation patterns salamander and macroinvertebrate natural ares. Lisa Brush reduces carbon acquisition, allocation, United States: Mammoth Cave National affect fragmented tropical tree restoration. communities across southeastern growth and depresses vital rates: Evidence Park and the barrens of Kentucky and Yamini Kashimshetty Kentucky. John C. Bourne from greenhouse and field experiments. Tennessee. Cecil Frost Susan Kalisz 4:00 pm Community Forest Management in Separate and interactive effects of Building conservation advocacy amongst Population dynamics of an endangered Climate change and tree species range Improving construction and restoration Cameroon: What opportunities are there disturbance, deer herbivory, and exotic pre-teen youth: A look into conservation plant provide evidence for historical dynamics in the eastern United States: An techniques for vernal-pool breeding for local people participation? Mbunya plant invasions on forest regeneration. kids. Joshua R. York disturbance regimes of limestone cedar integrated modelling approach to facilitate amphibians. Stephen Richter Francis Nkemnyi John D. Parker glades. Matthew Albrecht management decisions. Anantha Prasad 4:30 pm Equipping land managers & owners Urban deer management: Results of 7 From backyard forest to world biome; Climate change, lightning fire, stressful People and deer and earthworms, oh Opportunities and challenges in urban through landscape initiatives with plans years of controlled bow-hunting in Five teaching connectedness, conservation, soils, megaherbivores, and other non- my! How and where do we determine stream restoration. Jessica Miller to restore conservation corridors. Rudolph Rivers MetroParks and implications for and world significance of America’s eastern human factors created and maintained restoration priorities in a landscape Johannes Röscher land managers. Robert Ligas forest. Nancy Stranahan most southeastern grasslands. Reed Noss influenced by various disturbance types? Sarah Eysenbach 5:00 pm All Sessions Adjourn All Sessions Adjourn All Sessions Adjourn All Sessions Adjourn All Sessions Adjourn All Sessions Adjourn 5:00 – Poster Session / Room 103 7:00 pm

Wednesday, Oct. 15 2014 Natural Areas Conference 2014 Natural Areas Conference Wednesday, Oct. 15 Symposia Poster Session

5 pm – 7 pm / Room 103 Assessing and mapping woody invasive coverage 1:30 pm – 5 pm / Room 303 in the riparian buffer habitat of Miller Creek prior to Join us for the poster session and reception. Talk with restoration. Shana Byrd, the Wilds The Role of White-tailed Deer in the Invasion of poster presenters and mingle with fellow attendees. Deciduous Forests of Eastern North America Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and cash bar. Butterfly surveys as a tool to measure conserva- Moderator: Dr. David Gorchov tion success and population shifts. Michelle Banker, Examining the genetic diversity of a successful Marianst Environmental Education Center The density of White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in many areas plant reintroduction for the Federally Endangered of eastern deciduous forest is much higher than estimated densities Cumberland Sandwort (Minuartia cumberlandensis).  Making sound decisions: An online invasive plant before European settlement. These high deer densities have many Megan E. Philpott, University of Cincinnati management decision analysis tool. Chris Zimmerman, impacts on forests, including reduced hardwood tree regeneration and The Nature Conservancy perennial herb diversity. Many of the same forests have been invaded by Propagule production and propagule pressure: non-native plants–many of which also have negative effects on native A new perspective for managing Lonicera maackii.  Crane Hollow State Nature Preserve, Hocking plants. Experimental studies at sites across the Midwestern and eastern 7:30 pm – 10 pm Jessica Wright, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville County, Ohio: Research, inventory, and monitoring.  U.S. tease apart the effects of deer and invasive plants, as well as explore Heather Stehle, Crane Hollow Preserve 10 how they interact to impact native plants and other components of Five Rivers MetroParks, Knowing the enemy: Cultural requirements for 11 forest ecosystems. Scientists from Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, RiverScape Pavilion germinating invasive Japanese hops in experimental Identification and characterization of microsatellite Ohio, and Pennsylvania have been invited to this special session to 111 E. Monument Ave. situations. Jonathan Clark, Southern Illinois University loci and levels of genetic variation in Hedeoma tod- share their research findings, and discuss the implications for deer and Dayton, OH 45402 Edwardsville senii.  Omer Donmez, University of Cincinnati invasive species management. Open Space Mic Night: Predicting the effects of Emerald Ash Borer on Following in the footsteps of E. Lucy Braun: Calling All Musicians! hardwood swamp forest structure and composition in Restoring a xeric limestone prairie – Agave Ridge 1:30 pm – 5 pm / Room 307 southern Michigan. Anna K. Miller, Miami University Prairie, Adams County, Ohio. Rick Gardener, Ohio This year, Natural Areas Confer- Department of Natural Resources Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on the ence attendees have the chance to not Feasibility of installing a sustainable multiuse trail Restoration of Southeastern Grasslands only enjoy musical entertainment but at Eku’s Maywoods. Andrew J. Wiley, Eastern Kentucky Developing a vegetation-based index of biotic in- Moderator: DR. MATTHEW ALBRECHT provide it. Join us Wednesday evening University tegrity for wetlands of Kentucky. Noelle Smith, Eastern after the Poster Session at Five Rivers Kentucky University In the Southeastern United States, edaphic grasslands, glades, MetroParks RiverScape Pavilion, locat- Acacia Reservation ecological restoration master and outcrop systems are centers of endemism and support a ed along the Great Miami River in down- plan. Kevin A. Grieser, Biohabitats Rates of establishment and spread of mesic prairie disproportionate amount of regional biodiversity. However, much town Dayton. Conference-goers with species ten years after initial seeding. William J. Sluis, debate remains on their origin, how historical and contemporary musical talent (or just a lot of nerve) can Barely scratching the surface: Pilot studies on the Trine University factors shaped them, and what role management and restoration sign up to perform 1 to 3 songs. A sound impact of Amynthas earthworms in northeast Ohio.  should play in maintaining them. Using historical and contemporary system, food vendors, and refresh- Nidia Arguedas, Cleveland Metroparks Loss of bird species diversity in phragmites-dom- data, this session explores the geographic distribution of these systems, ments will be available at the event, inated habitats in two Lake Erie coastal wetlands.  evidence that fire, grazing, and other disturbances shaped them, and but we need you to provide the talent! Developing an outdoor education disturbance Robert S. Whyte, California University of Pennsylvania how modern-day plant populations and communities respond to Nature-themed songs are preferred. impact index: Assessing effects of stream study habitat restoration and management. If you are interested in being a part of classes on aquatic organisms. Jon P. Bossley, Ohio State Developing an amphibian index of biotic integ- Open Space Mic Night, please contact University rity and validating a rapid assessment method for Dave Nolin (937) 275-7275 before 4 pm Kentucky’s wetlands. Kari Dupler, Eastern Kentucky on Wednesday. Human-carnivore conflict in the Sierra Gorda University biosphere reserve Querétaro, Mexico. Violeta Anaya- Zamora, Autonomous University of Querétaro Commercial harvest pressure and regulation strat- egies to manage Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpen- Land residency and interest in conservation ease- tina) among U.S. states. Benjamin Colteaux, Virginia ments in Southern Indiana: A behavioral approach.  Commonwealth University Eric Knackmuhs, Indiana University

Wednesday, Oct. 15 2014 Natural Areas Conference 2014 Natural Areas Conference Wednesday, Oct. 15 Schedule of Presentations (morning)

Room 302 Room 303 Room 304 Room 307 Room 308 Topic / SYMPOSIUM: Ecology and Management Threatened and Endangered Plants Forests Human Dimensions Forests: Invasive Plant Ecology Time of Oak Forests Moderator: Marleen Kromer Moderator: Tim Osborne Moderator: Doug Stevenson Moderator: Terri Hogan Moderator: Todd Hutchinson 8:30 am Climate, fire, and humans in oak Using SNPS to examine genetic GIS inventory and map of canopy trees in Sunwatch Indian Village/Archaeological Assessing management effectiveness in ecosystems of North America. Rich Guyette population structure and identify units for an Indiana old-growth forest. Stephanie L. Park: A partnership success story. William the Rocky River (Ohio) watershed using conservation of endangered northeastern Schuck E. Kennedy multi-year treatments of lesser celandine bulrush, Scirpus ancistrochaetus, across its (Ranunculus ficaria). Jennifer Hillmer range. Kendra Cipollini 9:00 am Disturbance and long-term dynamics in An evaluation of management strategies A robust population of beechdrops in Managing forest birds in southeast Ohio: An assessment of plant community and oak forests. Ryan McEwan for running buffalo clover at the Blue Grass Central Indiana. Spencer Wesche Guidelines for land managers. Amanda M. succession in grasslands following invasive Army Depot, KY. Alexi Dart-Padover Duren shrub removal. Rachael Glover 9:30 am Restoration for the future in Missouri: Restoration of the federally threatened Seed success, vegetative propagation, Inspiring conservation action through Wavyleaf grass, a new invader of eastern Setting endpoints based on historic Lakeside daisy in Ohio. Jennifer L. Windus and plant associates of the federally informal dialogue. Joshua R. York forests: Early detection and response 12 reference conditions. Daniel C. Dey endangered perennial, Thalictrum cooleyi. efforts in Virginia. Kevin E. Heffernan 13 Renee Fortner 10:00 am Mid-morning Break Mid-morning Break Mid-morning Break Mid-morning Break Mid-morning Break Topic / SYMPOSIUM: Ecology and Management Management in the Wake of Emerald Grassland Restoration and Management Human Dimensions Forests: Invasive Plant Ecology Time of Oak Forests Ash Borer Moderator: Larry Smith Moderator: Becky Donaldson Moderator: Rachel McNeish Moderator: Todd Hutchinson Moderator: Marleen Kromer 10:30 am Status and characteristics of Quercus Preservation of ash regeneration and Efforts to preserve and restore the native Manage the chaos of volunteers and Invasive species in the forests of Virginia. stellata in xeric habitats across northwest stable age structure by protecting mature prairies of the Darby Plains in Ohio. John registrations with NatureTracker. Zoë Anita Rose Arkansas. James F. Rosson Jr. ash during the Emerald Ash Borer Watts Whyman invasion. Erin M. O’ Brien 11:00 am Biotic and abiotic factors associated Biodiversity from the ashes: Concepts and Planting and monitoring efforts of Mead’s Inspiring action in response to ecological The role of ornamental gardening in forest with white oak decline and mortality in methods for community-engaged forest milkweed populations in Missouri. Malissa disaster: A community-based conservation plant invasions across an urban-rural southern Ohio. Robert P. Long restoration in response to an insect pest Underwood response to invasive species impact. Joshua gradient in southwestern Ohio. Allison catastrophe. Meredith Cobb R. York Mastalerz 11:30 am Impacts of wildfire recency and frequency The effect of Emerald Ash Borer-caused Natural seed bank expression following The (pleasant) side effects of sustainable Epizoochory as a seed dispersal on an Appalachian oak forest in southern tree mortality on forest regeneration. Frangula alnus removal in the Oak hiking trail design and construction. mechanism for garlic mustard (Alliaria West Virginia. Melissa Thomas-Van Gundy Brian Hoven Openings Region of northwestern Ohio. Michael Osborne petiolata). Chris Loebach Timothy L. Walters 12:00 pm Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch

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Thursday, Oct. 16 2014 Natural Areas Conference 2014 Natural Areas Conference Thursday, Oct. 16 Schedule of Presentations (afternoon)

Room 302 Room 303 Room 304 Room 307 Room 308 Room 309 Topic / SYMPOSIUM: Ecology and Management Watersheds Grassland Restoration and Management Human Dimensions Forests: Invasive Plant Ecology Keys to Conservation Careers Time of Oak Forests Moderator: Ben Braeutigam Moderator: Randy Heidorn Moderator: Tom Borgman Moderator: Rachel McNeish Moderator: Lisa Smith Moderator: Todd Hutchinson 1:30 pm Thinning and prescribed burning alters Influence of GRASS filter strips on An ecological conundrum: Just what Funding conservation through stream and Cross-system subsidy changes Open hardwood seedling sprouting in the structure and function of riparian habitats makes good Lesser Prairie-Chicken wetland mitigation. Devin B. Schenk associated with the removal of a riparian Willaim B. Bankhead National Forest, of agricultural headwater streams in habitat? Steven Olson forest invader (Lonicera maackii) alter Alabama. Callie Schweitzer central Ohio. Peter C. Smiley Jr. stream ecosystem processes and macroinvertebrate dynamics. Rachel McNeish 2:00 pm Thinning and burning oak woodlands in Moving upstream: Collaborative Weevils, deer, and fire effects on flowering Restoring a golf course: An Ohio case Earthworm and macroinvertebrate activity Hugh Safford, Ecologist, U.S. Forest Service the Ozark Highlands region. Carter Kinkead leadership in water quality improvement. diversity of tallgrass prairie forbs. Roger study in progress at Acacia Reservation. responses after removal of invasive shrub Sarah Hippensteel Hall Anderson Constance E. Hausman honeysuckle from an urban woodland park. Robert P. Pipal 14 2:30 pm Long-term dynamics of managed oak- Water resources assessment and Nectar resources for butterfly restoration. The value of urban vacant lot seed banks in Entrenched invaders: Potential for Jody Shimp, Project Manager, Illinois 15 hickory ecosystems: Early results from management in Wujraba micro-watershed. Helen Michaels Cleveland, Ohio. Nicole Hoekstra evolutionary specialization of Amur IDNR-Natural Heritage the hardwood ecosystem experiment in Amberber Eneyew honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) seedlings Southern Indiana. Andy Meier in response to light and drought. Kurt Schulz 3:00 pm Mid-afternoon Break Mid-afternoon Break Mid-afternoon Break Mid-afternoon Break Mid-afternoon Break Mid-afternoon Break Topic SYMPOSIUM: Ecology and Management Lakes: Coast, Shore and Shallows Savanna & Woodlands Wildlife Forests: Invasive Plant Management Keys to Conservation Careers of Oak Forests Moderator: Cliff Chapman Moderator: Randy Heidorn Moderator: Scott Peak Moderator: Rachel McNeish Moderator: Lisa Smith Moderator: Todd Hutchinson 3:30 pm Red and white oak regeneration survival Balancing shoreline restoration with public Manipulation of over-story regulations on Strengthening wildlife crime control in Eddmaps: Using technology to map Michael Enright, Conservation Manager, during severe oak decline and fire in perception of shoreline aesthetics and lake a black oak sand barren community. David Nepal. Deependra Joshi invasive species across the U.S. Rebekah D. Five Rivers MetroParks Arkansas. Martin A. Spetich recreation habitats. Alicia Douglass J. Kriska Wallace 4:00 pm The silviculture of oak woodland Great Lakes coastal ecological restoration Changes in tree species composition, Genetic diversity in the major Effective methodologies for invasive Michael Adams, Senior Project Scientist, restoration. Daniel C. Dey challenges and successes at Middle Bass abundance, and diversity in a remnant histocompatibility complex of the woody vegetation control: Strategies for Cardno JFNew Island, Ohio. Joe DiMisa historic prairie grove in central Illinois, Artic Fox and Southern Elephant Seal: local governments. Megan Statt-Blake & USA over a thirty-four year period (1977- Implications for survival in a changing David J. Goerig. 2011). Roger Anderson climate. Krystaal McClain 4:30 pm Increasing ecological resilience in Management experiments on Lake Erie Changes in vegetative structure across 10 Trophic cascades, habitat fragmentation Creating a weed watch list for the National Renee Kivikko, Director of Education, Land southern Indiana forests as adaptation flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus). years of restoration management in an and climate change: The need to Capital Region national parks. Mark Frey Trust Alliance for future climate change regimes. Chad Alyssa K. Dietz old-growth mountain longleaf pine forest. reconnect, rewild and restore terrestrial Bladow Martin L. Cipollini landscapes. Keith Bowers 5:00 pm All Sessions Adjourn All Sessions Adjourn All Sessions Adjourn All Sessions Adjourn All Sessions Adjourn All Sessions Adjourn

Thursday, Oct. 16 2014 Natural Areas Conference 2014 Natural Areas Conference Thursday, Oct. 16 Symposia Natural Areas Association Awards Dinner & Auction 8:30 am – 5 pm / Room 302 / Room 103 Ecology and Management of Oak Woodlands and 6 pm - 10 pm Forests Moderator: Dr. Todd F. Hutchinson The awards dinner kicks off at 6 pm with a cash-bar social. Mingle with friends and colleagues, and bid on an array of silent auction items! Oak (Quercus spp.) is a dominant and ecologically important tree in Dinner will be served at 6:45 pm. Full-conference attendees and those many forests of eastern North America. Oak forests and woodlands who pre-registered for the awards dinner will have dinner tickets in face a number of management challenges, including the loss of the sleeve of their name badge. The NAA will honor recipients of the regeneration on many sites coupled with increases in maple (Acer spp.) Carl N. Becker Stewardship Award and the George B. Fell Award. Please and other competitive tree species. Another important issue in oak join us in acknowledging these very deserving individuals. Also, plan forest ecology and management is the loss of forest trees due to “oak to participate in the exciting live auction and attempt to win the Prairie decline.” Fire and forest harvesting are common tools used to enhance Fire Kit for your team! All auction proceeds benefit NAA programs. the success of oaks, and experimental data on the results of these 16 practices are becoming more widely available. This session brings Silent & Live Auctions 17 together scientists from across eastern North America to address these Throughout the conference, please visit Room 103 to browse and and other issues related to oak woodlands and forests. bid on an assortment of silent auction items. Proceeds from the auction benefit the programs of the Natural Areas Association.

We have four fabulous items to offer in this year’s live auction, which Noon - 1:15 pm / Room 103 will take place after the awards dinner on Thursday.

Calaveros Crooners by Walter Matia. Value: $1,800 NAA Annual Membership Meeting & Luncheon Walter Matia has been casting bronze sculptures since 1980. Initially, All current NAA members are invited and encouraged to attend. Meet your fellow he concentrated on bird life; over the years he has worked on sporting members and reunite with old friends! The meeting will also include: an update on dogs and other mammals. In 1987, he began a series of large fountain the NAA, election of NAA board members, and the opportunity to network with other and garden pieces. In 1989 the Blair House Restoration Committee NAA members. Lunch is provided for those who pre-registered. placed one of his fountains in the formal garden of the United States President’s Guest House. Mr. Matia’s sculptures can be found at the Merrill Lynch corporate regional offices in New Jersey, Denver, Jacksonville and Singapore, and outside Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. 1:30 pm – 5 pm / Room 309 Clothed in Bark by Frank Lowenstein. Design by Sallie Lowenstein. Keys to Conservation Careers Value: $150 Moderator: Lisa Smith This unique book is decoratively hand-punched with a soft leather cover and hand-bound in a woven, medieval longstitch binding. College students, recent grads and others interested in exploring Limited, numbered artisan edition. careers in conservation fields will get firsthand knowledge of how to prepare for a successful career, and what you can expect from a variety Long-eared Owls by Judy Semroc. Framed print. Value: $150 of different jobs in conservation. Employees from federal and state agencies, non-government conservation groups and private firms will Prairie Fire Kit. Value: Priceless! give brief presentations about how they got started in their professional Our final item up for bid is the traditional Prairie Fire Kit. Please choose careers and the kind of knowledge, skills and abilities they look for your teams wisely! Perhaps there will be a revival of the 2007 Ohio when hiring new staff. Burning River Coalition, who raised a total of $2,300 for the Natural Areas Association.

Thursday, Oct. 16 Thursday, Oct. 16 Conference Field Trips Post-Conference Trip

Your field trip selection is indicated on a ticket in the sleeve of your Saturday, Oct. 18 at 9 am – name badge. If you have questions regarding your scheduled trip or Sunday, Oct. 19 at noon if you’d like to change your trip, visit the registration table between Wednesday at 7 am and 2 pm (changes can only be made on a space Leaders will meet you at Shawnee available basis). No changes can be made after Wednesday at 2 pm. State Park on the morning of Satur- day, Oct. 18, at 9 am. They will be your Field trips will depart from the front doors of the Dayton Convention guides through the area until Sunday at Center on East 5th Street. Please arrive 20 minutes before your noon. Participants are responsible for scheduled departure time to pick up your lunch in the lobby and all arrangements and costs associ- assemble with your group. Bring appropriate outdoor gear and your ated with travel, lodging, meals, etc. water bottle. Transportation will depart promptly at the scheduled Camping is available at no charge, but departure time. participants must provide own gear. If not camping, participants must make FT-1 Fentastic: & Gallagher Fen / 8 am – 5 pm their own reservations at the Shawnee State Park Lodge [4404B State Route FT-2 Prairie and Fen Restoration Projects / 8 am – 3 pm 18 125, West Portsmouth, Ohio 45663, The Wilderness Preserve Trail Did you know that just 75 miles east of Cincinnati you FT-3 Old-Growth Forests of Southwest Ohio / 7:30 am – 3:30 pm Phone: (740) 858-6621]. Pre-registered participants only. A two-and-a-half-mile loop, this trail goes can find a 16,000-acre nature preserve that is considered FT-4 Study the Fen Restoration Process / 7:30 am – 4:30 pm through an area termed "a howling one of the most biologically diverse collections of natural wilderness" in 1961 by Dr. Edward Thomas, FT-5 Hershner Reserve & Zimmerman Prairie Wetlands / Canceled systems in the Midwest? The Richard and Lucile Durrell a nature writer for the Columbus Dispatch. FT-6 Canoeing the Little Miami National and State Scenic River / 7 am – 4 pm Visitors will cross the most diverse of the Edge of Appalachia Preserve System, located in Adams preserve areas with more than 744 plant County, Ohio, boasts more than 100 rare plant and FT-7 Ecological Restoration at Fernald Preserve & Tour of the Shaker Trace Nursery / 7:30 am – 4:30 pm species recorded. animal species within 11 unique preserves, including four FT-8 Into the Gorge / 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Buzzardroost Rock Preserve Trail that have been recognized as National Natural FT-9 Wetland and Stream Rehabilitation / Canceled This three-mile, one-way hike traverses the Landmarks — a testimony to their national significance front of the Appalachian Escarpment to a and ecological importance. Cincinnati Museum Center FT-10 River Restoration & Kayak the Mad River Run / 7 am – 4:30 pm rock promontory situated 900 feet above and The Nature Conservancy in Ohio have been working FT-11 Darby Plains Remnant Prairie Areas / 8 am – 4 pm the Ohio Brush Creek. The panoramic together to protect these areas for more than 50 years. scene awaiting visitors has been called Personal Connection to Nature: Biking Five Rivers / 7 am – 3 pm FT-12 Ohio’s most spectacular view. We invite you to explore Ohio’s largest privately owned protected natural area! FT-13 Highlands Nature Sanctuary / 7 am – 5 pm Preserve Trail Designated a National Natural Landmark in Edge of Appalachia Eulett Center 1967, Lynx Prairie has three interconnecting loop trails, with a combined length of The Eulett Center is available to rent for conferences, business meetings one-and-a-half miles, that meander through and community events. 10 prairie openings in an otherwise Edge of Appalachia Science Camp forested area. Science Camp has been providing kids with the opportunity to reconnect with nature and have the time of their lives since 1978. Edge of Appalachia Advanced Naturalist Workshops Advanced Naturalist Workshops offer field training for those interested Please visit cincymuseum.org/nature in nature study and help to continue the study and cataloging of OR nature.org/edgeofappalachia preserve resources. for more information and directions.

Friday, Oct. 17

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Cover Wednesday, Thursday / 3rd Floor Virginia Bluebells grow on the high dolomite and limestone cliffs above the The NAA thanks this year's exhibitors. Be sure to stop by the exhibits as it flows through area on the third floor of the Dayton Convention Center. Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve Supporting professionals near the village of Clifton in Greene protecting nature Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission County, Ohio. Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve, Cardno JFNew and Glen Helen Nature Preserve form a contiguous corridor along the Little Davey Resource Group Miami River. Together they protect nearly 2,000 acres between the villages Fernald Preserve, Department of Energy Office of of Clifton and Yellow Springs. The Legacy Management second Natural Areas Conference took place at Glen Helen in 1975. Photo by 20 Five Rivers MetroParks Tom Arbour. For over 35 years the Natural Areas Association (NAA) has provided support and vital resources Forrest Keeling Nursery Editorial Services Sarah Riehl to individuals and organizations concerned with Miami Conservancy District the protection and stewardship of natural areas. Photography The Nature Conservancy pp. 16–17: Calaveras Crooners bronze photo by QuickSilver Photographers, Noxious Vegetation Control, Inc LLC, Takoma Park, MD; Long-eared As defined by NAA’s founder, George B. Fell, natural areas are “areas of land which Owls by Judy Semroc; Randy Nyboer have scientific, educational and esthetic value by reason of distinctive natural ODNR Division of Natural Areas & Preserves by Renee Boronka. p. 18: Pembroke features.” (Funded by an anonymous donor in honor of Rick Gardner’s Savanna Nature Preserve, IL, by Judy dedication to the flora of Ohio.) Semroc. p. 20: Photo by Linda Sekura. NAA provides natural areas “defenders” with the tools and information they need Inside back cover: Headlands Dunes to be successful, whether they are natural areas managers, educators, students, Ohio Invasive Plant Council State Nature Preserve, OH, by Elizabeth researchers, program staff, or volunteers. Russell. Precision Laser & Instrument To support those who are committed to natural areas conservation, the NAA: Conference Logo Design Society for Ecological Restoration, Kayann Legg, (Retired) Lioness Designs • Publishes the “Natural Areas Journal” Midwest Great Lakes Chapter • Hosts the annual Natural Areas Conference Conference Graphic Designer • Informs and connects members via our new interactive website Truax Juliano Boronka • Publishes industry reports such as “The Status of State Natural Area Programs” USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) • Facilitates programs and working groups such as the State and Federal Natural Areas Programs Roundtables USDA, US Forest Service • Provides education and outreach to the land trust community • Sponsors student chapters to inspire and mentor those interested Woody Warehouse Nursery, Inc. in conservation careers • Serves as a portal to natural areas information and resources • Is the voice for natural areas practitioners on issues of legislation, funding, and policy

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