Conference Topics:

• Ecological monitoring: effective/sustainable long-term status and trends 

• Ecological monitoring: data management, storage, accessibility and use 

• Outreach: cutting edge education, volunteer stewardship, citizen science and social media 

• Outreach: involving arts, literature and photography 

• Developing technologies and apps: what to consider in creating or using 

• Protecting and managing natural areas for climate resilience 

• Innovative management techniques, equipment and labor 

• Rare species/pollinator best management practices 

• Prescribed disturbance: haying, grazing, fire, logging 

• Public perception and attitude towards natural areas 

• Making connections with new audiences 

• Flourishing habitats: how they got that way 

• Ecosystem services: what is the true value of natural areas? 

• Native plant materials in restoration/rehabilitation 

• Visitor use: compatible vs non-compatible 

• Invasive species: threats, prevention and management 

• Slowing environmental degradation and resource depletion 

• Conservation partnerships