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4. FEDERALLY ENDANGERED LEAFY PRAIRIE CLOVER (DALEA FOLIOSA) RECOVERY AT MIDEWIN NATIONAL TALLGRASS PRAIRIE, ILLINOIS
ERIC ULASZEK*, MIDEWIN NATIONAL TALLGRASS PRAIRIE, USDA FOREST SERVICE, 30289 SOUTH STATE ROUTE 53, WILMINGTON, IL 60481
MICHELLE PEARION, MIDEWIN NATIONAL TALLGRASS PRAIRIE, USDA FOREST SERVICE, 30289 SOUTH STATE ROUTE 53, WILMINGTON, IL 60481
JENNIFER DURKIN, MIDEWIN NATIONAL TALLGRASS PRAIRIE, USDA FOREST SERVICE, 30289 SOUTH STATE ROUTE 53, WILMINGTON, IL 60481

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22. INITIAL SURVEY OF SOIL INVERTEBRATES IN AN OKLAHOMA DISTURBED GRASSLAND.
ERICA A. CORBETT*, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, DURANT OK 74701-0609

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26. CONSERVING THE HERTIAGE OF NATIVE PLANTS
JERRY U. KAISER*, USDA, NATRUAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, 2803 N. HWY 79, ELSBERRY MISSOURI 63343

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8. RESPONSE OF HERBACEOUS PLANT COMMUNITY AFTER REMOVAL OF WOODY VEGETATION IN A TALLGRASS PRAIRIE RESTORATION
SHARON M. ASHWORTH*, BIOLOGY DEPT., WASHBURN UNIVERSITY, 1700 SW COLLEGE AVE., TOPEKA KS 66621
W. DEAN KETTLE, KANSAS BIOLOGICAL SURVEY, 2021 CONSTANT AVENUE, LAWRENCE, KS 66047

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13. A COMPARISON OF BIRD, INVERTEBRATE, AND SMALL MAMMAL GRANIVORY AT AN IOWA PRAIRIE
ALLISON M. FRIEDMANN, DEPT. OF LIFE SCIENCES, WAYNE STATE COLLEGE, 1111 MAIN STREET, WAYNE, NE 68787
MARK F. HAMMER*, DEPT. OF LIFE SCIENCES, WAYNE STATE COLLEGE, 1111 MAIN STREET, WAYNE, NE 68787
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9. EVALUATION AND INTERPRETATION OF SPATIAL PATTERN OF GRASSLANDS IN THE LOESS HILLS
DUSTIN FARNSWORTH*, 1820 250TH ST. GRAND JUNCTION, IOWA 50107
LISA A. SCHULTE MOORE, NATURAL RESOURCE ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, AMES, IOWA 50011
SUSANNE HICKEY, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY 8175 CAMDEN AVE. OMAHA, NE 68134

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14. SIZE CLASS COMPARISONS AND TREE SPECIES COMPOSITION OF BUR OAK (QUERCUS MACROCARPA MICHX.) SAVANNAS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEBRASKA
STEVEN J. ROTHENBERGER*, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY, KEARNEY, NE 68849, USA
JOSHUA J. GRANGER, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY, KEARNEY, NE 68849, USA

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7. WHY PLANT PURE LIVE SEED?
JOHN M. ROW*, MANHATTAN PLANT MATERIALS CENTER, USDA NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, MANHATTAN, KS 66502
P. ALLEN CASEY, MANHATTAN PLANT MATERIALS CENTER, USDA NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, MANHATTAN,MANHATTAN, KS 66502

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2. NATIVE AND EXOTIC SEED DISPERSAL BY BISON IN A RECONSTRUCTED PRAIRIE
EMILY ARTZ*, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCE ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 339 SCIENCE HALL II, IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, AMES IA 50011-3221
SUE FAIRBANKS, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCE ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 339 SCIENCE HALL II, IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, AMES IA 50011-3221

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17. EFFECT OF FIRE, HERBICIDE, AND MOWING ON INVASIVE SMOOTH BROME (BROMUS INERMIS) AND RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF A SAND PRAIRIE
JESSICA A. BOLWAHN*, BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN – LA CROSSE, 1725 STATE STREET, LA CROSSE, WI 54601
MEREDITH A. THOMSEN, BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN – LA CROSSE, 1725 STATE STREET, LA CROSSE, WI 54601

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3. USING PATCH-BURN GRAZING TO MEET CONSERVATION OBJECTIVES IN A WORKING LANDSCAPE
W. DEAN KETTLE, KANSAS BIOLOGICAL SURVEY, 2101 CONSTANT AVE., LAWRENCE, KS, 66047
JENNIFER M. DELISLE*, KANSAS BIOLOGICAL SURVEY, 2101 CONSTANT AVE., LAWRENCE, KS, 66047
WILLIAM H. BUSBY, KANSAS BIOLOGICAL SURVEY, 2101 CONSTANT AVE., LAWRENCE, KS, 66047

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24. USING RESTORATIONS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM TO STUDY SERAL STAGES OF THE TALLGRASS PRAIRIE
ANDREW M. ISING*, JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL, 900 N. EISENHOWER, JUNCTION CITY, KS 66441
DANIEL L. CARTER, DIVISON OF BIOLOGY, 116 ACKERT HALL, KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, MANHATTAN, KS 66506

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23. CAJUN PRAIRIE SOILS AS RESERVOIR OF WATER, LEAD AND ARSENIC
GABRIEL N. GOTTE*, DIVISION OF SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS, LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AT EUNICE, P. O. BOX 1129, EUNICE, LOUISIANA 70535
DOMINGO M. JARIEL, DIVISION OF SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS, LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AT EUNICE, P. O. BOX 1129, EUNICE, LOUISIANA 70535
MALCOLM F. VIDRINE, DIVISION OF SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS, LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AT EUNICE, P. O. BOX 1129, EUNICE, LOUISIANA 70535

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20. MANAGING PRAIRIES FOR BIOENERGY AND WILDLIFE: ECOSYSTEM SERVICES FROM LOCAL RENEWABLE ENERGY
JACOB JUNGERS*, CONSERVATION BIOLOGY GRADUATE PROGRAM, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 1987 UPPER BUFORD CIRCLE, SAINT PAUL, MN 55108
CLARENCE LEHMAN, DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION AND BEHAVIOR, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 1987 UPPER BUFORD CIRCLE, SAINT PAUL, MN 55108

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15. COMPETITIVE AND ALLELOPATHIC EFFECTS OF AN INVASIVE GRASS, TALL FESCUE (FESTUCA ARUNINDACEAE) ON NATIVE SPECIES OF GRASSES
ADITI SINHA*, DIVISION OF MOLECULAR AND LIFE SCIENCES, LORAS COLLEGE, 1450 ALTA VISTA DR., DUBUQUE, IA 52001
VENKAT DANNANA, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY – COMMERCE, COMMERCE, TX 75429

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21. CELLULOSE AND LIGNIN CONCENTRATIONS IN PRAIRIE AND WETLAND SPECIES: IMPLICATIONS FOR ETHANOL PRODUCTION
ADAM H. WARNKE*, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY 242 TRAFTON SCIENCE CENTER SOUTH, MANKATO, MN 56001
ALEX CAHLANDER-MOOERS, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY 242 TRAFTON SCIENCE CENTER SOUTH, MANKATO, MN 56001
JANET WOOD, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY 242 TRAFTON SCIENCE CENTER SOUTH, MANKATO, MN 56001
BREANN M. WOZNIAK, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY 242 TRAFTON SCIENCE CENTER SOUTH, MANKATO, MN 56001
CHRISTOPHER T. RUHLAND, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY 242 TRAFTON SCIENCE CENTER SOUTH, MANKATO, MN 56001

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16. THE EFFECTS OF MOWING ON PLUMELESS THISTLE (CARDUUS ACANTHOIDES) SEED PRODUCTION AND NATIVE FORB DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE DURING THE EARLY YEARS OF A PRAIRIE RESTORATION IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA
REBECCA ESSER*, U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DETROIT LAKES WETLAND MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, 26624 NORTH TOWER ROAD, DETROIT LAKES, MN 56501
CATHY HENRY, U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, PORT LOUISA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, 10728 COUNTY ROAD X61, WAPELLO, IA 52653

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6. COLLECTION, EVALUATION, AND SELECTION OF A CENTRAL REGION LITTLE BLUESTEM (SCIZACHYRIUM SCOPARIUM)
RON CORDSIEMON*, NRCS-PLANT MATERIALS CENTER 2803 N. HWY 79, ELSBERRY, MO 63343

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25. ILLINOIS HILL PRAIRIE STATE WILDLIFE GRANT PROJECT
DIANE TECIC, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 4521 ALTON COMMERCE PARKWAY, ALTON, IL 62002
MARK PHIPPS*, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 4521 ALTON COMMERCE PARKWAY, ALTON, IL 62002

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11. TERMS OF SUCCESSFUL ESTABLISHMENT OF HORTICULTURAL PRAIRIE PLANTINGS IN BERLIN, GERMANY
ANJA SCHMITHALS*, BERLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, LENTZEALLEE 76, 14195 BERLIN, GERMANY

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12. FLORISTIC QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF 15 PRAIRIE RECONSTRUCTIONS AND 3 NATIVE PRAIRIES IN INDIANA
PAUL E. ROTHROCK, RANDALL ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER, TAYLOR UNIVERSITY, UPLAND, IN 46989

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10. URBAN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS TALENT EXPANSION PROGRAM (USTEP)
SUSAN J. KIRT*, CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO IL, 60628
LEROY JONES II, CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO IL, 60628
LEZLIE THOMPSON, CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO IL, 60628
KAREL JACOBS, CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO IL, 60628
AUSTIN FERGUSON, OLIVE-HARVEY COLLEGE, CHICAGO IL ARLICIA CORLEY, KENNEDY-KING COLLEGE, CHICAGO IL

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19. NINE YEARS OF VEGETATION CHANGES IN A REMNANT SAND PRAIRIE AND ADJOINING OLD-FIELD 24 TO 32 YEARS AFTER CULTIVATION ENDED
SUSAN J. KIRT, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO, IL 60628, USA

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5. SOILS MATTER: NATIVE AND RECONSTRUCTED PRAIRIES DIFFER IN PLANT SPECIES COMPOSITION AND SOIL CARBON AND NUTRIENTS
MARY C DAMM*, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, 1001 E THIRD ST, INDIANA UNIVERSITY, BLOOMINGTON, IN 47408
ALEX M CLEM, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, 1001 E THIRD ST, INDIANA UNIVERSITY, BLOOMINGTON, IN 47408

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1. DEVELOPING PREDICTIVE MODELS FOR ENDANGERED NATIVE PRAIRIE PLANT SPECIES: SMALL WHITE LADY’S SLIPPER CYPRIPEDIUM CANDIDUM, WESTERN PRAIRIE WHITE FRINGED ORCHID PLATANTHERA PRAECLARA AND WESTERN SILVERY ASTER SYMPHIOTRICHIUM SERICEUM
DOUGLAS R. COLLICUTT, 960 GARFIELD ST. N, WINNIPEG, MB CANADA R3E 2N6
JOHN .P. MORGAN*, PRAIRIE HABITATS INC., PO BOX 10, ARGYLE, MB CANADA R0C 0B0

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18. MONITORING THE ANNUAL INCREASE IN GARLIC MUSTARD IN EASTERN NEBRASKA
THOMAS L. FREEMAN*, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY, KEARNEY, NE 68849, USA

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28. TREES FOREVER: FOR 20 YEARS, EDUCATING AND ASSISTING IOWA COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE USE OF NATIVE SPECIES IN LANDSCAPE & TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS
MARK PINGENOT, TREES FOREVER PROGRAM MANAGER/FIELD COORDINATOR, 770 7th AVE, MARION IA, 52302
CAROLE TEATOR, TREES FOREVER PROGRAM MANAGER/GRANTS DIRECTOR, 770 7th AVE, MARION IA, 52302

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27. BUILDING A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO PRAIRIE AND SAVANNA CONSERVATION IN IOWA’S LITTLE SIOUX VALLEY
JENNIFER FILIPIAK*, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, 303 LOCUST STREET, SUITE 402, DES MOINES, IA 50309

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29. RESTORATION OF CEDAR BEND SAVANNA
MARY COX, 114 TREMONT STREET, CEDAR FALLS, IOWA 50613

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30. USING MICROSATELLITE ANALYSIS TO STUDY GENETIC DIVERSITY OF BUTTERFLY MILKWEED (ASCLEPIAS TUBEROSA) IN IOWA NATIVE PRAIRIES.
BRITTANY DE RUYTER, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, DORDT COLLEGE, 498 FOURTH AVE. NE, SIOUX CENTER, IA, 51250
ZACK PETERSEN*, DEPARTMENTS OF BIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, DORDT COLLEGE, 498 FOURTH AVE. NE, SIOUX CENTER, IA, 51250
ROBERT DE HAAN, DEPARTMENTS OF BIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, DORDT COLLEGE, 498 FOURTH AVE. NE, SIOUX CENTER, IA, 51250
JEFFREY PLOEGSTRA, DEPARTMENTS OF BIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, DORDT COLLEGE, 498 FOURTH AVE. NE, SIOUX CENTER, IA, 51250
TONY JELSMA, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, DORDT COLLEGE, 498 FOURTH AVE. NE, SIOUX CENTER, IA, 51250

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31. AN AUTECOLOGICAL STUDY OF SPHENOPHOLIS OBTUSATA FOR USE IN PRAIRIE WETLAND RESTORATION
BRYAN D. SIMON*, DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE, FORESTRY, LANDSCAPE, AND PARKS, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, BROOKINGS, SD 57007
W. CARTER JOHSON, DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE, FORESTRY, LANDSCAPE, AND PARKS, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, BROOKINGS, SD 57007
ARVID BOE, DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SCIENCE, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, BROOKINGS, SD 57007
GARY LARSON, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, BROOKINGS, SD 57007

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32. LEVELS OF INTRASPECIFIC PLOIDY VARIATION IN NE IOWA PRAIRIE SPECIES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR RESTORATION
JOHN T. DELANEY, LUTHER COLLEGE DEPT. OF BIOLOGY, 700 COLLEGE DR, DECORAH, IA 52101
ERIC J. BAACK*, LUTHER COLLEGE DEPT. OF BIOLOGY, 700 COLLEGE DR., DECORAH, IA 52101

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33. BASAL TRICLOPYR TREATMENT FOR CONTROL OF HERBACEOUS WEEDS
THOMAS D. BROCK, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON, 1227 DARTMOUTH RD., MADISON, WI 53705

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