2024 Midwest Beaver Summit
Presented by the Illinois Beaver Alliance, LC Nature Park, and the Superior Bio-Conservancy
Session 1.
Beaver Wetlands, Flooding, and Drought​
Dr. Emily Fairfax, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota, Department of Geography, Environment, and Society
Session 3.
Beaver Dam Impacts on Water Quality, Biodiversity, and Trout Populations in Wisconsin Streams
Cortney Dean, PSM Conservation Biology Graduate Student, University of Wisconsin - Stout
Session 5.
Landscape-Scale Watershed Planning with Beavers for Biodiversity and Climate Resilience
Kurt Menke, GIS Consultant, Septima, and Bob Boucher, President, Superior Bio-Conservancy
Session 2.
Who Speaks for Beaver? History and Folklore
Brian “Fox” Ellis, Storyteller and Director of Outreach, Illinois Audubon Society
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Session 4.
Revised Environmental Assessment of Wisconsin’s Beaver Management Plan
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Bill Nelson, Attorney, Environmental and Energy Strategies Practice Group, Godfrey and Kahn
Session 6.
Navigating Conflicts Between People and Beavers and People Again​
Alexa Whipple, Beaver Project Director, Methow-Okanogan Beaver Project​
Co-hosts:
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Anthropocene Alliance (national)
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Bio x Design Ecological Restoration (OK)
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Biodiversity for a Livable Climate (national)
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Bur Oak Land Trust (IA)
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The Conservation Foundation (IL)
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Driftless Area Land Conservancy (WI)
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Friends of the Chicago River (IL)
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Friends of the Fox River (IL)
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Huron River Watershed Council (MI)
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Illinois Audubon Society (IL)
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Illinois Environmental Council (IL)
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Inter-Fluve (national)
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Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation (IA)
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Land Conservancy of McHenry County (IL)
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Little River Wetlands Project (IN)
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Manitou Creek Watershed Alliance (IL)
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Milwaukee Riverkeeper (WI)
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Lincoln Park Zoo Urban Wildlife Institute (IL)
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Monarchs, Milkweed, and More (IL)
- Mycelium Regenerative Co-design (IL)
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Native Range Ecological (WI)
- Northfield Beaver Brigade (MN)
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Prairie State Conservation Coalition (IL)
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Save the Dunes (IN)
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Sierra Club National Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) Team (national)
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Sierra Club Wisconsin (WI)
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Sycamore Land Trust (IN)
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Together for Nature/juntos para la Naturaliza (IL)
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The Wilds (OH)
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Wonderland Community Project (IL)
