| Name | Contact Information | Speaker Topic(s) | Preferred Audience |
|---|---|---|---|
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Bailey, Steve |
217-244-2174 sdbailey@inhs.illinois.edu |
Critical Trends Assessment Project (CTAP); statewide bird distribution trends in Illinois bird populations; effects of fragmentation and cowbird parasitism on Illinois birds; natural history of owls; general natural history programs including a variety of flora and fauna. |
Conservation Groups Community Groups 6th - 12th Grade Teachers |
|
Beveroth, Tara |
217-265-7303 beveroth@illinois.edu |
Avian Education, Field Techniques, Bird Banding |
Conservation Groups Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade Teachers |
|
Braxton, Susan |
217-333-5856 braxton@inhs.illinois.edu |
Library resources and services. |
Conservation Groups Community Groups College Level Students Teachers |
|
Charlebois, Pat |
847-872-0140 charlebo@illinois.edu |
Great Lakes exotic species; zebra mussel; round gobies; exotic zooplankton; dispersal barrier for the Chicago waterways |
Conservation Groups Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
|
Claussen, Julie |
217-244-1516 juliec@illinois.edu |
Fish, Pond Life, aquatic ecosystems, conservation issues |
Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade Teachers |
|
Cummings, Kevin |
217-333-1623 ksc@inhs.illinois.edu |
Freshwater mussels; aquatic biodiversity |
Conservation Groups Community Groups Teachers |
|
DeWalt, Ed |
217-649-7414 edewalt@inhs.illinois.edu |
Conservation of Aquatic Insects
Aquatic Insects of Illinois
Biological Condition of Illinois Waters |
Conservation Groups Community Groups College Level Students Teachers |
|
Ellis, James |
217-244-5695 jamese@inhs.illinois.edu |
botany, prairie ecology, ecological restoration, natural lands management, gardening with native plants |
Conservation Groups Community Groups 6th - 12th Grade |
|
Helm, Charlie |
217-333-1005 cghelm@illinois.edu |
Immigrant insects in Illinois; host plant resistance: an alternative management strategy |
Conservation Groups Community Groups Teachers |
|
Hill, Steven |
217-244-8452 srhill@inhs.illinois.edu |
Rare plants of Illinois; poisonous plants; edible wild plants; how to make (and maintain) a plant collection (herbarium); botanical Latin (scientific names) and its use to gardeners; introduction to plant identification (how to identify plants); plant nomenclature; the plants and plant communities of Dominica (the Caribbean); Malvaceae in Bolivia; selected plants of Queensland, Australia. |
Conservation Groups Community Groups College Level Students Teachers |
|
Hofmann, Joyce |
217-244-2366 jhofmann@inhs.illinois.edu |
Illinois' small mammals; bats; threatened and endangered mammals |
Conservation Groups Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade |
|
Hoover, Jeff |
217-244-2922 jhoover@inhs.illinois.edu |
Conservation of birds
Avian Ecology
Habitat Restoration for birds
Behavioral Ecology of birds |
Conservation Groups Community Groups College Level Students |
|
Jeffords, Mike |
217-333-5986 jeffords@illinois.edu |
The natural history of Illinois; insects of Illinois; wildflowers of Illinois; nature photography; natural areas of Illinois; biodiversity; other topics |
Conservation Groups Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
|
Kurylo, Jesse |
217-244-0692 jkurylo@inhs.illinois.edu |
Soils and wetlands |
Conservation Groups Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
|
Miller, Andrew |
217-244-0439 amiller@inhs.illinois.edu |
Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of Illinois |
Conservation Groups Community Groups College Level Students Teachers |
|
Nixon, Carie |
217-244-9417 cnixon@illinois.edu |
Insects; aquatic life; science and art; field sketching, other topics |
Conservation Groups Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
|
Phillips, Chris |
217-369-3495 chrisp@inhs.illinois.edu |
Amphibians & reptiles of Illinois; declining amphibian crisis; effects of historical climate change on amphibians and reptiles; Ecology and Life History of the eastern massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus); Ecology, behavior, and evolution of pond breeding salamanders. |
Conservation Groups Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
|
Plocher, Allen |
217-333-6292 a-ploch@inhs.illinois.edu |
Wetlands ecology, legislation, delineation, or restoration; tree identification; trees to plant in your backyard; forest ecology; woodlot management for environmental or wildlife habitat purposes; concern and control of invasive and exotic plant species |
Conservation Groups Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
|
Robertson, Ken |
217-244-2171 krrobert@illinois.edu |
The Tallgrass Prairie Ecosystem of Illinois; The Rose Family-A Botanical Bonanza; Native Plants of Illinois-A Wealth of Diversity; Native Plants Close-up: The Hidden World of Flowers; Botanical Gardens of North America and Europe; The Basics of Plant Photography; Biodiversity-Some Basic Issues; Inspirations from the Tallgrass Prairie: Ecology, Art, and Literature |
Conservation Groups Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
|
Spyreas, Greg |
217-819-2059 spyreas@illinois.edu |
Biodiversity; Illinois Natural Areas; Pre-settlement Midwestern Vegetation; Non-native plants; Topics in Plant Community Ecology; Restoration Ecology; Fire Ecology |
Conservation Groups Community Groups 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
|
Stein, Jeffrey |
217-244-1516 jastein@illinois.edu |
Freshwater fisheries ecology |
Conservation Groups Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade College Level Students |
|
Taft, John |
217-244-5046 taft@inhs.illinois.edu |
Vegetation ecology of midwestern plant communities (esp. prairies, savannas/barrens, woodlands, flatwoods, peatlands); fire effects in woodlands and barrens; restoration ecology (including use of indicator species as measures of ecological integrity); threatened and endangered plants; orchids of Illinois; spring flora of Illinois; unique natural areas of Illinois; plants, people, and places of Kyrgyzstan (Central Asia). |
Conservation Groups Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
|
Taylor, Steve |
217-649-0240 sjtaylor@illinois.edu |
Caves; caving; cave biology |
Conservation Groups College Level Students |
|
Tiemann, Jeremy |
217-244-4594 jtiemann@illinois.edu |
Freshwater mussels or fishes. |
Conservation Groups Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
|
Voegtlin, Dave |
217-244-2152 dvoegtli@illinois.edu |
Aphids; aphids and native plants; natural biological control. |
Conservation Groups Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
|
Wetzel, Mark J. |
217-244-2108 mjwetzel@illinois.edu |
Annelida, Oligochaeta, aquatic and terrestrial worms, aquatic invertebrates, springs, map and compass use. |
Conservation Groups Community Groups Kindergarten - 5th Grade 6th - 12th Grade College Level Students Teachers |
|
Wiesbrook, Scott |
217-265-0368 swiesbro@inhs.illinois.edu |
Soils of Illinois, hydric soils, wetland delineation |
Conservation Groups Community Groups 6th - 12th Grade Teachers |
|
Wilm, Brian |
217-244-2176 bwilm@inhs.illinois.edu |
Wetlands; habitat restoration; wetland wildlife. |
Conservation Groups 6th - 12th Grade Teachers |