The seventh meeting of the Rights-of-Way as Habitat Working Group was hosted by the Energy Resources Center at the University of Illinois-Chicago on October 24 and 25, 2018. See the list of meeting attendees here.
Copies of presentations are posted below as they are available. The full meeting agenda can be found here.
Transportation Sector Update
Kris Gade, Arizona Department of Transportation
Video Presentation
Agricultural Sector Update
Leslie Holloway, Missouri Farm Bureau
Video Presentation
AEP Vegetation R&D Video Presentation
Tim Lohner, American Electric Power
Featured Video: Dawes Arboretum Right of Way Project
EPRI Program Updates
Jessica Fox, EPRI Program
Video Presentation
UAA Managing Thriving Ecosystems
Stan Vera-Art, Grow With Trees
Video Presentation
Featured Video: ROW Environmental Stewardship
Pollinator Habitat Toolkit
Olivia Eskew, Cypress Creek Renewables
Video Presentation
NFWF Program Update
Crystal Boyd, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation
Video Presentation
Pollinator Friendly Herbicide Practices
Aaron Feggestad, Stantec
Video Presentation
Metrics & Targets Task Force
Alison Cariveau, Monarch Joint Venture
Video Presentation
Communications and Outreach
Lizzy Kreindler, Bluestem Communications
Video Presentation
Geospatial Habitat Database
Mark Johnstone, Field Museum
Video Presentation
CCAA Task Force
Dan Salas, Cardno
Video Presentation
Monarch Conservation Updates
Laurel Hill & Sergio Pierlussi, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Video Presentation
Rights-of-Way Strategies for Monarch Butterflies
Claire Beck, Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Video Presentation