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INHS Seminar | Vanishing Edens: The Shawnee National Forest

Event Type
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
Illinois Natural History Survey Seminar Committee
Location
1005 Forbes Natural History Building, 1816 S Oak Street, Champaign
Virtual
wifi event
Date
Nov 19, 2024   3:00 pm  
Speaker
Dr. Michael Jeffords, Entomologist, Illinois Natural History Survey (Retired)
Contact
Cathy Bialeschki
E-Mail
cathyb@illinois.edu
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This seminar will be held in room 1005 Forbes Natural History Building, 1816 S Oak Street, Champaign or you may join virtually on at https://illinois.zoom.us/j/82517618634?pwd=X5pzZvwfKYdxGhbrWMP2EP1O7RCjpa.1 | Meeting ID: 825 1761 8634 | Password: 818710 

This presentation will focus on the push to create a Shawnee National Park and Climate Preserve. It will take a different, broader perspective on current management practices that are inconsistent with managing a landscape for biodiversity, rather than just "forest health." It will include specific examples . . . For information about the Shawnee project, please visit the following link: https://www.shawneeforestdefense.org/general-5


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