2023 Agenda
*Order of presentations may change
*Order of presentations may change
8:30-9:00 REGISTRATION, SILENT AUCTION, RAFFLE TICKETS
9:00-9:45 POSTER SESSION, SILENT AUCTION, RAFFLE TICKETS
9:45-10:00 WELCOME
10:00-10:30 Analysis of Ozark chinquapin (Castanea ozarkensis) reproduction and chestnut blight infection at Roaring River State Park, Missouri - Danielle
Evilsizor, graduate student at Pittsburg State University
10:30-11:10 Artistic talents and natural/cultural careers of the Palmer Family with emphasis on botanical illustrations -- Paul W. Nelson, Ecological Consultant.
Past affiliations: Mark Twain National Forest and Missouri State Parks (retired)
11:10-11:25 BREAK, SILENT AUCTION, RAFFLE TICKETS
11:25-11:55 Understanding the population dynamics of Cirsium pitcheri across multiple spatial scales -- Dr. Samniqueka Halsey, Assistant Professor, University of
Missouri
11:55-1:15 LUNCH, SILENT AUCTION, RAFFLE TICKETS
1:15-1:30 OPEN MIC - Audience members: Please bring any announcements you'd like to share with the Missouri botanical community such as grants,
job opportunities, upcoming events, or other relevant information.
1:30-2:00 The botanists among us: host plant specialization in insects--Ted MacRae, Senior Research Entomologist & Fellow, Monsanto/Bayer (retired)
2:00-2:45 Braided streams of thought: meandering through groundwater discharge, wetland plants, and beaver complexes - Joint presentation by Justin
Thomas, Science Director, NatureCITE | Frank Nelson, Wetland Systems Manager, Statewide Resource Management Branch, Missouri Department of
Conservation | Kyle Steele, Ecologist/Soil Scientist, U.S. Forest Service
2:45-3:00 BREAK AND SILENT AUCTION (Last chance!)
3:00-3:30 Unexpected roles of a native macrophyte: Justicia americana as an ecosystem engineer in flashy Ozark streams -- Alexis Reifsteck, Undergraduate
Researcher, Missouri State University
3:30-4:00 ANNOUNCEMENT OF SILENT AUCTION AND RAFFLE WINNERS
9:00-9:45 POSTER SESSION, SILENT AUCTION, RAFFLE TICKETS
9:45-10:00 WELCOME
10:00-10:30 Analysis of Ozark chinquapin (Castanea ozarkensis) reproduction and chestnut blight infection at Roaring River State Park, Missouri - Danielle
Evilsizor, graduate student at Pittsburg State University
10:30-11:10 Artistic talents and natural/cultural careers of the Palmer Family with emphasis on botanical illustrations -- Paul W. Nelson, Ecological Consultant.
Past affiliations: Mark Twain National Forest and Missouri State Parks (retired)
11:10-11:25 BREAK, SILENT AUCTION, RAFFLE TICKETS
11:25-11:55 Understanding the population dynamics of Cirsium pitcheri across multiple spatial scales -- Dr. Samniqueka Halsey, Assistant Professor, University of
Missouri
11:55-1:15 LUNCH, SILENT AUCTION, RAFFLE TICKETS
1:15-1:30 OPEN MIC - Audience members: Please bring any announcements you'd like to share with the Missouri botanical community such as grants,
job opportunities, upcoming events, or other relevant information.
1:30-2:00 The botanists among us: host plant specialization in insects--Ted MacRae, Senior Research Entomologist & Fellow, Monsanto/Bayer (retired)
2:00-2:45 Braided streams of thought: meandering through groundwater discharge, wetland plants, and beaver complexes - Joint presentation by Justin
Thomas, Science Director, NatureCITE | Frank Nelson, Wetland Systems Manager, Statewide Resource Management Branch, Missouri Department of
Conservation | Kyle Steele, Ecologist/Soil Scientist, U.S. Forest Service
2:45-3:00 BREAK AND SILENT AUCTION (Last chance!)
3:00-3:30 Unexpected roles of a native macrophyte: Justicia americana as an ecosystem engineer in flashy Ozark streams -- Alexis Reifsteck, Undergraduate
Researcher, Missouri State University
3:30-4:00 ANNOUNCEMENT OF SILENT AUCTION AND RAFFLE WINNERS