Great Lakes Dune Conference

Conference Presentation/Posters

Research Session:

Dr. Alan Arbogast/Michigan State University

A Potential Classification System for Coastal Dunes Along Lake Michigan

Dr. Ed Hansen/Hope College, MI

Recent Research into the Geomorphic History of Lake Michigan Coastal Dunes

Dr. Jeff Dech/Nipissing University, Ontario

Life in a dynamic environment: future directions for ecological research on Great Lakes coastal dunes

Dr. Deanna Van Dijk/Calvin College, MI

Contemporary Geomorphology of Great Lakes Dunes

Management Session:

Jim Buchholz/WI State Parks

Management of Sand Dune Ecosystems

Juleigh Bookout/Michigan State University

What I learned while creating the Critical Dune Tool: Opportunities for improving critical dune policy and management

Geoff Steadman/Consultant, The Ontario Dune Coalition, NY

New York's Eastern Lake Ontario Dune and Wetland System: Building Effective Partnerships for Resource Stewardship in the 21st Century

Jayson Childs/Wilfrid Laurier University, Graduate Student

Coastal Dune Protection along Ontario's Great Lakes Coast

Corina Brdar/Ontario Parks, Eastern Region

Balancing Protection with Recreation in Ontario's Provincial Parks

Education Session:

Elizabeth Brockwell/Tillman/ Michigan DNR Gillette Nature Center

The E. Genevieve Gillette Sand Dune Visitor Center

Wendy Smith/NPS Great Lakes Research and Education Center

Research Learning Centers: Focus on Education

Dolf DeJong/Ontario Parks-Bronte Creek Provincial Park

Public perceptions and beach management. A a parks role in managing habitat, recreational opportunities and public opinion.

Poster Session:

Sandra Bonanno/New York Sea Grant and Steve Young/New York Natural Heritage Program

When Does Your Beachgrass Bloom? Champlain Beachgrass: a Rare Variant of American Beachgrass from NY, VT and Quebec

Sandra Bonanno/New York Sea Grant and Dan Sawchuck/NYSDEC

Sandy Island Beach Project

Jane Bowles/Univ. of Western Ontario and Michael Bradstreet/Nature Conservancy of Canada

Fifteen years of vegetation monitoring on a Dry Cottonwood Sand Dune at Long Point, Ontario following a reduction on deer browse

Owen Boyle and Tara Bergeson/Wisconsin DNR

Wisconsin Wildlife Action Plan: Great Lakes Dunes & Beaches

M. Breederland, J. Daniels, and E. LaPorte/Michigan Sea Grant

Dunes: Education and Outreach in Michigan

Tameka Dandridge, Patty O'Connell, and Sarah Stephens/US Fish and Wildlife Service

Pitcher's Thistle (Cirsium pitcheri) Monitoring Activities in Michigan

Amy Clark Eagle, Liz Hay-Chmielewski, Karen Cleveland, Matt Herbert, and Ray Rustem/Michigan DNR-Amy Derosier/Michigan State University Extension

Michigan's Wildlife Action Plan: Assessing Coastal Dune/Beach Systems

Elliott Eisaman, Trevor Daly, Sarah Dean, Emily Timmons, and Ed Hansen/Hope College-Timothy Fisher/Univ. of Toledo

Clues in Small Lake Sediments to Histories of Coastal Dunes Southwest of Holland, Michigan

Sarah Emery and Jennifer Rudgers/Rice University

Do fungal mutualists alter the invasibility of restored dune plant communities?

Timothy Fisher/University of Toledo

Dune sand in coastal lakes as a proxy for paleo lake-level change

Mary Penney/NY Sea Grant and Norm Jones/SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Eastern Lake Ontario Dune Steward Program: Resource Appreciation through Public Education

Matthew Warner/Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

Michigan's Regulatory Approach to Critical Dune Protection