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MSU Plant Conservation Conference
April 11 - April 12
The Montana Native Plant Society (MNPS) will host the 12th Plant Conservation Conference on Thursday & Friday, April 11 & 12, 2024 on the campus of MSU in Bozeman. Restoration is the theme.
Thursday, we’ll hear from our speakers and take a tour of the Indreland Audubon Wetland Preserve. Friday will be spent updating threats information for Montana’s Species of Concern.
Speakers for the conference are:
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- Michael Butts, DNRC, Montana Native Seed Network; Developing a production hub at the DNRC Nursery to serve the surrounding ecoregions.
- Justin Runyon, USDA-FS, RMRS; Assessing pollinator friendliness of plants and designing mixes to restore habitat for bees.
- Christian Meny, MT Audubon Society Director of Conservation; About the Conservation Ranching Program.
- Jessie Salix, USFS Beaverhead-Deerlodge Forest Botanist; Using biochar on forest soils and restoration success following fire.
- Amanda Hendrix, USFS Northern Regional Botanist, will provide an update on the region’s seed increase program.
- Jennifer McNew, USDI-BLM Botanist & Myrna DuMontier, Salish tribal teacher & traditionalist; Restoring purple camas within meadows.
- Susan Wall, Herrera Environmental Consultants PWS Scientist; Restoring Dutchman wetlands and establishing an IPA.
- Dr. Catherine Zabinski, MSU-Bozeman Plant & Soil Ecologist; Insights on using mycorrhizal fungi for restoration success.
- Wendy Velman, USDI-BLM Regional Botanist for Montana and the Dakotas; Best practices for restoring grasslands.
- Aaron Clausen, WWF Conservation Biologist and Project Manager; Restoring native plants at the Indreland Audubon Wetland Preserve and restoring grassland under the WWF sustainable ranching initiative.
- Kelsey Molloy, TNC; Restoring 1,000 acres of grassland adjacent to the Bitter Creek WSA in Eastern Montana.