UW gradutate student Jim Doherty stands next to his 2010 Science Day poster. This year's Science Day, held Thursday, February 9 2012, will be the 12th Annual version of the event.
Science Day is on Thursday Feb. 9th 2012 from 9:00 to 11:45am. UW-Madison researchers will present findings of projects conducted on Arboretum lands. Event is free to the public.
12th Annual UW Arboretum Science Day
9:00- 9:10 Welcome: Joy Zedler, Aldo Leopold Chair of Restoration Ecology
Contributed papers; Moderator: Brad Herrick, Arboretum Ecologist
9:10-9:30 – Biological control of Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) in
Wisconsin - Todd Johnson, MS student in Entomology, UW-Madison.
9:30-9:50 – Turtle crossings: Conserving chelonian populations in the Arboretum and
beyond - Brendan Reid, PhD student in Forest and Wildlife Ecology, UW-Madison.
9:50-10:10 – Exploring cellulolytic ability in natural communities - Gina Lewin, PhD student
in Microbiology, Dept. of Bacteriology, UW-Madison.
Break and Poster Session (10:10 – 10:50)
Learning to manage urban runoff that reaches the Arboretum: Landscape-change
adaptation - Isabel Rojas-Viada, MS student in Conservation Biology and Sustainable
Development, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, UW-Madison.
Nutrient dynamics in a wetland constructed for treating urban runoff
–Stephanie Prellwitz, MS student in Biological Systems Engineering, UW-Madison.
Explaining the differences in urban stormwater flow attenuation capabilities between
adjacent constructed wetland swales - Jeff Miller, PhD student in Civil and Environmental
Engineering, UW-Madison.
The effects of soil temperature on belowground amphibian hibernation in an urban versus
rural environment - Melanie Stock, MS student in Soil Science; UW-Madison.
Recovery of soil microbial community following the removal of the invasive plant, Allaria
petiolata - Amy Jo Dusick, MS student in Environment and Resources, Nelson Institute for
Environmental Studies; UW-Madison
Contributed papers continued:
10:50- 11:10 - Urban stormwater appears to increase productivity and decrease diversity in
natural and engineered wetlands - Jim Doherty, PhD student in Botany, UW-Madison.
11:10- 11:40 Keynote Address
Developing a framework to assess the water quality and quantity impacts of climate change,
shifting land use, and urbanization in the Yahara Watershed - Dr. Eric Booth , Research
Specialist, Water Sustainability and Climate Project, UW-Madison.
11:40 Closing remarks: Kevin McSweeney, Arboretum Director