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The Wild Things Conference Returns Saturday, March 1, 2025 - SOLD OUT

We’re thrilled to welcome you again to learn and share your expertise with our community. We’ve put together an exciting lineup of workshops and sessions from regional and national experts, plus meet & greets, video content, exhibitors, and sponsors. With over 140 presentations and discussion panels to choose from, the in-person program engages a diverse range of topics, research, and skills, and plenty of opportunities to meet with friends, old and new.

Thank you as well to our sponsors, scholarship supporters, and exhibitors who are all helping to make this another tremendously successful Wild Things.

Tickets for Wild Things 2025 are sold out. For additional information on the 2025 conference, visit wildthingscommunity.org.

**PLEASE NOTE: Some details are subject to change.**

NOTICE: Please be advised that photos and videos will be taken during Wild Things 2025. By attending, you consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or otherwise recorded. Your attendance on this event constitutes your agreement to the use of any resulting media by Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves for promotional, marketing, or any other purpose in perpetuity, without further approval or any compensation. 
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Seasonal Use of DuPage County Savanna Preserves by Red-Headed Woodpeckers
Saturday March 1, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm CST
Rooms 21-23 & 32-34
Woodpeckers are keystone species of suburban Chicago, and many are year-round residents. The red-headed woodpecker, a savanna specialist, has declined by 90% in the past 50 years across the Midwest, and tends to be a facultative migrant. According to citizen science data (eBird) red-headed woodpeckers are often found in DuPage County in both summer and wintertime, however, these data fail to show how abundance changes throughout the seasons. This study uses monthly surveys across DuPage County savannas to measure the abundance of red-headed woodpeckers throughout the migratory season. This project will inform preserve management to protect critical seasonal habitats in the suburban Chicago region.
Presenters
DR

Derek Rosenberger

Associate Professor of Conservation Biology, Wheaton College
Dr. Derek Rosenberger is a Conservation Biologist interested primarily in biodiversity and invasive species in endangered ecosystems. He is particularly interested in insect and avian species in prairies and savannas of the Midwest.
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Saturday March 1, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm CST
Rooms 21-23 & 32-34
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