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Urban Biotic Assessment Program (UBAP)

Urban Biotic Assessment Program (UBAP)

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    • Veterans Memorial Tollway – I-355
      • I-355 South Extension
      • Northern I-355 Corridor
    • Jane Addams Memorial Tollway – I-90
      • I-90 Pre-construction
      • I-90 Post-construction
      • Trout Park
    • Ronald Reagan Tollway – I-88
    • Tri-State Tollway – I-294, I-94, and I-80
      • Bird Migration Through Forest Preserves
      • 294 Stream Surveys
    • I-390 Elgin O’hare
      • Elgin O’Hare Western Access – I-390
      • Elgin-O’Hare Lake Street terminus
    • Eden’s Spur
  • Research
    • Mussels
      • Kishwaukee River Mussels
    • Aquatic Macroinvertebrates
    • Fish
      • Iowa Darter
    • Reptiles and Amphibians
      • Carp Barrier
    • Birds
      • Bird Migration Through Forest Preserves
    • Mammals
    • Botanical Research
      • White Cedar
    • Mitigation
      • North Chicago Wetland
      • Bioswales
      • Blackwell Forest Preserve
      • Orland Grassland Forest Preserve
      • Pine Dunes Forest Preserve

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RSS PACE Lab News

  • UBAP Malacologist wins 2021 Smith grant
    Sarah Douglass,  was announced as the 2021 Philip Smith Memorial Award Winner. Her submission was titled “Using environmental DNA (eDNA) to detect a rare freshwater mussel species, Salamander Mussel Simpsonaias ambigua, in the Embarras River, Illinois”.  Sarah is an Malacologist with the Illinois Natural History Survey. Read more about her project
  • Wild Things Conference goes virtual
    This year, the Wild Things Conference will be virtual and held over two weekends, with live events as well as pre-recorded talks. UBAP ornithologist Asya Rahlin and her collaborators Stephanie Beilke (Audubon Great Lakes), and Libby Keyes (Governors State University) will have a streaming session going during both weekends of the conference. Their talk, “A […]
  • New paper on habitat restoration impacts on box turtles
    Eastern Box Turtle growth is influenced by environmental conditions which in turn can be influenced by vegetative structure. Removal of Autumn Olive and Russian Olive at a site in Illinois occurred during a 16 year mark-recapture study allowing us to analyze impacts of removal on the growth of turtles. The data showed that removing the […]
  • Saving the Harlequin Mantella
    PACE Lab graduate student Devin Edmonds has been working to save one of the most threatened amphibian species in Madagascar. Listen to an interview he did with Amphibiacast about Mantella frogs, his time working in Madagascar, and his graduate research to conserve the Harlequin Mantella. A new conservation action plan will be released in the […]
  • Behind the Scenes: Finding one elusive bird
    UBAP Ornithologist Asya Rahlin is conducting research on cryptic wetland birds utilizing eDNA. Join her as she recounts a hot, sticky day collecting samples at Volo Bog. Read her Behind the Scenes  
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