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UBAP staff mentor intern from the National Great Rivers Research & Education Center (NGRREC) 2017 Intern Program

Members of the Illinois Natural History Survey’s Urban Biotic Assessment Program hosted and advised an intern from the National Great Rivers Research & Education Center (NGRREC) 2017 Intern Program this summer. The intern worked on mapping the spread, determining geometric morphometrics, and genetics of a novel invasive species in the Corbicula genus. They attended the… Continue reading UBAP staff mentor intern from the National Great Rivers Research & Education Center (NGRREC) 2017 Intern Program

Team discovers a new invasive clam in the U.S.

A new species or “form” of Asian clam was discovered in the Illinois River by Jeremy Tiemann and Sarah Douglass. The discovery, confirmed by genetics, means a new invasive clam has made its official debut in North America, joining the countless other aquatic invasive species now found in our waters. Read the Illinois News Bureau… Continue reading Team discovers a new invasive clam in the U.S.

Turtle Research at Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference 2026
Half of the INHS PaCE Lab presentations at this year’s Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference were about turtles, with 5 oral presentations and 1 poster presentation. Devin Edmonds presented “Ditch Turtles: Movement and Habitat Selection of Blanding’s Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) at the Southern Edge of their Distribution” co-authored with Ethan Kessler and Michael Dreslik. Habitat […]
Snakes in Winter at Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference 2026
Three of the 10 presentations by the INHS PaCE Lab were part of the Snakes in Winter Symposium organized by Bruce Kingsbury. Dr. Dreslik presented “Fidelity to Over-wintering Refugia in the Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus)” with co-authors Emily L. Sunnucks and Zander E. Perelman. Colder seasons associated with latitude or elevational changes often influence the […]
Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference 2026
INHS PaCE Lab made a huge contribution to the 2026 Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference with 10 oral presentations and 2 posters. While two herp symposia were dominated by the PaCE Lab, “Snakes in Winter” and “Research to Inform Management: Conservation of Freshwater Turtles and Other Threatened Amphibians and Reptiles in the Midwest,” ornithologist Asya […]