Papaipema – Urban Biotic Assessment Program (UBAP)

Funding received to survey the Eryngium Stem Borer

UBAP staff Dr. Michael J. Dreslik and James R. Wiker received funding from the Forest Preserve District of Will County to survey for the State Threatened Eryngium Stem Borer (Papaipema eryngii). The survey focuses on the sand prairie forest preserves in western Will County. To date, surveys have documented the presence of the moth at… Continue reading Funding received to survey the Eryngium Stem Borer

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 […]