Stephen Packard
Stephen Packard | |
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Born | April 1943 (age 78)[1] |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Harvard University[2] |
Employer | The Nature Conservancy, Audubon, Northwestern University |
Stephen Packard (born 1943) is an American conservationist, author, and ecological restoration practitioner active in the Chicago area.
Packard began his career in restoration ecology in 1977 as a volunteer with the "North Branch Prairie Project" in Cook County, Illinois.[3] The project is now known as the . In 1978, he became a field representative for the Illinois chapter of The Nature Conservancy (TNC-Illinois). From 1983-1999, he was the Director of Science and Stewardship for TNC-Illinois. Packard founded the Audubon Chicago Region chapter in 1999 and worked for this organization until 2014.[2][4] The chapter has since expanded to encompass the Great Lakes region and is now known as Audubon Great Lakes.[5] Between 2008 and 2013 he taught "Science and Policy of Ecological Conservation" at Northwestern University.[4][6]
Stephen Packard is a founding member/contributor to Society for Ecological Restoration, TNC's , Chicago Wilderness and its "Mighty Acorns" program, , and the Wild Things conference. He sits on the national advisory board for Wild Ones.
He serves as a volunteer land steward for the Forest Preserves of Cook County's Somme Prairie Grove.
Publications[]
- Packard, Steve (1988). "Chronicles of Restoration: Just a Few Oddball Species: Restoration and the Rediscovery of the Tallgrass Savanna". Restoration & Management Notes. 6 (1): 13–22. JSTOR 43439280.
- Packard, Stephen; , eds. (1997). The Tallgrass Restoration Handbook: For Prairies, Savannas, and Woodlands. Island Press.
- ; ; Packard, Stephen (March 2016). "The Universal Floristic Quality Assessment (FQA) Calculator: an online tool for ecological assessment and monitoring". Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 7 (3): 380–383. doi:10.1111/2041-210X.12491.
References[]
- ^ "Somme Woods Community". Somme Woods Community. 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ^ a b Helford, Reid M. (1991). "Rediscovering the Presettlement Landscape: Making the Oak Savanna Ecosystem "Real"". Science, Technology, & Human Values. 24 (1): 55–79. doi:10.1177/016224399902400104.
- ^ Packard, Stephen; , eds. (1997). The Tallgrass Restoration Handbook: For Prairies, Savannas, and Woodlands. Island Press.
- ^ a b "Prospect Heights Natural Resources Commission: January 23, 2018 - Stephen Packard: "Rare Animals. Rare Plants. Rare People. Adventures in Chicagoland Conservation"". phnrc.com. Prospect Heights Natural Resources Commission. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ^ "Audubon Great Lakes". gl.audubon.org. Aubudon Great Lakes. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ^ "Stephen Packard: Wild Ones Honorary Director Ecologist, Conservationist" (PDF). wildones.org. Wild Ones. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
External links[]
- 1943 births
- Living people
- American conservationists
- American ecologists
- American naturalists
- American non-fiction environmental writers
- Harvard University alumni