1. Translocation of Endangered & Threatened Species through Restoration Policies, Practices and Guidelines: Brainstorming Session Wild Things, 2011

2. Panelists Susanne Masi, Plants of Concern, Chicago Botanic Garden – moderator Jane Balaban, Regional Steward, North Branch Restoration Project Jane Grillo, (formerly withThe Natural Garden) Marketing Assistant, Midwest Groundcovers LLC Scott Kobal, Ecologist, DuPage FPD Mary Kay Solecki, Natural Areas Preservation Specialist, Illinois Nature Preserves Commission

3. Questions What is your personal experience in the distribution of listed plants through restoration/recreation? Have you measured/monitored success? What is your agency/group policy regarding translocation of E/T species & its relation to IL 1992 policy? What criteria guide your agency’s translocation practices? (historic records, habitat, rescue, genetics?) What is your agency/group practice in E/T translocation: rare, occasional, frequent? (plugs, seed, seed mix; provide some examples) What about climate change? Should there be regional or State guidelines for these practices? Recovery plans for State listed species? Monitoring guidelines? Where do we go from here?

4. References Illinois Plant Translocation/Restoration Policy. 1992. IDNR website. Multidimensional evaluation of managed relocation. Proceedings of the Nat’l Acad./ Science. June 16, 2009. (Web; focus on climate change) Seed Distribution in District Natural Areas. 2010. DuPage FPD, Seed Collection Manual. How successful are plant species reintroductions? Biological Conservation 144 (2011) 672-682. Working Group of Managed Relocation (website, recent survey, results not yet published)