Illinois Natural History Survey Reports

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I LLINOIS
NATURAL
HI STORY
S U R V E Y R e p o r t s
Autumn 2000
No. 365
I N S I D E
Exotic Vegetation in
Illinois Wetlands
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Database Management
and Analysis of Fisher-ies
in Illinois
3
The Critical Trends
Assessment Program:
Gathering Data on the
Condition of Illinois’
Ecosystems
4
New Illinois Wilds Insti-tute
For Nature Course
5
Illinois Valley Ticks
5
Species Spotlight:
Bald Cypress
6
The Naturalist's
Apprentice:
Making Leaf Prints
7
Stephen P. Havera, Director of
the Forbes Biological Station of
the Illinois Natural History Sur-vey
(INHS), was honored by the
Wildlife Society as the recipient
of its 2000 Wildlife Publications
Award for the Outstanding Book
Category for his comprehensive
book on Illinois waterfowl.
The book, Waterfowl of Il-linois:
Status and Management,
was published last year by INHS.
The award was presented on
September 13 during the Wildlife
Society’s 7th Annual Conference
in Nashville, Tennessee.
The 672-page book and its
companion fi eld guide are based
on more than a century of re-search.
They capture the rich
waterfowl tradition of the region
and document the history, habi-tats,
populations, harvest, nesting
biology, management, banding,
food habits, programs, and other
information relevant to waterfowl
and wetlands.
Havera has studied a variety
of wildlife species in agricultural,
forest, and wetland landscapes
during his 30-year career with the
Survey. He has been conducting
studies at the Forbes Biological
Station near Havana since 1978
and became director of that sta-tion
in 1982. Havera, a native of
Peoria, received a B.S. degree in
Biology from Bradley University
and a Masters in Zoology and a
Doctorate in Ecology from the
University of Illinois. He holds a
faculty appointment at both uni-versities.
Havera is the fourth member
of the Survey's Center for Wildlife
Ecology to win the award. Previ-ous
winners were Harold C. Han-son
in 1966 for The Giant Canada
Goose, Frank C. Bellrose in 1976
for Ducks, Geese and Swans of
North America, and Bellrose and
Daniel J. Holm in 1994 for their
book Ecology and Management of
the Wood Duck.
Book by INHS Scientist Wins National Award
Waterfowl of Illinois: Status
and Management and the com-panion
fi eld guide, Waterfowl of
Illinois, are available for $69.95.
They can be purchased separately
for $59.95 for just the book or
$14.95 for the fi eld guide.
Ordering information is avail-able
by calling (309) 543-3950
or by visiting www.theramp.net/
inhswaterfowl on the Web.
Dr. Stephen P. Havera, Director of the INHS Forbes Biological
Station. Photo by University of Illinois Photo Services