Biodiversity from the Ground Up
Thank you to all who attended our annual virtual conference February 18-20, 2026. Stay tuned for details about our 2027 conference!
Photos by Catherine McKenzie, Sarah Barron and Eric Preston.
Biodiversity from the Ground Up
Thank you to all who attended our 2026 conference. Stay tuned for details about our 2027 conference!
Photos by Catherine McKenzie, Sarah Barron and Eric Preston.
Biodiversity from the Ground Up
Virtual Conference, February 18-20, 2026
Biodiversity from the Ground Up
Virtual Conference, February 18-20, 2026
Our annual virtual conference brings together people of various prairie and savanna knowledge-levels. Whether you have deep roots in prairie restoration or your passion for these habitats has just begun to bloom, there’s a place for you to learn with our community.
Our 2026 annual virtual conference, Biodiversity from the Ground Up, featured two days of concurrent sessions and one day dedicated to our Burn School. Our conference included multiple sessions through our Introductory, Research and Creative Tracks and keynote presentations Sea of Grass / Can We Rescue America’s Greatest Landscape? by Dave Hage and Josephine Marcotty and Scientific & Theoretical Lessons from Mycology by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian.
Special sessions this year included a Land Management Panel made up of longtime Prairie Enthusiasts, biodiversity trivia where you could flex your knowledge, Chapter Coffee Chats where you could connect with other nature lovers and more!
Anyone who registered has access to recorded presentations for up to three months after our conference ends.
To view conference recordings until May 20, log in to Whova HERE.
Save the Date!
Conference 2027
Our next annual virtual conference will take place February 17-19, 2027. Stay tuned for more details! Tickets launch November 19.
To be informed when tickets launch, sign up for our Organizational eNewsletter HERE.
Save the Date!
Conference 2027
Our next annual virtual conference will take place February 17-19, 2027. Stay tuned for more details! Tickets launch November 19.
To be informed when tickets launch, sign up for our Organizational eNewsletter HERE.
Questions?
info@theprairieenthusiasts.org / (608) 676-0985
Made possible with help from:
Platinum Sponsor
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Blue Mounds Area Project (BMAP)
Driftless Area Land Conservancy
Wick Habitat Services LLC
If you would like to attend the conference but need financial assistance, we can provide a discount. Please contact Cassidy Coulson for more information.
Refund Policy: Conference presentations and materials will be available on Whova for 3 months after the conference ends. Since you will be able to access all the presentations and materials whether you can attend live or not, conference tickets are non-refundable.