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The SWCA Environmental Consultants Restoration Team knocked it out of the park at the North America Society of Ecological Restoration 2024 Conference in Vancouver, BC. Under the leadership of Tony St. Aubin, I, along with Sharif Durzi, Tony Troche, and Dr. Mandy Bengtson presented four perspectives on "Bridging Boundaries: Exploring the Tapestry of Ecological Diversity Across North America." We took questions for 25 minutes after and could have gone longer. it was fantastic! Our presentations featured successes and challenges experienced in various living shoreline projects in the Southeast, park restoration on brownfields in Chicago, wet meadow restoration in Idaho, and river restoration in Nevada. All of us wove in the larger themes of stakeholder engagement, grant funding, priority and needs evaluation, and the ability to pivot when plans transition to the development and construction stage and ultimately shift. I feel so fulfilled professionally having been on the panel today. it was truly an honor! #SERNAC24 #ecologicalrestoration #vancouver #SWCA #AlwaysLearning