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Published: February 24, 2012

Get Involved

Aster Hasle, Lead Conservation Ecologist, Keller Science Action Center

Science in action, everyone can play a part.

Inspired by the Abbott Hall of Conservation Restoring Earth exhibit? Learn how you (and your family!) can get involved in local conservation. Below, find ways to participate in hands-on conservation throughout the Chicago region. Become a “citizen scientist” like those in Restoring Earth who volunteer in local preserves. Learn about local natural history by becoming stewards of nature. Take action at home by making conservation-minded choices about what plants to use in your garden. Conservation is a lifestyle we can all practice daily. Explore how to get involved…

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There are many ways to get involved with conservation right in your own backyard.

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Aster Hasle
Lead Conservation Ecologist

Aster Hasle is a Lead Conservation Ecologist with the Field Museum's Keller Science Action Center. Aster brings their background in both ecology and Geographic Information Systems to the Action Center's Chicago Region Conservation Programs. Their current projects include conservation planning for monarch butterflies and other pollinators in urban areas, exploring eDNA in urban places, and conservation lands in Pembroke Township, Illinois. Central to all of Aster's work is an interest in the power of privately held land to support conservation and quality of life for local residents. Aster has a B.S. from Roger Williams University and a M. S. in Natural Resources from the University of Michigan.

More about Keller Science Action Center work on urban monarch butterflies.

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