PRESENTED BY DEEP ROOTS
Brad Guhr
Education and Prairie Restoration Coordinator, Dyck Arboretum
Erin Presley
Horticulturalist
Luke and Linda Black Elk
Food Sovereignty Activists
Dr. Gerardo Camilo
Independent Researcher; Professor, Department of Biology, Saint Louis University
Danae Wolf
Conservation Photographer, Writer, and TEDx speaker
Mike Saxton
Manager of Ecological Restoration & Land Stewardship, Shaw Nature Reserve thru December 2025, Executive Director, Nachusa Grasslands January 2026
Jesse Nippert
Grassland Ecologist, Konza Prairie Biological Station; University Distinguished Professor, Kansas State University
Abigail Lewis
Executive Director, Citizens for Conservation
Dr. Liz Koziol
Ecologist, Kansas Biological Survey; Co-founder, MycoBloom; Assistant Research Professor, University of Kansas
Matthew Garrett
Natural Resource Manager, Johnson County Park and Recreation District
Camille Dungy
Award Winning Poet, Acclaimed Essayist & Critic
Shannon Currey
Izel Native Plants, Education & Outreach