The Practice of
Restoring Native Ecosystems

Steven Apfelbaum is one of the leading research and consulting ecologists in the U.S. involved with ecosystem restoration. Founder and owner of Applied Ecological Services, Inc., Brodhead, Wisconsin, a pioneering restoration consulting and contracting firm, Apfelbaum has over 20 years experience in ecological research, design and implementation. A frequent keynote speaker at ecological seminars, Apfelbaum is nationally recognized nationally as an expert in wetland creation and restoration, and has been published extensively on the restoration of wetlands, prairies, oak savannahs and woodland systems. He earned a masters degree in ecological science from the University of Illinois at Urbana.

William Young is founder and owner of Young Environmental, LLC, an environmental firm located in Jackson, New Jersey, that focuses on ecological restoration and landscaping and specializes in design/build projects. Bill is a registered landscape architect. He earned his B.S. in environmental science/landscape architecture from SUNY College of Forestry and an M.S. in urban design from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. He has lectured at various conferences including the Harvard Graduate School of Design Manufactured Sites Conference and The Arbor Day Foundation's National Conference on The Practice of Restoring Native Ecosystems. He is currently lecturing in the University of Pennsylvania landscape architecture program. Bill's projects have included implementing low-maintenance landscape and wildlife habitat on corporate lands, as well as steambank restoration and bioengineering. Bill serves as president of the Native Plant Society of New Jersey.