Julia Bohnen Researcher, University of Minnesota –

M.S. from the University of Minnesota.

Julia is involved in both research and teaching related to ecological restoration and invasive species management. Julia’s current research involving non-native Phragmites australis (common reed) has several facets: 1) document populations in Minnesota 2) work with agency staff to facilitate a coordinated control effort 3) work with wastewater treatment facilities to transition away from the use of invasive Phragmites 4) work with U of M researchers to screen native Phragmites for use as an alternative for biosolids dewatering in wastewater treatment facilities. Julia also facilitates learning in a series of online ecological restoration courses, offered through Extension, that are targeted to early career professionals. She has 14 years of project management experience from the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, where she was responsible for restoring, managing, and monitoring Spring Peeper Meadow, a landscape scale ecological restoration.