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Dillon Epping


Aquatic Ecology - Geographic Information Systems - Native Landscaping

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Dillon Epping currently works for the Chicago Botanic Garden, in the Aquatic Ecology Department. He gradutated with a degree in Water Resources in 2015, from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He studied wetland and lake ecology extensively, with an emphasis on aquatic vascular plants.

He recently received a graduate certificate in geographic information systems (GIS) from Northeastern Illinois University. He hopes to continue working in the field of ecology, land/water conservation and cartography.

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dillonepping@gmail.com


(262) 496-0818

Plant maintenance at Chicago Botanic Garden



weeding the shoreline

The shoreline restoration projects at the Chicago Botanic Garden have allowed me gain an extensive knowledge of riparian and wetland plant taxa. It has also allowed me to be directly involved in the maintenance aspect of restoration, as well as native landscape design.

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GIS I Final Exam



This map was completed for the final exam of my GIS I course, at Northeastern Illinois University. It was created using ArcMap 10 and displays population data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Cutting down the shoreline at Chicago Botanic Garden



Shoreline cutting

Starting in November the entirety of the garden's shoreline is cut back to help reduce crown damage by voles. In this picture I am trimming around the Cephalanthus occidentalis, using the zimmer bar.

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An aquatic plant survey, with Golden Sands RC&D, at Porter's Lake



In 2015, I helped complete a point-intercept survey of Porter's Lake located Waushara Co. Wisconsin. We found over fifty different emergent and submergent species of aquatic plants!

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Imperiled Lakes of Wisconsin Map



This map, completed for my GIS III course at NEIU, displays the waterbodies of Wisconsin that are considered imperiled due to fish tissue contamination. This map was created using QGIS 2.18 and the data was obtained through the WIDNR Data Portal.

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Teaching lake residents how to properly identify and remove flowering rush at their boat launch



While at Golden Sands RC&D I led many aquatic invasive species (AIS) removal workshops with volunteers, including this one at Little Silver Lake in Wild Rose, WI. I helped the residents to identify Butomus umbellatus near their boat launch, and assisted them in removing several plants.

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