Laura Rericha

Laura Rericha
Born Naperville, Illinois[1]
Nationality American
Scientific career
Fields Botany, Ornithology, Entomology
Institutions Forest Preserves of Cook County

Laura Rericha-Anchor is an American biologist with expertise in Midwest botany, ornithology, entomology, and ecology.

Career

Largely self-taught since a young age, Rericha began as a naturalist with the Forest Preserves of Cook County, Illinois in 1997 and was mentored by Floyd Swink.[2][3] She currently works as a Wildlife Biologist for the Forest Preserves of Cook County and as a Research Associate with Conservation Research Institute.[4] Rericha was recognized by the Board of Commissioners of Cook County in May 2017 for her significant contribution to science through the publishing of Flora of the Chicago Region, "enabling both the professional and amateur botanist to better understand our region’s plants and insects".[3] In addition to detailing the over 3,100 vascular plant species found in the region, the book documented hundreds of new ecological associations between specific plants and their associated insects and other fauna.[5][6]

Publications

  • Wilhelm, Gerould; Rericha, Laura (2003), Lichens of the Chicago Region (PDF)
  • Wilhelm, Gerould; Rericha, Laura (2007). "Timber Hill Savanna, Assessment of Landscape Management" (PDF).
  • Wilhelm, Gerould; Rericha, Laura (2016). "A New Species of Hypericum (Hypericaceae) and Some New Combinations in the Vascular Flora of the Chicago Region" (PDF). The Michigan Botanist. 55 (3–4): 89–96.
  • Wilhelm, Gerould; Rericha, Laura (2017). Flora of the Chicago Region: A Floristic and Ecological Synthesis. Indiana Academy of Sciences.
  • Wilhelm, Gerould; Rericha, Laura (2018), Thismia americana, a Chicago Endemic or an Elaborate Hoax? (PDF)

References

  1. ↑ Kois, Barbara (1999-11-15). "Naturalist is a walking encyclopedia". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  2. ↑ Husar, John (1999-04-07). "The Great Unknown". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  3. 1 2 Journal of the Proceedings of the Forest Preserve District, Board of Commissioners of Cook County, Thursday, May 11, 2017 11:00 AM, Forest Preserve District of Cook County, 2017-05-11, retrieved 2018-09-18
  4. ↑ "Conservation Research Institute". conservationresearchinstitute.org. Conservation Research Institute. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  5. ↑ "New Book Catalogs Chicagoland Plants, Insect Interactions - Forest Preserves of Cook County". fpdcc.com. Forest Preserves of Cook County. 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  6. ↑ Hayda, Julian (2018-04-11). "Cook County's 'Next Century' Plan To Maintain Forest Preserves". WBEZ. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
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