History Panel	Ecology Panel
Dr. Paul van Wie President, Franklin Square Historical Society Professor at Hofstra University Director of Social Studies programs for the East Williston School District “The Hempstead Plains Heritage Trail”	Dr. Lisa Filippi Associate Professor of Biology, Hofstra University “The Ecological History of the Hempstead Plains”
Dr. John Staudt The Wheatley School, Hofstra University, and Trustee: Cedar Swamp Historical Society “Teaching About an American Treasure; A Military and Social History of the Hempstead Plains Region“	Shari Romar Native plant specialist, Farmingdale State University “Guide to Using the Native Plants found on the Hempstead Plains”
Dr. Natalie A. Naylor Hofstra University Emerita “Early Accounts of the Hempstead Plains“	Polly Weigand Soil District Technician, Suffolk County Soil and Water Conservation District “L.I. Native Grass Initiative (LINGI). Going to Seed”
Tom Gwynne Vice President for Programs, Cradle of Aviation Museum “Harriet Quimby and the Hempstead Plains“	Carole Ryder Adjunct Associate Professor, Nassau Community College, “Natural History of the Hempstead Plains“
Steve Boerner and Peter Rapelje President and Trustee of Cedar Swamp Historical Society “The Northern Boundary of the Hempstead Plains, a Geographic Study”	Steve Finkelstein Advanced Placement Environmental Science Teacher, The Wheatley School “Habitat Restoration Education and Action“