Regional Conferences

July 2020
Society for Ecological Restoration
Northwest and Western Canada Chapters

Hello Restorationists,
The world has changed since we began planning the 2021 SER Northwest and Western Canada Chapters Joint Regional Conference. We have decided that due to COVID 19 and its impacts across our world, it is not the right time for the conference we had envisioned.

We look forward to a future joint conference where we can meet, share, and learn in person, along with Huckleberry, our patiently waiting flying squirrel mascot. In the meantime, keep your eyes open for announcements about virtual opportunities to connect with each other from your chapter.

We encourage you to watch for more info about RE3, SER’s 2021 international conference which is planned to take place June 2021. It is currently envisioned as a hybrid virtual / in-person event in Quebec City.

Stay well,
Regina and Erin, on behalf of the joint conference committee

The Society for Ecological Restoration and Society of Wetland Scientists were pleased to co-host the joint Pacific Northwest Regional conference October 15-18, 2018 in Spokane, Washington. The conference provided e a forum for members of the North American Chapters of the Society for Ecological Restoration to address regional and continental North American issues of importance to wetland science and ecological restoration. The conference gathered scientists, practitioners, and decision makers around the theme of restoring ecological resilience and resilient communities in changing landscapes.

You can also view the 2018 Regional Conference program through this link.

2018 Presentations
Conference presentations are organized alphabetically by presenter. If you are having difficulty viewing the presentations on this page, you may also view them via this Google Drive directory.

The 2016 SERNW Regional Conference on ecological restoration brought together scientists, restoration professionals, and government agencies involved in the practice and science of ecological restoration and management in the Cascadia Bioregion. The conference was held April 4-8, 2016 at the Red Lion Hotel On the River-Jantzen Beach in Portland, Oregon and highlighted the following thematic topics:

• Monitoring of Ecological Restoration
• Restoring Soil Processes, Structure, and Function
• Aquatic Restoration and Monitoring
• Monitoring the Northwest Forest Plan
• Climate Change Implications
• Monitoring Techniques
• Ecosystem Services
• Adaptive Management.

Collaborating partners include: Northwest Forest Soils Council, Center for Natural Lands Management, Northwest Association of Environmental Professionals

Hosted by SER Northwest and Great Basin Chapters, the 2014 SERNW-GB Regional Conference on Collaborative Restoration brought together scientists, restoration professionals, and government agencies involved in restoration issues in the Cascadia and Great Basin Bioregions, with a focus on the collaborative efforts and unique challenges in these regions. The conference was held in Redmond, Oregon, October 4-8, 2014.

Click here to view a web-based index of abstracts from the proceedings.

Click here to download the full conference program (11.1 Mb file).

Hosted by the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) Northwest Chapter and by the Society for Wetland Scientists (SWS) Northwest Chapter, the 2007 conference was a tremendous success!  The conference boasted 175 oral presentation and posters, 36 technical session, and drew over 500 attendees. The conference took place September 25-27, 2007 in Yakima, Washington.

Hosted By: Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) Northwest Chapter & Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS)

Dates: May 2-4, 2006

Speakers & Sessions

• Kenneth Gano, Washington Closure Hanford, Revegetation of Remediated Waste Sites on the Hanford Site in South-Central Washington
• Nate Mantua, UW Climate Impacts Group, Climate change impacts on aquatic ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest
• Alan Hamlet, UW Climate Impacts Group, Hydrologic Implications of 20th Century Warming in the Western U.S.
• Joshua Lawler, OSU Zoology, Climate-induced continental shifts in species distributions: implications for the Pacific Northwest
• Jim Evans, The Nature Conservancy, Biodiversity and Global Change in an Inland Northwest Ecosystem: Examples from the Hanford Site
• Dennis Martinez, Indigenous People’s Restoration Network, Can Traditional Indigenous Cultural Practices and Knowledge Mitigate Climate Change and Help Salmon Recovery in the Rivers of the Fraser-Columbia Plateau and Coastal Pacific Northwest?
• Gary A. James, Fisheries Program Manager, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Successful Restoration of Water and Salmon in the Umatilla and Walla Walla Basins in NE Oregon and SE Washington.
• Katrina Strathmann, Yakama Nation Wildlife Resource Management, Shrub-steppe restoration for Greater Sage-Grouse on the Yakama Reservation
• Chris Hyland, Project Manager, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Liability/Risk and/or Lessons Learned
• Patricia  McQueary, Washington State Department of Transportation, The U.S. 12, SR 124 to Wallula Project, A Success Story in Cooperation and Design