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The Northwest Regional and Great Basin Chapters of the Society for Ecological Restoration are hosting a Collaborative Restoration Conference at Eagle Crest Resort in Redmond, Oregon. 

This conference will be a gathering of scientists, restoration professionals, and government agencies involved in restoration issues in the Cascadia and Great Basin Bioregions with a focus on the unique challenges of ecological restoration projects in these regions.

Topics include:

  • Shrub-Steppe and Woodland Restoration – sage grouse habitat, annual weeds/successional restoration, western juniper watershed restoration, weather and climate applications, and climate change
  • Watershed Restoration – local watershed councils, water quality and quantity, multiple ecosystem functions, watershed status and trend, and effectiveness monitoring
  • Forest Restoration – dry forest systems, fire risk and insect disturbance, collaborative restoration projects, and accelerated restoration
  • Restoration Plant Materials – genecology, seed zones, climate change, plant selection, increase procurement, climate change and plant material, seed growers and production, and disturbance ecology and biological crusts
  • Stream Restoration – physics before fish, applied fluvial geomorphology, wood in steams, side channel restoration, and steam monitoring
  • Prairie Restoration – habitat restoration, collaborative projects, plant reintroduction and monitoring
  • Restoration of Soils – mycoremediation, soil conservation, and mine reclamation

 

Event Details

Oct 6 2014, 12am - Oct 10 2014, 12am