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