2025 Ecological Restoration Symposium

Local Scales for Global Impacts

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Center for Urban Horticulture 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle, WA In-person and remote attendance options $110 for in-person registration, $45 for virtual registration 9AM-4PM (reception to follow from 4PM-5PM) Financial aid rates available; scholarships & student rates available for students & service corps members.

This symposium is co-hosted by the University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the Northwest Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration to provide continuing education for restoration ecology practitioners.

Considering the climate crisis precipice upon which we stand, our ecological restoration efforts aim to have watershed, and even global impacts.  Fortunately, we can accomplish this grand effort by working to restore one small area at a time.  This year’s symposium (an in-person and virtual hybrid event) will focus on local-scale restoration work that aims to ultimately have regional and global impacts.  Ecological restoration of small scale or scope need not be limited in consequences and can reach well beyond its borders.  Speakers at this year’s symposium will focus on both the challenges and importance of restoring small sites, from how we can target efforts by effectively choosing sites to have broader impacts on the ecosystem or the nearby community, to how we can connect many restoration sites and measure the collective benefits of work done by many diverse people and organizations.

Professional Credits Available (Full-day attendance): CERP – 4, CPH – 7, ecoPRO – 7

Speaker Names & Titles	Talk Title
Amir Sheikh, Quaternary Research Center, College of the Environment; Curatorial Associate, Burke Museum, University of Washington	The Waterlines Project: examining the past to inform strategies for our shared future
David Powell, Project Manager, Mosaic Ecology & Randy Lawrence, Program Manager 2, Clean Water Services	Collaborative Approaches to Scaling Up Restoration from the Site to the Tualatin River Watershed in Washington County, Oregon.
Weston Brinkley, Green-Duwamish Urban Waters Federal Partnership	Local to National Community Focused Partnerships
Stephanie Shelton, Natural Resource Unit Manager, Seattle Parks and Recreation	Building local, national, and international networks with the Green Seattle Partnership
Graduate Student Research Presentations: Allie Howell, University of Washington, B.A. Leo Wahl, Instructor and Graduate Student in the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences at University of Washington, B.S. Conservation Biology, SUNY-ESF Fern Crossway, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Washington, Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center Fellow, B.S. Conservation Biology	Developing Techniques to Restore Mt. Rainier Subalpine Meadows An Assessment of an Agri-environmental Policy on Landscape Connectivity for Wildlife Modeling the impacts of habitat fragmentation and experimental management scenarios for a federally Endangered butterfly metapopulation in the South Puget Sound
Dr. Claire Willing, Assistant Professor, UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, PhD	Integrating Microbial Communities into Our Worldview to Enhance Ecosystem Resistance and Resilience in Restoration
Brenda Clifton, Senior Restoration Botanist, Skagit River System Cooperative	Assisted Migration Best Management Practices for Pacific Northwest Riparian Restoration Projects

FULL AGENDA HERE

 

Posters & Announcements:

Posters and announcements will be published as and when they are available prior to the symposium.

Steering Committee Members

Joy Wood, Chair	Joy Wood, Restoration Ecologist | Restoration Analytics & Design LLC
Roseann Barnhill	The DirtCorps | Director of Ecology and Green Infrastructure
Whitney Bowman	Field Director | EarthCorps
Rolf Gersonde	Senior Environmental Analyst | Seattle Public Utilities
Elby Jones	Urban Forester | City of Seatac Parks & Recreation
Jeremy Jones	Green Kirkland Partnership Coordinator, Kirkland Parks & Community Services | City of Kirkland, WA
Amelia Keyser-Gibson	University of Washington PhD student
Jason Saura	Forest Stewardship Program Coordinator | King Conservation District

Sponsors:

Sponsors:   King Conservation District     SER-NW

Supporters:   FACET          Herrera Environmental Consultants        Society of Wetland Scientists – PNW Chapter

Sponsorship is an opportunity for individuals and organizations to support continuing education, ensure the success of this event, and enable us to offer students, service corps members, and those facing financial hardship reduced or waived registration fees. View sponsorship materials

2024 Ecological Restoration Symposium

Topics in Ecological Restoration

Tuesday, April 2, 2024 Center for Urban Horticulture 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle, WA In-person and remote attendance options $95 for in-person registration, $45 for virtual registration 9AM-4PM (reception to follow from 4PM-5PM) Financial aid rates available; scholarships & student rates available for students & service corps members.

This year’s symposium will delve into an array of topics that are at the forefront of our work in ecological restoration. As restoration professionals, our priorities can change quickly as emerging science and best practices evolve. But how do we effectively manage rapid change? Our opening speaker will highlight some strategies to operationalize change management at an organizational level, as well as some strategies for centering employee wellbeing while effectively managing change. Other speakers will discuss: the science behind summer watering and how local municipalities are adapting their summer watering practices, managing herbivory, emerging noxious weeds, community-led environmental testing and cleanup work, and how local nurseries are adapting their practices in the face of climate change.

 

Professional Credits Available (Full-day attendance): CERP-3, CPH/ecoPRO-6

Agenda

Steering Committee Members

Joy Wood, Co-chair	Joy Wood, Restoration Ecologist | Restoration Analytics & Design LLC
Jodie Galvan, Co-chair	Parks Supervisor – Natural Areas and Green Kirkland Partnership, City of Kirkland, WA
Roseann Barnhill	The DirtCorps
Mahleah Grant	Project Manager, EarthCorps
Rolf Gersonde	Senior Environmental Analyst, Seattle Public Utilities
Elby Jones	Environmental Scientist, Clearway Environmental LLC
Abigail Kargol	University of Washington PhD candidate
Jason Saura	Forest Stewardship Program Coordinator, King Conservation District

Sponsors:

Sponsors:     King Conservation District     Society of Wetland Scientists 

Supporters:        Herrera Environmental Consultants      

2023 Ecological Restoration Symposium

Beginning Again – Ecosystem Restoration from the Ground Up

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Center for Urban Horticulture 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle, WA In-person and remote attendance options $95 for in-person registration, $45 for virtual registration Financial aid rates available; scholarships & student rates available for students & service corps members.

This symposium will guide attendees through the complex process of restoring native plant communities at locations that require removal of above ground structures, underground tanks, utilities, and contaminated soils. Speakers will address engaging stakeholders, planning, permitting, contracting, structure removal, soil remediation, and reestablishing soil health prior to planting.

2023 Speakers:

Speaker Names & Titles	Talk Title
Michael Thai, Environmental Scientist, King County Water and Land Resources Division	Challenges and Opportunities of Restoring Habitat and Reducing Flood Risk in a Developed, Dynamic Environment
Rodney Pond, Ecologist/Educator, MS Forest Resources, UW 2005; SER CERP	Common Ground: Engaging Basic Soil Science for Ecosystem Restoration
Professor Sharon L. Doty, University of Washington, B.S. Genetics from UC Davis, Ph.D. Microbiology from UW	Harnessing the Power of the Plant Microbiome
Sally Brown Research Professor, SEFS, Ph.D.	Bringing Highly Contaminated Sites Back to Life
Robb Krehbiel, Green Stormwater Program Manager, Pierce Conservation District	Depave Paradise at Your Parking Lot
Kate Macneale, Environmental Scientist, King County Water and Land Resources, PhD in Entomology & Sarah Morley	Active Recolonization of Bugs: One Strategy to Help Restore Biodiversity in Urban Streams
Laird O’Rollins, Senior Ecologist/Project Manager, King County Water and Land Resources Division	Design, Permitting and Construction of the Chinook Wind Mitigation Project
George Blomberg, Sr. Environmental Program Manager& Kathleen Hurley, Sr. Environmental Program Manager, Port of Seattle	A 20 Year Odyssey: Restoring Habitat at Terminal 117 within a Superfund Area

View Full Agenda with Abstracts

Professional Credits Available (Full-day attendance): CERP – 7.5, CPH – 7, ecoPRO – 7, NALP/WALP – 7

Sponsors:      Society of Wetland Scientists      WSP

Supporters:        Herrera Environmental Consultants      Mycorrhizal Applications      The Watershed Company

Posters & Announcements:

Mickki Wawasmokwe Garrity, Northwest Indian College

How Indigenous Storytelling Encodes the Relationship Between the Nishnabek and Beaver

Sharon Leishman, Duwamish Alive Coalition

Roxhill Wetland Hydrology Restoration: Pilot Groundwater Block Design

2022 Ecological Restoration Symposium (online)

Unprecedented Times: Addressing Modern Challenges

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (PST)

 

 

 

 

Conference announcement (PDF)

Impossibly steep slopes, extreme weather, surges in park use, and rapid changes in public perception…we all have a project, or perhaps several, that we can’t get across the finish line. This symposium is dedicated to finding solutions to the most pressing, timely, and difficult challenges that are holding us back from meeting our community and environmental health goals.

This symposium is co-hosted by the University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the Northwest Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration to provide continuing education for restoration ecology practitioners.

Sponsors:

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Supporters:        Go Natives! Nursery        King Conservation District

Agenda & Presentation Resources

Full agenda with abstracts (PDF)

9:00-9:15am Welcome and introductory remarks

9:15-10:00am Tah-Mahs (Ellie Kinley), President, Sacred Lands Conservancy
Sacred Sea: sacredsea.org, info@sacredsea.org

10-10:10 Break

10:10-10:40 Coping with Climate: How our changing environment is affecting native plants and habitat restoration in the Pacific Northwest and beyond
Tom Kaye, Executive Director, Institute for Applied Ecology (tom@appliedeco.org)
Presentation PDF

10:40-10:50 Break

10:50-11:20 Skagit River side channel habitat at Pressentin Park – Restoration in times of climate change
Adam Airoldi – Riparian Restoration Manager – Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group (aairoldi@skagitfisheries.org)
Kristin Murray – Restoration Ecologist – Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group (kmurray@skagitfisheries.org)
Presentation PDF Part 1
Presentation PDF Part 2

11:20-11:50 Beavers 201: Managing Ecosystem Engineers
Elyssa Kerr, Executive Director, Beavers Northwest (elyssa@beaversnw.org)
Presentation PDF Part 1
Presentation PDF Part 2
Beavers 101 Resource Document

11:50-12:35 Lunch break

12:35-1:05 Incorporating Indigenous Scientific Knowledge in Modern Day Restoration Efforts Through Meaningful Partnership
Todd Woodard, Director of Natural Resources, Samish Indian Nation (twoodard@samishtribe.nsn.us)
Presentation PDF

1:10-2:10 Steep Slopes Panel
Lisa Ciecko, Plant Ecologist, Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Green Seattle Partnership (Lisa.Ciecko@seattle.gov)
Presentation PDF

Desiree Radice, City of Tacoma Passive Open Space Program Manager (dradice@cityoftacoma.org)
Brandon Drucker, City of Tacoma Passive Open Space Restoration Ecologist (BDrucker@cityoftacoma.org)
Presentation PDF
Schuster Slope One-Pager PDF

Maria Erdmann, Vail Area Forester, Weyerhaeuser (maria.erdmann@weyerhaeuser.com)
Presentation PDF

2:10-2:20 Break

2:20-2:50 Protecting Parks from People, without them knowing it
Jack Hartt, former manager of Deception Pass State Park (skagitjack@outlook.com)

2:50-2:55 Break

2:55-3:25 “invasive” Species: A Historical and Social Inquiry of the Foreign Enemy through Theater
Celeste Mari Williams, Teaching Artist & Graduate Student (celfish100@gmail.com)
Presentation PDF
Website, The “Invasive” Chinese Mitten Crab: Biology, Socio-ecological Impact, and Language of the “Other”. https://celestewilliams19.wixsite.com/ecospotv2
Zoom play reading of Invasion of the Chinese Mitten Crabs (This is embedded on above website) https://youtu.be/0E4K8PRQyGY
YouTube video from Zoom event, Who Are You Calling “Invasive”? – Excerpt from play, The Queens of Insect Purgatory. https://youtu.be/k2BLqIJcjFA

 

 

Steering Committee Members

Joy Wood, Co-chair	Founder, Restoration Analytics & Design LLC
Jodie Galvan, Co-chair	Parks Supervisor – Natural Areas and Green Kirkland Partnership, City of Kirkland, WA
Whitney Bowman	Field Operations Manager, EarthCorps
Julia Stinson Ebert	Adopt-a-Downspout Project Manager, Stewardship Partners
Rolf Gersonde	Senior Environmental Analyst, Seattle Public Utilities
Elby Jones	Environmental Scientist, Clearway Environmental LLC
Ryan Lewis	Restoration Program Manager, Snoqualmie Indian Tribe
Charlie Vogelheim	Green Cities Project Manager, Forterra
Regina Wandler	Stewardship Director, Skagit Land Trust

Sponsorship Opportunities:

Sponsorship is an opportunity for individuals and organizations to support continuing education, ensure the success of this event, and enable us to offer students, service corps members, and those facing financial hardship reduced or waived registration fees. View sponsorship materials

2021 Ecological Restoration Symposium (online)
Healing Communities by Healing the Land

Tuesday, April 13, 2021 9:00am-3:30pm (PDT)

Symposium Mission Statement:

The Society for Ecological Restoration’s mission is to “advance the science, practice and policy of ecological restoration to sustain biodiversity, improve resilience in a changing climate, and re-establish an ecologically healthy relationship between nature and culture.”

In our 2021 symposium, we will focus on that final goal by lifting the voices and amplifying the stories of historically marginalized communities to ensure our collective efforts benefit both the natural resources and the people in greatest need. Our speakers will share specific strategies for building and retaining diverse teams of employees and volunteers; identifying people and places in greatest need of ecosystem restoration; and implementing restoration programs that have the power to heal and uplift under-resourced communities. If you haven’t already started, now is the time to add the lens of equity and compassion to every aspect of our shared work.

This symposium is co-hosted by the University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the Northwest Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration to provide continuing education for restoration ecology practitioners.

Agenda:

Full agenda with abstracts (PDF)

Pacific Standard Timezone

9:00-9:15am	Welcome and introductory remarks
9:15-10:00am	Finding Common Ground: Restoring Plant Communities Globally using the SER Standards for Traditional Ecological Knowledge Cristina Eisenberg, Ecologist, Author, and member of the Society for Ecological Restoration Board of Directors

• cristina.eisenberg@oregonstate.edu
• Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
• SER International Principles & Standards for the Practice of Ecological Restoration
• The Botany Bill

10-10:10amBreak10:10-11:00amAn Introduction to the Cultural Frameworks of Western and Indigenous Science
Demarus Tevuk, Engagement Strategist, Sustainable Seattle

• demarus@sustainableseattle.org
• Sustainable Seattle
• Senior capstone project paper, basis for presentation: “Ethical Science and Indigenous Sustainability” by Demarus Tevuk
  • Books outside of the citations in the paper:
    • How It Is: The Native American Philosophy of V. F. Cordova
    • CHANGES IN THE LAND Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England, by William Cronon
    • Dreaming of Sheep in Navajo Country, by Marsha Weisiger
• Join S2 for Seattle Green Drinks gatherings monthly on the 2nd Tuesday.
• Become a Sustainable Seattle Member – 97% of donations go directly to S2 programs.

11:00-11:10amBreak11:10am-12:00pmSharing the Power: Hyperlocal Community-led Solutions to Advance Environmental and Climate Justice
Adrienne Hampton, Climate Policy and Engagement Manager, Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition

• adrienne@duwamishcleanup.org
• Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition
• Waterlines: The Waterlines Project Map – Burke Museum
• Duwamish River Virtual Tours 
• Fact Sheet: Understanding EPA’s Proposed Change to the Duwamish Superfund Site Cleanup Plan, or “ESD” (Explanation of Significant Differences) 
• Duwamish River a SuperFund Site
• Youth Scientists Discover Indicators of  Heavy Metal Pollution in Duwamish Valley Moss Through a Community Science Project
• Port of Seattle | Duwamish Valley Community Equity Program

12:00-1:00pmLunch break1:00-2:30pm

Careers in Restoration: Models of Accessible Pathways

• Tenacious Roots: Youth Leadership for Conservation Action
  Ed Dominguez | Seward Park Audubon Center
  • edomino.ed@gmail.com
  • Tenacious Roots Teen Program
  • Seward Park Audubon
• Dirt Corps Adult Training Program
  Casey Ruff and Veronica Villarreal | Dirt Corps
  • casey@thedirtcorps.com
  • veronica@thedirtcorps.com
  • Dirt Corps
• Seattle Conservation Corps
  Ruth Blaw | Seattle Parks and Recreation
  • ruth.blaw@seattle.gov
  • Seattle Conservation Corps

2:30-2:40pmBreak2:40-3:25pmRestoring Cultural and Environmental Communities
Jourdan Keith, Founder and Director of Urban Wilderness Project

• urbanwildernessproject@yahoo.com
• Urban Wilderness Project.com
• Urban Wilderness Project.org

3:25-3:30pmClosing remarks

Announcements & Attendee-shared Resources

Attendees are invited to make announcements about related news and opportunities on the symposium website. Contributions may include video, text, and/or images. Email urbhort@uw.edu if you have something to share.

• Article: Exploding Individuals: “Engaging Indigenous Logic and Decolonizing Science.” Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 January 2020. By Rebekah Sinclair.

Planning Committee Members

Joy Wood, Co-chair	Founder, Principal Restoration Ecologist and Stewardship Specialist, Restoration Analytics & Design LLC
Charlie Vogelheim, Co-Chair	Green Cities Project Manager, Forterra
Jodie Galvan	Parks Operations Supervisor, City of Kirkland, WA
Rolf Gersonde	Senior Environmental Analyst, Seattle Public Utilities
Elby Jones	Green Cities Program Manager, Forterra
Remy Mathonnet	UW Master of Environmental Horticulture student
Bridget McNassar	Native Plant Program Manager, Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center
Regina Wandler	Stewardship Manager, Skagit Land Trust

Sponsors:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Society of Wetland Scientists

 

Supporters:

Berger Partnership

Garden Cycles LLC

Go Natives! Nursery

Restoration Analytics & Design LLC

Skagit Land Trust

 

 

Jim Hunt

2020 Ecological Restoration Symposium:
Pollinators, Pests, and Prey (online)

Considering the roles of and mitigating for the influence of invertebrates within regional ecological restoration efforts

Tuesday, June 16, 2020
9:00 am – 4:00 pm

David Cappaert

Ecological restoration practitioners are growing increasingly aware of the importance of acknowledging multiple trophic levels and employing community ecology theories into project goals and design. In this symposium, we seek to examine the influence of invertebrates such as pollinators, beneficial insects, prey and pests, and to identify challenges and solutions in considering invertebrates in restorative efforts in terrestrial and aquatic systems.

This symposium is co-hosted by the University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the Northwest Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration to provide continuing education for restoration ecology practitioners.

Why should you attend? Come to ask questions, to hear your colleagues’ stories of their successes and challenges, and to learn about cutting-edge approaches being used to improve restoration project success.

Professional credits approved: APLD-5.25, CERP-1, CPH-5.5, ecoPRO-5.5, NALP/WALP-5.5

Symposium announcement

Detailed agenda (PDF)

Agenda

9:00 – 10:15am
Opening Session

Welcome
Joy Wood | Restoration Analytics & Design LLC, and symposium Planning Committee Co-chair
Jessica Farmer | University of Washington Botanic Gardens

Farmers of Forty Centuries: Agriculture’s Conservation Traditions
Eric Lee-Mäder, Pollinator Program Co-Director | Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation

Q&A | Facilitated by Rolf Gersonde, Senior Environmental Analyst | Seattle Public Utilities

• Xerces Society Pollinator Conservation Resources: Pacific Northwest Region

10:30am – 12:00pm | Heaven for hymenoptera: Restoration for Pollinators

Sustaining an intricate web: plant-pollinator community interactions in conservation and restoration
Susan Waters, Research Ecologist | Quamash EcoResearch

How to Improve Bee Habitat: Get to Know Native Bees
Demarus Tevuk, Environmental Programs | Crown Bees

Q&A | Facilitated by Elby Jones, Green Cities Program Manager | Forterra

• Web of Life: ecological networks database
• Interaction Web Database (plant-pollinator webs)

12:30 – 2:00pm | Forest’s friends and foes: The dual role of insects and disease in ecological restoration

Selected USDA program pests affecting natural environments – prevention, identification, management, and reporting
Clinton Campbell, State Operations Coordinator | United States Department of Agriculture

Forest Insect and Disease Issues in Ecological Restoration
Glenn Kohler, Forest Entomologist | WA Department of Natural Resources

Q&A | Facilitated by Charlie Vogelheim, Green Cities Project Manager| Forterra, and Planning Committee Co-chair

• USDA Forest Service insect & disease field guides and websites for Region 6

2:30 – 4:00pm | The coleoptera in the coalmine: Monitoring with invertebrates

From the Mountains to the Metropolis, Integrating Aquatic Invertebrates into Restoration Design and Monitoring
Sarah Morley, Research Ecologist | Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA

Trends in native forest insect pests; the Pacific Northwest as a case study
Alex Pane, PhD Candidate | UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences

Q&A | Facilitated by Rodney Pond, Executive Director | Sound Salmon Solutions

• The Secret Life of Rivers by Leaping Frog Films
• Macro photography of Jan Hamrsky at Life in Freshwater.net

 

Planning Committee Members

Joy Wood, Co-chair	Founder, Principal Restoration Ecologist and Stewardship Specialist, Restoration Analytics & Design LLC
Charlie Vogelheim, Co-Chair	Green Cities Project Manager, Forterra
Rolf Gersonde	Senior Environmental Analyst, Seattle Public Utilities
Elby Jones	Green Cities Program Manager, Forterra
Remy Mathonnet	UW Master of Environmental Horticulture student
Rodney Pond	Executive Director, Sound Salmon Solutions
Regina Wandler	Stewardship Manager, Skagit Land Trust

Sponsors:

 

 

 

 

Supporters:

Anchor QEA

Garden Cycles LLC

Go Natives! Nursery

Herrera Environmental Consultants

Restoration Analytics & Design LLC

Society of Wetland Scientists

2019 Symposium:
Restoration Beyond the Reference System

Theoretical, practical, and ethical dimensions in managing for ecosystem function rather than species assemblages in a complex and forever changing landscape

Wednesday, March 27, 2019
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Reception to follow, 4:00 – 6:00pm
UW Botanic Gardens
Center for Urban Horticulture – NHS Hall
3501 NE 41st St.
Seattle, WA 98105

Symposium Announcement (PDF)

Detailed Agenda

Restoration practitioners are challenged by projects in which recovery toward a reference model community is not attainable. In these cases, it becomes advantageous to restore ecosystem function, rather than a historical suite of species. In this symposium, we will look at restoring ecosystems beyond reference conditions − from the theoretical background, practical application, and ethical dimensions that practitioners need to understand in order to restore ecological communities and functions across a complex and ever-changing landscape.

This symposium is co-sponsored by the University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the Northwest Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration and is part of a collaboration to provide continuing education for restoration ecology practitioners. Come to ask questions, to hear your colleagues’ stories of their successes and challenges, and to learn about cutting-edge approaches being used to improve restoration project success.

*NEW in 2019: REMOTE ATTENDANCE: We are excited to offer remote attendance, helping make this symposium more accessible to a broader audience throughout our region.

Presentations:

• Novel and designed ecosystems: challenges for ecological restoration
  Dr. Eric Higgs, Professor of Environmental Studies | University of Victoria (Presentation PDFs: Part 1 Part 2)
• Reference Communities: Classification of Native Vegetation in the Pacific Northwest
  Tynan Ramm-Granberg, Vegetation Ecologist | Washington Dept. of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program (Presentation PDF)
• Union Bay Natural Area: A Dynamic Mosaic of Visions
  Rodney Pond, Executive Director | Sound Salmon Solutions (Presentation PDF)
• Cross-wise: When climate impacts intertwine with human legacies
  Emily Howe, PhD, Aquatic & Estuarine Ecologist | The Nature Conservancy (Presentation PDF)
• Conservation of an Endangered Butterfly and the Management of Novel Plant Assemblages
  Amy Lambert, Ph.D., Full-Time Lecturer | University of Washington, Bothell, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences (Presentation PDF)
• Indigenous Restoration Perspectives (Presentation PDF)
  Ashley Alvarez, Unangan, Black, & Filipina, Co-owner of Indigenous Roots LLC
  Pah-tu Pitt, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Member, Native Kut
• Diversity as strength: A rainbow of goals and approaches
  Emma Marris, Environmental writer (Presentation PDF)

Sponsors:

 

 

 

 

Supporters:

Garden Cycles LLC

Herrera Environmental Consultants

Restoration Analytics & Design LLC

Society of Wetland Scientists 

 

Friends: 

Forterra

Sound Salmon Solutions

The Watershed Company

 

2018 Symposium
Restoration in a Changing Climate: Adapting Practices to Meet Long-term Goals

Tuesday, April 10, 2018
9:00 am – 4:00 pm

University of Washington Botanic Gardens
Center for Urban Horticulture
3501 NE 41st St.
Seattle, WA 98105

 

Numerous management guidelines suggest incorporating climate change effects into planning and design of ecological restoration projects. This provides practitioners with challenges of balancing multiple sometimes conflicting goals in actionable restoration design. Practitioners learn by case studies, the application of ecological science and study. This symposium will provide examples of how general guidelines for climate change adaptation were incorporated into existing projects in the Pacific Northwest. While introducing their local restoration projects, practitioners will highlight which pertinent questions of restoration and adaptation they have addressed and conclude with take-home messages for the practitioner community on how to transfer their experience to related settings.

Symposium Announcement (PDF)

Program Agenda (PDF)

Presentations

• Buying time in a warmer climate: From restoration to resilience (Presentation PDF)
  David L. Peterson, Professor | University of Washington, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
• Climate change and restoration on the Stillaguamish Delta: Lessons learned (Presentation PDF)
  Roger Fuller, Ecosystem Ecologist | Western Washington University, Huxley College of the Environment
• Considering seed provenance and plant sourcing for climate-resilient ecological restoration (Presentation PDF)
  Matt Distler, Staff Ecologist | Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center
• Weeds and habitat shifts in a changing climate: Modelling and responding (Presentation PDF)
  Steven Seefeldt, PhD, Assistant Research Faculty | WSU-Mount Vernon NW Research and Extension Center
• Climate change adaptation planning and restoration project implementation to preserve treaty protected resources (Presentation PDF)
  Brett Shattuck, Restoration Ecologist | The Tulalip Tribes

 

Sponsors:

 

 

 

 

Supporters:

EarthCorps

Herrera Environmental Consultants

Society of Wetland Scientists 

2017 Symposium:
Applying Ecological Concepts to Project Design

Wednesday, May 10, 2017
8:30 am – 3:30 pm
University of Washington Botanic Gardens
Center for Urban Horticulture – NHS Hall
3501 NE 41st St.
Seattle, WA 98105

Symposium Announcement

Program Agenda

An extensive network of professional restoration practitioners are actively engaged in restoring habitats in the Pacific Northwest. In the Ecological Restoration Symposium, we will present case studies to explore lessons learned from recent projects, enhance participants’ understanding and knowledge of best practices, and stimulate thinking about alternative approaches to tackle thorny problems. Come to ask questions, to hear your colleagues’ stories of their successes and challenges, and to learn about cutting-edge approaches being used to improve restoration project success. This symposium is co-sponsored by the University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the Northwest Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration and is part of a new collaboration to provide continuing education for restoration ecology practitioners.

Speakers:

• Kern Ewing, Professor | University of Washington School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
  • Email: kern@uw.edu
  • Presentation: The Ecology in Restoration (PDF)
• Joshua Chenoweth, Restoration Ecologist | Olympic National Park
  • Email: Joshua_chenoweth@nps.gov 
  • Presentation: Managing Primary Succession in a Dewatered Reservoir after Dam Removal (PDF)
  • Olympic National Park, Elwha River Restoration website
• Judy Blanco, Director of Riparian Restoration | Forterra
  • Email: jblanco@forterra.org
  • Presentation: Riparian Knotweed Control Strategies at the Landscape Scale (PDF)
  • Forterra, Riparian Restoration website
• Rodney Pond, Executive Director | Sound Salmon Solutions
  • Email: Rodney@soundsalmonsolutions.org
  • Presentation: Designing for Functional Resilience (PDF)
  • Sound Salmon Solutions website
• Morgan Ruff, Snohomish Basin Capital Projects Coordinator | Tulalip Tribes
  • Email: mruff@tulaliptribes-nsn.gov
  • Presentation: Protecting Hydrology (PDF)
  • WRIA 7 Climate Change Impacts to Salmon Issue Paper
  • Snohomish River Basin Salmon Conservation Plan (view plan) (view appendices)
  • Snohomish Basin Protection Plan (view Plan) (view Technical Appx.) (view Recommendations Appx.)
  • Snohomish Basin Protection Early Action Reports (Woods Creek Water Typing) (Skykomish Land Protection Assessment)
  • Tulalip Tribes website
• Beth leDoux, Snoqualmie Watershed Technical Coordinator | King County Water and Land Resources Division
  • Email: beth.ledoux@kingcounty.gov
  • Presentation: Incorporating Climate Change into Our Salmon Recovery Plans (PDF)
  • Handout: leDoux_SalmonClimateImpacts_Handout (002)
  • King County Water and Land Resources Division website
• Sarah Hamman, Restoration Ecologist | Center for Natural Lands Management
  • Email: shamman@cnlm.org
  • Presentation: Combining Adaptive Management with Science-based Strategies to Improve Restoration Success (PDF)
  • Center for Natural Lands Management website

Additional Resources:

• Reed Canarygrass Annotated Bibliography, Boundary Hydroelectric Project (P-2144), Terrestrial Resources Management Plan. Prepared by Seattle City Light ecologist, Scott Luchessa. (PDF)
• Reed Canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea L.) Control & Management in the Pacific Northwest. Mandy Tu, The Nature Conservancy’s Wildland Invasive Species Team The Nature Conservancy, Oregon Field Office, 2004.
• King County Noxious Weed Control Program BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES King County Noxious Weed Control Program REED CANARYGRASS BMP 206-477-9333 Website: www.kingcounty.gov/weeds February 2015, Page 1 Reed Canarygrass

For those interested in restoring native emergent wetlands or wet prairie:

• Wisconsin Reed Canary Grass Management Working Group. 2009. Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinacea) Management Guide: Recommendations for Landowners and Restoration Professionals
• Practical Guidelines for Wetland Prairie Restoration in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Field-Tested Methods and Techniques. Krueger et al. 2014.

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