2025 Ecological Restoration Symposium

Local Scales for Global Impacts

 

Research plot on Mt Rainier
Photo courtesy of Allie Howell

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.

REGISTRATION CLOSED

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

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