UERC 2026 Symposia Agenda
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PRESENTATIONS
Exploring the genetic origins of Pacific salmon and steelhead trout that use the habitats of the Willamette River and its tributary streams in the city of Portland, Oregon
Melissa Brown - City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services
Can the PSU Herbarium Help Your Project?
John Christy -Portland State University
Lessons Learned from Five Years of Monitoring the Barton Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Green Streets
Kathryn Forester - Herrera Environmental Consultants
Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture in Restored Wetlands
Carly Holzschuh -Clean Water Services
Evapotranspiration Estimation Using a Water Balance Model for Urban Green Roof Vegetation in Portland, OR
Tarannum K. Khandoker - Portland State University
Clean Water Services Recycled Water Program
Jared Kinnear - Clean Water Services
Pre-Dormancy Bare Root Plant Harvest (AKA Hot-Lift): Lessons Learned
Randy Lawrence - Clean Water Services
Early detection of Agrilus planipennis Using Environmental DNA
Blythe Layton - Clean Water Services
What is the value of a state? Accounting for the ecosystem service and natural capital values of Oregon
Kathryn T. Liebrecht - Portland State University
Detailed Exploration of Ecosystem Service and Natural Capital Values of Urban and Rural Oregon
Katie Liebrecht - Portland State University
Findings of the Second Edition of the Urbanizing Flora of Portland, Oregon
Dominic Maze - City of Portland
Planning for Potential Change: Climate Vulnerability of Commonly Planted Restoration Species in the Willamette Valley Ecoregion
Jess Nettle Shamek - Portland Metro
The Impact of Relative Humidity and Soil Moisture on Foliar Water Uptake for Urban Tree Planning
Rory Price - Portland State University
Traditional Soil Extracts as a Low-Cost Tool for Native Plant Production in Ecological Restoration Nurseries
Nicolas Salcedo Cuevas - Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Thermal Imaging Drones: A "Cool" solution to incorporating climate resiliency in restoration design
Amy D. van Riessen - North Clackamas Watersheds Council
It Takes a Village: Community Science in Portland’s Urban Waters
Brian John Weir - Portland State University
Using Passive Camera Monitoring to Investigate Northern Red-legged Frog Use of a New Road Undercrossing Structure
Alyson W. Yates - Portland State University
POSTERS
Thermal Modeling of the Willamette River Basin: A 7DADM-Based Assessment of Ecological Risk
Long Bui - Portland State University
Using Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum Modeling to Evaluate Drought Tolerance in the Urban Environment
Md Jahidul Islam - Portland State University
Contrasting Responses to Predation Risk in Urban and Non-Urban Rodents
Grace Kazmir - Lewis & Clark College
Portland, Oregon’s Urban Forest Inventory and Analysis Program: Distribution of Trees and Benefits
Suzanne Owen - US Forest Service
Monitoring Urban Wildlife in Portland, Oregon: 2024 Results from Wildlife Camera Data
Fiona Paquette - Samara Group
Soil-Groundwater Controls on the Hydrological Fate of Recycled-Water in a Restored Wetland
Paul Punyotoya - Portland State University
Monitoring local plant biodiversity patterns in parks of Salem, Oregon
Asia Scott - Willamette University
Towards an Explicit Understanding of Network Governance in Urban Forestry Management: A Case Study of Portland (OR), USA
Quadri Olatunbosun Taiwo - Portland State University
Ecoroof Runoff Mitigation Comparison by Photosynthetic Pathway in Three Species of Interest
Harper Thomson - Portland State University
LUNCH DISCUSSION
Leach Gardens Back 5: Community Habitat Enhancement Project
Katharine Flores - Leach Botanical Garden
The good governance ride: pushing the envelope in urban flood management and river restoration
Roslyn Gray - City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services