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