URBAN ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH CONSORTIUM
OF PORTLAND/VANCOUVER
UERC is a consortium of people from educational institutions, state and federal agencies, local governments, non-profit organizations and businesses, as well as independent professionals and students, interested in supporting urban ecosystem research and creating an information sharing network to collect, share, and use ecological data in the Portland/Vancouver area.
The mission of UERC is to improve ecological and human health in the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan region by advancing the science and understanding of urban ecosystems and by fostering communication and collaboration among a network of researchers, professionals, other interested groups and our community.
UERC does not provide a political or advocacy platform, but rather offers a forum for professionals to exchange and discuss information regarding urban ecology and its application to relevant fields.
2021 Annual Symposium
Dates: Monday, March 1st (1-5pm) & Tuesday, March 2nd (8:30am-12:30pm)
Location: Zoom
Keynote Speakers:
Dr. Nalini Nadkarni, forest canopy ecologist & science communicator
PK Das, architect & activist
For proceedings from past symposia, visit our symposia page, and since 2018 abstracts (and some full presentation files) are available in a searchable archive at https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/uerc/
The “First Friday” lunch-and-learn series features topics that Urban Ecology and Conservation Symposium attendees indicated they most wanted to learn more about.
We also host a listserve mailing list, so please sign up if you'd like to exchange information related to urban ecology in the Portland/Vancouver region.