SERNW Conference Announcement

Mark your calendars!

SERNW Regional Conference 2009
Lynnwood Convention Center,  Lynnwood WA
May 19 - 23, 2009

SERNW is pleased to announce the 2009 SERNW Regional Conference.  The conference theme is Creating Thriving Rural and Urban Communities through Ecological Restoration.

Conference tracks will include technical sessions on conserving and restoring urban natural areas, rural natural areas and agriculture, and stream systems.  Stay tuned for more details on this exciting array of expert presenters, workshops and field trips, and special evening lectures and activities. 

Check out the Featured Speakers Page for a preview!

Call for Abstracts

Abstracts are being solicited to cover a wide range of suggested scientific, cultural and ecological related topics:

• Value of Urban Forests
• Inventories and Management of Urban Forests
• GIS and Habitat Mapping
• Urban Forest Preservation
• Traditional Ecological Knowledge
• Community Stewardship and Collaboration
• Estuarine Protection and Restoration
• Water Quality and Quantity
• Invasive Species
• River and Stream Restoration
• Monitoring Aquatic Systems
• Vegetation Monitoring
• Nearshore and Marine Protection and Restoration
• Agriculture and Ecological Restoration
• Inventories, Monitoring and Reintroduction of Rare Species
• Wildlife and Restoration
• Forest Restoration
• Shrub-steppe Restoration
• Prairie and Grassland Restoration
• Performance Standards 

Click here for details and instructions on abstract submittal.