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. 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 issues.

UERC promotes information sharing through the following activities:

Annual Symposia

We organize an annual symposium in the spring, with an open call for presentation/posters in the preceding fall.

Our 23rd annual symposium will be held at PSU on March 17th 2025! Abstract submissions are open through January 10th 2025.

For more information on the symposium and proceedings from past symposia, visit our symposia page.