Urban Ecosystem Research



Coalition For A Livable Future - Regional Equity Atlas Website

The Coalition for a Livable Future’s Regional Equity Atlas Online

Metro - Regional Environmental Information Network (REIN)

REIN.org is a virtual gathering place for information sharing and networking among the people, community groups, government agencies and nonprofit organizations that are working to protect, restore and monitor the region’s natural resources. Information collected via REIN.org enables Metro to track the region’s ecological health over time and encourages strategic coordination and collaboration across the region.

REIN.org is brought to you by Metro’s Nature in Neighborhoods initiative.

2006 Urban Ecology and Conservation Symposium

Mark your calendars for the 4th annual 2006 Urban Ecology and Conservation Symposium: Fostering Science and Nature in the City. The Symposium will be held January 27, 2006 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the PSU Campus at University Place 310 SW Lincoln Street, Portland.

The Urban Wildlands Group

The Urban Wildlands Group is dedicated to the conservation of species, habitats, and ecological processes in urban and urbanizing areas.

Center for Urban Restoration Ecology

The Center for Urban Restoration Ecology is the first scientific initiative in the U.S. established specifically to study and restore human-dominated lands.

Urban Habitats

A peer reviewed electronic journal on the biology of urban areas around the world.

Urban Ecosystem Research Consortium

The Urban Ecosystem Research Consortium was organized in 2001 to advance the state of the science of urban ecosystems and improve our understanding of them, with a focus on the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan region. To this end the UERC fosters communication and collaboration among researchers, managers and citizens at academic institutions, public agencies, local governments, non-profit organizations, and other interested groups.

Current Events

Audubon Society of Portland - Great Blue Heron Week!

May 28 – June 8 2008

April 23 - Celebrate 20 Years of Parks and Greenspace Planning

Wednesday April 23, 2008 Celebrating 20 Years of Regional Parks and Greenspace Planning

5-8pm Bridgeport Brew Pub + Bakery 1313 NW Marshall, Portland

Oregonian - In green Portland, towering growth still sprouts

A Metro government contest challenges designers to incorporate nature and quality of life in creating livable spaces