2025 Columbia River Estuary Conference:
Echoes of the Estuary – Reflections for a Resilient Future
May 13-15, 2025 • Liberty Theatre • Astoria, Oregon
The theme of the 2025 Columbia River Estuary Conference (CREC) is Echoes of the Estuary – Reflections for a Resilient Future. This theme weaves the deep history of indigenous stewardship and use of the lower Columbia River ecosystem with present day research and resource management which is increasingly echoing indigenous knowledge.
It has been 30 years since the lower Columbia River was designated an “estuary of national significance” and roughly the same since NOAA’s Pacific Ocean transect monitoring and indicators system was established. After so much investment in recovering the lower Columbia River and nearshore ocean ecosystem, CREC provides the opportunity to take stock of our efforts and results, to look forward and plan next steps to ensure a resilient future, and to reconnect with each other to seek out new ideas and collaborate. What have we accomplished as a region and what have we learned? Most importantly, how do we apply these lessons to our future actions?
The conference is a three-day event with invited and contributed presentations, featuring traditional oral presentations, lightning presentations, and a poster session during an evening social.
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