International Conference on Ecology and Transportation 2027

There have been fourteen biennial International Conferences on Ecology and Transportation (ICOET) since its origin in 1999. The most recent conference was in May of 2025 in Denver, Colorado and was a combination of in person and virtual.  This pooled fund will support the next conference in 2027 that will be in-person in Portland, Oregon cohosted by the Oregon Department of Transportation and the Washington State Department of Transportation with support from the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife and the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife.  The conference will be organized by the University of California Davis Road Ecology Center. There will be a virtual conference option available. ICOET continues to serve as an invaluable conduit for transportation and ecology professionals to share applicable research and best practices, and to transfer knowledge between experienced practitioners and future leaders. The ICOET program includes podium presentations, posters on current research, panels, workshops, field trips, and exhibits on topics of interest to researchers, biologists, engineers, planners, project managers, administrators, and policy makers. The folks that regularly attend ICOET represent thousands of professionals that work for government, Tribal, academic, non-governmental and private industry from the United States and other countries. The 2025 conference in Denver had 644 total participants with 513 in person and another 131 virtual participants. There were 16 countries and 44 U.S. states in attendance. This new pooled fund will supersede the previous pooled fund (TPF 5-527) that will be completed June 30, 2025. OBJECTIVES: Provide one ICOET Conference in 2027 for communication, technology transfer and information sharing among transportation professionals on ecology issues and transportation. The ICOET Conference will be in Portland, Oregon cohosted by the Oregon Department of Transportation and the Washington State Department of Transportation with support from the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife and the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife. The conference will be organized by the Road Ecology Center at UC Davis.  There will also be a hybrid component to the conference that folks can attend virtually. Building on the 2025 ICOET Conference this 15th biennial conference in 2027 will: Bring experts around the world to exchange knowledge & best practices on the interrelationship of ecology & transportation; The sharing of ideas through presentations, panel discussion, breaks, lunches, receptions, and field trips; Expand the shared knowledge and learn about the cutting edge of science on the topic of ecology and transportation.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.pooledfund.org/Details/Study/1795
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Former Study Number: TPF-5(527)

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Programmed
• Funding: $30,500.00
• Contract Numbers:

  TPF-5(562)

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Nevada Department of Transportation

  1263 South Stewart Street
  Carson City, NV  United States  89712

  Washington State Department of Transportation

  Transportation Building
  Olympia, WA  United States  98504

  Texas Department of Transportation

  125 E. 11th Street
  Austin, TX  United States  78701-2483

  Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

  Keystone Building
  400 North Street
  Harrisburg, PA  United States  17120
• Project Managers:

  Peterson, Jon

• Start Date: 20251105
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Ecology; Environmental impacts; Pooled funds; Transportation planning
• Subject Areas: Environment; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01970478
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Contract Numbers: TPF-5(562)
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Nov 5 2025 5:03PM