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Full Schedule

  • Monday, May 12, 2025
  • 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM PT
    REGISTRATION OPEN - Arch Bldg Seattle Convention Center 6th Floor @ 705 Pike
  • 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM PT
    SESSION 3. Accelerating Conservation: 30 X 30 — The First Four Years
    Presenter: G. Braiden Chadwick – Mitchell Chadwick LLP
    Presenter: Madeline Drake – California Natural Resources Agency
  • 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM PT
    SESSION 4. Funding Your Mitigation Project
    Moderator: Gray Stevens – Sandy Creek Partners
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT
    SESSION 1: IRT Review Workshop for Mitigation Banks & ILFs (Intermediate Level)
    Facilitator: Steven Martin – Coastal Virginia Conservancy
    Facilitator: Cliff Sunda – Wildwood Environmental Credit Company, LLC
    Facilitator: Katie Wolff – RES
    Facilitator: Matt Gause, CERP – Westervelt Ecological Services
    This training is intermediate level and not for those new to compensatory mitigation.
    A hands-on training workshop to assist mitigation providers and IRT members in the review of third-party mitigation programs and projects.
  • 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM PT
    FIELD VISIT: Keller Farm Mitigation Bank (lunch provided at site)
    Bus loads at 12:45 p.m. | Hosted by Habitat Bank in partnership with the City of Redmond
    Lunch provided onsite. 

    Recommended attire: boots for some wet walking, clothing for current weather conditions
  • 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM PT
    FIELD VISIT: Lower Wapato Creek Advance Mitigation Site (snacks on bus)
    Bus loads at 12:45 p.m. | Hosted by Port of Tacoma (light snacks and water on bus provided) 

    Recommended attire: Sturdy shoes, rain gear and clothing for current weather conditions.

    1st Stop: Lower Wapato Creek Advance Mitigation Site:
  • 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM PT
    SESSION 2. Basics of Compensatory Mitigation Workshop
    Facilitator: David Urban – Ecosystem Investment Partners
    Facilitator: Jeff Phillips – Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
    Facilitator: John Wigginton, PWS, CERP – Westervelt Ecological Services
    Facilitator: Hal Holland – Westervelt Ecological Services
    Facilitator: David Urban II
  • 2:15 PM – 2:45 PM PT
    Networking Break
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM PT
    SESSION 5. How States Can Inform Sustainability Development Goals (SDG) Ratings through Nature-Based Solutions
    Facilitator: Kevin Tweedy – Ecosystem Planning and Restoration, LLC
    Facilitator: Sean Connolly – South Carolina Department of Transportation
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM PT
    SESSION 6. Assessing Riparian Conditions in Washington: A Spatially-based, Analytical Framework & Decision Support Tool
    Presenter: Mike Leech – Environmental Science Associates (ESA)
  • 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM PT
    Networking Break
  • 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM PT
    SESSION 7. Decoding Voluntary Markets & Insetting: Insights for Project Developers
    Presenter: Karen Berg – Creekbank Associates
  • 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM PT
    SESSION 8. Sales and Marketing Roundtable: Successful Strategies for Selling and Marketing Environmental Credits
    Facilitator: Kae Hovater – EcoCredit Marketing
    Facilitator: Desmond Duke – RES
    Learn the fundamentals of marketing and selling ecological market credits.
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM PT
    Casual Dinner Connects
    Sign-up onsite to join hosted (but you cover your meal cost) at casual dinner connects by Topic or Region. Contact us if you're interested in hosting.