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Tuesday, May 13, 2025
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM PT
REGISTRATION & INFO DESK OPEN - 6th Floor Seattle Convention Center Arch Bldg @ 705 Pike

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT

FIELD VISIT: Blue Heron Slough

Coffee and pastries, water and snacks provided. Bus loads 15 minutes prior to departure time!

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM PT
SESSION 9. Mineral Rights and Valuation
Presenter: Ryan W. Thomason – Mitchell Chadwick
Presenter: Doug Kenny – Keystone Valuations

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM PT
SESSION 10. DOT Mitigation: Lessons, Success & Advancements
Moderator: Sean Connolly – South Carolina Department of Transportation

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM PT
SESSION 12. RIBITS for Bank Sponsors
Facilitator: Michelle Thompson – Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA)
Facilitator: Shannon A. Langford – Applied Research Associates
Facilitator: Beattie S. Williams – Starr Enterprises

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM PT
SESSION 11. EXPLORATORY DISCUSSION: Creating Ecological Lift and Revenue? The Intersect of Environmental Markets and Resiliency/Sustainability
Facilitator: Lindsay Teunis, CERP – SWCA

8:30 AM – 11:00 AM PT

FIELD VISIT: King County Chinook Wind Mitigation Project

Coffee and pastries, water and snacks provided. Bus loads 15 minutes prior to departure time!

8:30 AM – 12:00 PM PT

FIELD VISIT: Duwamish River People's Park and Shoreline Habitat

Coffee and pastries, water and snacks provided. Bus loads 15 minutes prior to departure time!

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM PT
Networking Break

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM PT
SESSION 13. Intro to HEA, REA, & LEA for Species and Habitat
Facilitator: Doug Bruggeman, PhD – Ecological Services and Markets
Facilitator: Stephanie Ehinger – Formerly with NOAA/NMFS
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Introduction of  Landscape Equivalency Analysis (LEA), Habitat Equivalency Analysis (HEA),  and Resource Equivalency Analysis (REA).
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10:00 AM – 11:15 AM PT
SESSION 14. Not Another Dam Session - Small to Big Dam Removal
Moderator: Maria Polizzi
Presenter: John Hutton – Wildlands Engineering, Inc.
Presenter: Bryan Emerson – The Nature Conservancy in Maine
Presenter: Dave Coffman – RES

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM PT
SESSION 15. Food, Fiber and Eco-Widgets: Environmental Marketplace Improvements in Agriculture
Moderator: Jody L. Bickel – Creekbank Associates
Panelist: Rod Snyder – Junction Strategies, LLC
Panelist: Sarah Hovde – Trailhead Capital
Panelist: Lauren Quackenbush – Washington State Department of Agriculture

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM PT
SESSION 16. RIBITS: Understanding In-lieu Fee Program Ledgers
Facilitator: Beattie S. Williams – Starr Enterprises
Facilitator: Shannon A. Langford – Applied Research Associates
Facilitator: Michelle Thompson – Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA)

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PT
DOT Meeting (DOTs)
Facilitator: Sean Connolly – South Carolina Department of Transportation
DOT ONLY

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PT
State Regulator Meeting (staff only)
Facilitator: Tim Rach – Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Facilitator: Justin Stroman – Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
REGULATOR ONLY

12:30 PM – 5:00 PM PT
EXHIBITS OPEN

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT
TOPIC ROUNDTABLES (Join or Host)
TOPIC/REGIONAL ROUNDTABLES

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM PT
Networking Break in Exhibits

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM PT
SESSION 17. Conservation Banking, Species and Habitat Banking
Panelist: Matt Gause, CERP – Westervelt Ecological Services
Panelist: Troy Rahmig – Tetra Tech, Inc.
Panelist: John Yarchoan – Magnolia Land Partners
Panelist: Brendan Leonard – Westervelt Ecological Services

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM PT
SESSION 18. Opportunities and Challenges of Beaver in Restoration and Mitigation Sites
Moderator: Kelley K. Jorgensen – Compass Ecospatial LLC
Presenter: Shawn Behling – Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
Presenter: Jen Vanderhoof – King County Water and Land Resources Division
Presenter: Joe Mouser – Beavers Northwest

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM PT
SESSION 19. Outcomes Based Funding & Financing at the Wildfire-Water-Public Lands Nexus
Moderator: Hannah Buchanan – Salt River Project
Panelist: Carina Bracer – National Forest Foundation
Panelist: Micah Elias – Blue Forest
Panelist: Elvy Barton – Salt River Project

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM PT
SESSION 20. EXPLORATORY DISCUSSION: State to State Exchange: Developing or Modifying State Programs
Facilitator: Michael Hare – Alliance for Environmental Markets and Investments, Inc. (AEMI)

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM PT
Networking Break in Exhibits

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PT
BANKER/ PROVIDER/DEVELOPER OF OFFSETS FORUM
PROJECT DEVELOPER/SPONSOR

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PT
CUSTOMER / END-USER FORUM
Moderator: Sean Connolly – South Carolina Department of Transportation
END-USER/CUSTOMER

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PT
IN LIEU OF FEE (ILF) PROVIDER MEETING (ILF Providers only)
Moderator: Jim Stanfill – NC Department of Environmental Quality
Presenter: Greg Kernohan – Ducks Unlimited
Presenter: Patrick A. Raney, PhD – Ducks Unlimited
Presenter: Megan Webb – King County
Presenter: Jim Stanfill – NC Department of Environmental Quality
ILF PROVIDER ONLY

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PT
REGULATOR FORUM MEETING (Regulator Staff only)
REGULATOR ONLY