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VIRTUAL ON-DEMAND
VIRTUAL ON-DEMAND PRESENTATIONS

Development and Adaptive Management of an Agricultural Mitigation Bank in Nebraska
Presenter: Will Duggins – Westervelt Ecological Services
Presenter: Tyler Thigpen Bell – Westervelt Ecological Services
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Access pre-recorded presentations. Connect with speakers via the EMC App or in person at EMC.
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Exploring Potential Biodiversity Co-Benefits of Nature-Based Carbon Credits

Fish Passage for Section 404 Mitigation Tool in Maryland
Moderator: Troy Anderson, CERP – Ecosystem Investment Partners

Lessons from 20 Years of Tracking Performance Standards in Lake Tahoe

Stream & Wetland Mitigation Banking in an Urban Environment: The Charlotte Case Study
Presenter: Adam Brame – NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service
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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
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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.
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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
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Learn the fundamentals of marketing and selling ecological market credits.
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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.

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

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM PT
REGISTRATION & INFO DESK OPEN - 6th Floor Seattle Convention Center Arch Bldg @ 705 Pike

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PT
Light Continental in Exhibits

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM PT
MAIN STAGE: KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Moderator: Michael Hare – Alliance for Environmental Markets and Investments, Inc. (AEMI)
Keynote: The Honorable Jay Inslee
MAIN STAGE

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM PT
Networking Break

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM PT
SESSION 21. Perspectives on Environmental Markets in Washington State
Moderator: Susan O'Neil – Environmental Science Associates
Panelist: Jordan Wildish – Washington State Department of Ecology
Panelist: Michelle Havey – Anchor QEA, Inc
Panelist: Allan Warren – Bonneville Environmental Foundation
Panelist: Michael F. Murphy – King County Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks, Water & Land Resources Div.

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM PT
SESSION 22: Short-term Financial Assurance in a Changing Marketplace
Moderator: Steven Martin – Coastal Virginia Conservancy
Panelist: Veronica Rowan – (ret) U.S. Department of the Interior
Panelist: Eric T. Olsen – Gunster
Panelist: Robert Spoth – Ecosystems Insurance Associates, LLC
Panelist: Chris Baker – Great American Insurance Company

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM PT
SESSION 23. Offsetting Biodiversity and Community Impacts from Clean Energy Development
Moderator: Greg Good – The Conservation Fund
Panelist: Adam Cernea Clark – Pattern Energy
Panelist: Anthony Dvarskas – Orsted
Panelist: David Bender – Stantec
Panelist: Ginny Moore – The Conservation Fund

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM PT
SESSION 24. INCUBATOR DISCUSSION: Building Public-Private Partnerships through a Flood Resilience Bond
Facilitator: Erin Delawalla – RES LLC
Facilitator: Nick Wobbrock – Blue Forest Conservation

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM PT
Networking Break in Exhibits

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
SESSION 25. Implementing Principles of Delivery for Mitigation Banks
Moderator: Preston W. Smith – Wildwood Environmental Credit Company
Panelist: Hal Holland – Westervelt Ecological Services
Panelist: Steven Martin – Coastal Virginia Conservancy

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
SESSION 26. Pay for Success, Mitigation Banking & P3's – Similarities and Nuances
Moderator: Grace Edinger – Environmental Policy Innovation Center
Presenter: Jonathan Rak – Virginian Department of Environmental Quality
Presenter: Sam Burley – RES
Presenter: Pam Emerson – Seattle Public Utilities

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
SESSION 27. Native Nations & Indigenous Peoples' Advancements in Environmental Markets
Moderator: Mariah Black Bird - Perry, J.D.
Panelist: Steve R. HInton – Tulalip Tribes
Panelist: Kristin Lowell – Lummi Nation
Panelist: Bryan Van Stippen – Indian Land Tenure Foundation
Panelist: Travis Hemmen – Westervelt Ecological Services

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
SESSION 28. Invest Speed Connect
Facilitator: Mac Shropshire – Mac Shropshire Consulting
Panelist: George Kelly – Earth Recovery Partners
Panelist: David Lach – Anew
Panelist: Brad P. Breslow – Davey Mitigation
INVEST CONNECT

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM PT
Grab Box Lunch and Join Session

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM PT
MAIN STAGE: Current and Emerging Trends
Moderator: David Urban – Ecosystem Investment Partners
MAIN STAGE

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM PT
Networking Break in Exhibits

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM PT
SESSION 29. Ecosystem Resiliency and Environmental Markets
Moderator: Pam J. Fetterman – EcoGenesis, LLC
Presenter: David Lach – Anew
Presenter: Erin Shanaberger – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services
Presenter: Meg Wickless – GreenVest
Co-Presenter: Brett Berkley – GreenVest

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM PT
SESSION 30. Status and Trends: A Deeper Dive into Stream & Wetland Mitigation
Presenter: Royal Gardner – Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy, Stetson University College of Law

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM PT
SESSION 31. Responsible and Nature-wise Strategies for Companies
Co-Moderator: Jody L. Bickel – Creekbank Associates
Co-Moderator: Ben Guillon, CFA – Conservation Investment Management
Panelist: Alex Littlejohn – Weyerhaeuser
Panelist: Levi Wyatt – Yakima Chief Hops, Inc.
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This panel explores how corporations actively integrate nature conservation into their core strategies, includes traditional sustainability programs as well as new initiatives that focus on enhancing both ecological and reputational outcome
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3:15 PM – 3:30 PM PT
Networking Break in Exhibits

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM PT
SESSION 32. Trends in Pacific Northwest Mitigation
Presenter: Dan Berlin, PWS – Anchor QEA, Inc
Presenter: Sky Miller – Environmental Science Associates
Presenter: Jon Sloan – Port of Seattle
Presenter: David Morgan – Plas Newydd LLC

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM PT
SESSION 35. Stream, Wetland and Flood Mitigation & Restoration
Moderator: Lucy Harrington – GEI Consultants

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM PT
SESSION 33. Emerging Tool to Increase Investment in Environmental Markets
Moderator: Steven Martin – Coastal Virginia Conservancy
Panelist: Mike Rolband – Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Panelist: Jonathan Rak – Virginian Department of Environmental Quality
Panelist: Randy Wilgis – Earth Recovery Partners
Panelist: Nate Dow – Water Ledger Americas

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM PT
SESSION 34. State and Federal Lands: Water, Wetlands, Carbon, and Species Markets
Moderator: Lindsay Teunis, CERP – SWCA
Presenter: Mindy Gottsegen – Colorado State Land Board
Presenter: Edwin Pinero – EcoMetrics, LLC
Presenter: Patrick A. Raney, PhD – Ducks Unlimited

4:30 PM – 4:45 PM PT
Networking Break in Exhibits

4:45 PM – 5:30 PM PT
MAIN STAGE: Federal Policy Roundtable
Moderator: Michael Hare – Alliance for Environmental Markets and Investments, Inc. (AEMI)
MAIN STAGE

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM PT
EMC RECEPTION in Exhibits

Thursday, May 15, 2025
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM PT
REGISTRATION & INFO DESK OPEN - 6th Floor Seattle Convention Center Arch Bldg @ 705 Pike

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PT
Light Continental in Exhibits

8:30 AM – 9:15 AM PT
MAIN STAGE: Technology for Streamlining Permitting
Moderator: Kyle Graham – Ecosystem Investment Partners
Presenter: Becca Madsen – Environmental Policy Innovation Center
MAIN STAGE

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM PT
Networking Break in Exhibits

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PT
SESSION 36. Working with NGOs - Funding, Land Trusts and HCPs
Moderator: Greg Kernohan – Ducks Unlimited

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PT
SESSION 37. New Forms of Investment in Environmental Markets
Moderator: George Kelly – Earth Recovery Partners
Panelist: David Cooper – DAF Capital
Panelist: Elizabeth Beall – Finance Earth
Panelist: Karla L. Brollier – Velveteen Ventures

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PT
SESSION 38. Water Benefits Markets: Choose Your Adventure
Moderator: Ansley Tilley – EcoStasis, LLC
Panelist: Mark S. Laska, PhD – Great Ecology, Tellurium Partners, Ecology LandWatch
Panelist: Gary Hubbard – City of Winter Haven
Panelist: Alex Johnson – Virridy

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PT
SESSION 39. Innovative Tech & Tools for Monitoring
Moderator: Troy Anderson, CERP – Ecosystem Investment Partners

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
Grab Lunch in Exhibits & Join Tech Connect Tables

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
TECH CONNECT Hosted Roundtables (sign-up to host at no cost; get featured on program for a fee)
TECH CONNECT

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM PT
MAIN STAGE: Legislative, Courts and Policy Update
Moderator: Adam Riggsbee – RiverBank Conservation
Presenter: Sara Johnson – Ecological Restoration Business Association
Presenter: G. Braiden Chadwick – Mitchell Chadwick LLP
MAIN STAGE

12:45 PM – 1:00 PM PT
Networking Break in Exhibits

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM PT
SESSION 40. Biodiversity and Other Emerging Markets on a Global Scale
Moderator: Grace Edinger – Environmental Policy Innovation Center
Presenter: Lis Nelis – Ramboll
Presenter: John Davis – Green Diamond
Presenter: John Yarchoan – Magnolia Land Partners

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM PT
SESSION 41. The Nexus of Carbon Markets and Ecosystem Restoration
Moderator: David Groves – The Earth Partners
Panelist: David Moffat – Inlandis
Panelist: Victoria Lockhart – The Climate Trust
Panelist: Steve Crooks – Silvestrum
Panelist: Tripp Wall – Trailhead Capital

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM PT
SESSION 42. EXPLORATORY DISCUSSION - Conflicts of Interests & Other Legal Nuances
Panelist: G. Braiden Chadwick – Mitchell Chadwick LLP
Panelist: Veronica Rowan – (ret) U.S. Department of the Interior

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM PT
Networking Break in Exhibits

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PT
MAIN STAGE: State-Led Programs – The Path Forward
Moderator: Ben Grumbles – Environmental Council of States
Panelist: Casey Sixkiller – Washington Department of Ecology
Panelist: Mike Rolband – Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Panelist: Leah Feldon – Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Panelist: TJ Mascia – Davey Mitigation
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Gain insights into state initiatives, policy and trends on water, carbon and species.
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MAIN STAGE

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM PT
Craft Brew Closing Social with Prize Raffle in Expo & Tech Showcase! (must be present to win)