Full Schedule

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM PST

SESSION 3: Accelerating Conservation: 30 X 30 — The First Four Years

Speaker/Presenter: – Mitchell Chadwick

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM PST

SESSION 4: Funding Your Mitigation Project

Moderator: – Sandy Creek Partners

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST

SESSION 2: Mitigation Bank and ILF Review Workshop

Facilitator: – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Facilitator: – US Environmental Protection Agency

Facilitator: – USACE Institute for Water Resources

Facilitator: – Institute for Water Resources (IWR), USACE

Facilitator:

1:00 PM – 5:30 PM PST

FIELD VISIT: Keller Farm Mitigation Bank

1:00 PM – 5:30 PM PST

FIELD VISIT: Port of Tacoma

1:00 PM – 5:30 PM PST

SESSION 1. Basics of Compensatory Mitigation Workshop

Facilitator: – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Facilitator: – Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Facilitator: – Westervelt Ecological Services

Facilitator: – Ecosystem Investment Partners

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM PST

SESSION 5. How States Can Inform Sustainability Development Goals (SDG) Ratings through Nature-Based Solutions

Facilitator: – Ecosystem Planning and Restoration, LLC

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST

SESSION 6. Sales and Marketing Roundtable: Successful Strategies for Selling and Marketing Environmental Credits

Facilitator: – EcoCredit Marketing

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST

SESSION 7. Decoding Voluntary Markets & Insetting: Insights for Project Developers

Presenter: – Creekbank Associates

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST

SESSION 8. Assessing Riparian Conditions in Washington: A Spatially-based, Analytical Framework & Decision Support Tool

Presenter: – Environmental Science Associates (ESA)

5:15 PM – 6:30 PM PST

The Crediting Game & Mixer

Facilitator: – Institute for Water Resources (IWR), USACE

Facilitator: – Federal Highway Administration

Facilitator: – The Conservation Fund

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM PST

Casual Dinner Connects (sign-up at event)

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST

FIELD VISIT: Blue Heron Slough

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM PST

EXPLORATORY DISCUSSION: Must We Sacrifice Ecological Lift? The Intersect of Ecosystem Restoration Markets and Resiliency/Sustainability Goals

Speaker/Presenter: – SWCA

Facilitator: – SWCA

Co-Presenter: – SWCA

Speaker/Presenter: – Colorado State University

Co-Presenter: – Colorado State University

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM PST

SESSION 10. Mineral Rights and Valuation

Presenter: – Mitchell Chadwick

Presenter: – Keystone Valuations

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM PST

SESSION 11. Advancements in Mitigating Impacts from Offshore Wind Projects

Moderator: – U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Panelist: – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region

Panelist:

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM PST

Advance Mitigation Credit Purchases via Mitigation Forecasting

Presenter: – South Carolina Department of Transportation

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM PST

Large Scale Project Lessons & Successes: SCDOT/ Commerce/ National Forest Mitigation Partnership

Presenter: – South Carolina Department of Transportation

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM PST

Removal of the Tait Station Dam: A Mitigation and Partnering Success Story

Presenter: – Ohio Department of Transportation

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM PST

Statewide Site Selection: How NDDOT Selected Two Stream Mitigation Banking Sites from Millions of Acres

Presenter: – WSB

Presenter: – North Dakota Department of Transportation

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM PST

SESSION 9. RIBITS for Bank Sponsors

Facilitator: – USACE Institute for Water Resources

Facilitator: – Applied Research Associates

Facilitator: – Starr Enterprises

Facilitator: – Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA)

8:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST

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

8:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST

FIELD VISIT: King County Chinook Wind Mitigation Project

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM PST

SESSION 13. RIBITS: Understanding In-lieu Fee Program Ledgers

Facilitator: – USACE Institute for Water Resources

Facilitator: – Applied Research Associates

Facilitator: – Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA)

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM PST

SESSION 14. Intro to HEA, REA, & LEA for Species and Habitat

Facilitator: – Ecological Services and Markets

Facilitator: – NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

Facilitator: – Office of Habitat Conservation, Restoration Center NOAA Fisheries

Facilitator: – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM PST

SESSION 15. Food, Fiber and Eco-Widgets

Moderator: – Creekbank Associates

Panelist: – Spains Hall Partnership

Panelist: – Illinois Corn Growers Association

Panelist: – Junction Strategies, LLC

Panelist: – Washington State Department of Agriculture

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM PST

MODERATOR

Moderator:

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM PST

Lessons from a Regulatory Perspective

Presenter: – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM PST

Klamath Dam

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM PST

In-Lieu Fee Program Sponsor

Presenter: – The Nature Conservancy in Maine

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM PST

South Anna River at Ashland Mill Dam Mitigation Bank

Presenter: – Davey Mitigation

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PST

DOT Meeting

Facilitator: – South Carolina Department of Transportation

DOT ONLY

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PST

Native Nations Meeting

Facilitator:

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PST

State Regulator Meeting

Facilitator: – Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Facilitator: – Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PST

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Meeting

Facilitator: – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

12:30 PM – 6:00 PM PST

EXPO & TECH SHOWCASE OPEN

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

Beyond the Boundaries of Markets: Efficiency, Equity, and Sustainability for Natural Resource Management

Presenter: – U.S. Bureau of Land Management

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

Financial Assurance in a Changing Marketplace

Co-Presenter: – Ecosystems Insurance Associates, LLC

Co-Presenter: – Great American Insurance Company

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

Finding Space for Public Access on Mitigation Lands

Presenter: – WRA, Inc.

Co-Author: – HabitatSource

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

Mitigation and Banking Grants: Navigating the Opportunity

Presenter: – Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

Potential for Biodiveristy Credits on Large-scale Stream and Wetland Mitigation Banks

Co-Presenter: – Beaver Creek Hydrology

Co-Author: – Beaver Creek Hydrology

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM PST

EXPLORATORY DISCUSSION: Support in Developing or Modifying State-Led Mitigation Programs

Speaker/Presenter: – RiverBank

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM PST

SESSION 17. Opportunities and Challenges of Beaver in Restoration and Mitigation Sites

Facilitator: – Compass Ecospatial LLC

Presenter: – WA Dept of Fish and Wildlife

Presenter: – Beavers Northwest

Presenter: – Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife

Presenter: – King County Water and Land Resources Division

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM PST

SESSION 18. Conservation, Species and Habitat Banking

Facilitator: – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Facilitator: – Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Facilitator: – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sacramento Field Office

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM PST

SESSION 19. Outcomes Based Funding & Financing at the Wildfire-Water-Public Lands Nexus

Moderator: – U.S. Forest Service, USDA

Panelist: – National Forest Foundation

Panelist: – Blue Forest

Panelist: – Salt River Project

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM PST

MODERATOR

Moderator: – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM PST

Restoration of Puget Sound Estuaries; Lessons Learned in Design and Construction

Presenter: – Environmental Science Associates

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM PST

Natural Resources Damage Assessment Banking in the Northwest

Presenter: – Port of Seattle

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM PST

Oregon White Oak Discussion

Co-Presenter: – Plas Newydd LLC

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM PST

Advance Mitigation Strategies for Puget Sound Habitat Conservation Using New Umbrella Programmatic Biological Opinion

Presenter: – Anchor QEA, LLC

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PST

BANKER/ PROVIDER/DEVELOPER OF OFFSETS FORUM

PROJECT DEVELOPER

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PST

CUSTOMER / END-USER FORUM

Facilitator: – Federal Highway Administration

Facilitator: – Federal Highway Administration - Resource Center

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PST

IN LIEU OF FEE (ILF) PROVIDER MEETING

ILF PROVIDER ONLY

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PST

REGULATOR FORUM MEETING

REGULATOR ONLY

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PST

Continental Breakfast in Expo & Tech Showcase

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM PST

MAIN STAGE: Keynote Address

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM PST

SESSION 22. Pay for Success, Mitigation Banking & P3's – Similarities and Nuances

Moderator: – Environmental Policy Innovation Center

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM PST

SESSION 23. Offsetting Biodiversity and Community Impacts from Clean Energy Development

Moderator: – The Conservation Fund

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM PST

SESSION 24. Trends in Mitigation Markets in Washington State

Moderator: – Environmental Science Associates

Panelist: – Anchor QEA, Inc

Presenter: – Bonneville Environmental Foundation

Presenter:

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM PST

SESSION 25. Evaluating the Performance of Compensatory Mitigation Programs: Is Compensatory Mitigation Working?

Speaker/Presenter: – US Environmental Protection Agency

Moderator: – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Speaker/Presenter:

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM PST

MODERATOR

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM PST

The BLM Public Lands Rule Has Published!

Presenter: – Bureau of Land Management

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM PST

Carbon markets, endangered species, and state-managed lands

Moderator: – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM PST

SESSION 27. Native Nations & Indigenous Peoples Advancements in Environmental Markets

Moderator:

Panelist: – U.S. Department of the Interior

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM PST

SESSION 28. Invest Speed Connect

Facilitator: – Mac Shropshire Consulting

INVESTOR

12:15 PM – 12:30 PM PST

Grab Box Lunch and Join Session

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM PST

MAIN STAGE CURRENT AND EMERGING TRENDS

Moderator: – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM PST

3rd Party Compensatory Mitigation Activity Through 2024 and First Half of FY 2025

Presenter: – Institute for Water Resources (IWR), USACE

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM PST

Conservation Banking Trends

Presenter: – Branch of Environmental Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM PST

Mitigation Bank and Credit Release Timelines - 2024 Update

Presenter: – Environmental Policy Innovation Center

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM PST

State Trends in Wetlands and Streams

Presenter: – Environmental Law Institute

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM PST

Water Quality Market Trends

Presenter:

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM PST

The Carbon Market

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM PST

SESSION 29. Multi-Benefit Banking Successes, Lessons & Opportunities

Moderator: – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Panelist: – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sacramento Field Office

Panelist: – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Portland District, Eugene Field Office

Panelist: – NOAA Restoration Center

Panelist: – Westervelt Ecological Services and ERBA

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM PST

SESSION 30. Nature-First Strategies for Companies: Boosting Business & Biodiversity

Moderator: – Conservation Investment Management

Panelist: – Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network

Panelist: – Creekbank Associates

CORPORATE

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM PST

SESSION 31. Ecosystem Resiliency and Environmental Markets

Speaker/Presenter: – GreenVest

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM PST

Attracting Corporate Investment in Sustainable Watershed Management

Co-Presenter: – Salt River Project

Co-Presenter: – Center for Hydrologic Innovations, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM PST

Compensatory Mitigation and Wetland Trends (Status and Trends of Wetlands 2009 - 2019)

Presenter: – NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM PST

Regional Characterization of Third-party Compensatory Mitigation , 2008-2023

Presenter:

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM PST

Insights on Trends for Demand from Activity in RIBITS

Presenter: – USACE Institute for Water Resources

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM PST

Preservation Crediting Trends Across USACE

Speaker/Presenter: – USACE Institute for Water Resources

Facilitator: – USACE Institute for Water Resources

Moderator: – Institute for Water Resources (IWR), USACE

Co-Presenter: – Institute for Water Resources (IWR), USACE

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM PST

EXPLORATORY DISCUSSION: Developing Accepted Practices for Modeling and Cost Analysis

2:00 PM – 3:45 PM PST

MODERATOR

Presenter: – Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy, Stetson University College of Law

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM PST

Mitigating Habit Loss of an Endangered Fish Species at Small Spatial Scales

Presenter: – NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM PST

“Floodplain Connectivity in Colorado Section 404 Stream Permitting and Mitigation”

Presenter: – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM PST

Nature Based Solutions to Restoring a Hawaiian Stream: Punalu‘u Stream Restoration and Flood Mitigation

Co-Presenter: – Stantec

Co-Presenter: – Kamehameha Schools

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM PST

Stream Mitigation performance Standards - Based on Ecological Process Not Engineering Success

Presenter: – Resource Environmental Solutions

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM PST

SESSION 34. Pathways and Timing of Mitigation for Transportation Projects

Moderator: – Federal Highway Administration

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM PST

SESSION 35. Emerging Tool to Increase Investment in Environmental Markets

Moderator: – Earth Recovery Partners

Panelist: – Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Panelist:

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM PST

MODERATOR

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM PST

Stream & Wetland Mitigation Banking in an Urban Environment: The Charlotte Case Study

Co-Presenter: – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services

4:45 PM – 5:45 PM PST

MAIN STAGE: Policy Roundtable

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM PST

WELCOME RECEPTION in Expo & Tech Showcase

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PST

Continental Breakfast in Expo & Tech Showcase

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM PST

MAIN STAGE: Permitting Trends

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PST

INCUBATOR DISCUSSION: Building Public-Private Partnerships through a Flood Resilience Bond

Co-Presenter: – Blue Forest Conservation

Co-Presenter: – RES LLC

Co-Presenter: – Blue Forest Conservation

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PST

Ecosystem-scale Mitigation Solutions: Integrating Regional Hcps with In-lieu Fee Programs

Presenter: – ICF

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PST

Funding Conservation Priorities for Whooping Crane Using an in Lieu Fee Program

Presenter: – The Conservation Fund

Co-Author: – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PST

Working with Land Trust Partners on Mitigation Efforts

Co-Presenter: – Center for Natural Lands Management

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PST

SESSION 38. Implementing Principles of Delivery for Mitigation Banks

Moderator: – Westervelt Ecological Services and ERBA

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PST

Title: Improving the Corps Bank Review Processes - St Paul District USACE

Speaker/Presenter: – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PST

MODERATOR

Moderator: – Ecosystem Investment Partners

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PST

SESSION 27. Native Nations & Indigenous Peoples' Advancements in Environmental Markets

Speaker/Presenter: – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Baltimore District

Speaker/Presenter: – US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PST

Using AI and Aerial Imagery to Respond Faster to Severe Weather Events and Natural Disasters

Presenter: – Upstream Tech

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PST

SESSION 40. The Nexus of Carbon Markets and Ecosystem Restoration

Speaker/Presenter: – The Earth Partners

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM PST

TECH CONNECT

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST

Grab Lunch in Expo & Tech Showcase

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM PST

MAIN STAGE: Legislative, Courts and Policy Update

Moderator: – Ecological Restoration Business Association

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM PST

The Death of Chevron Deference: What Does the Supreme Court’s Overruling of Chevron U.S.A. V. Natural Resources Defense Council Mean for Environmental Regulations and Mitigation?

Speaker/Presenter: – Mitchell Chadwick

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

SESSION 41. Advance Permittee-Responsible Mitigation Sites: A Time and a Place in The Hierarchy of Mitigation Options

Moderator: – USACE, Jacksonville District

Speaker/Presenter: – USACE

Speaker/Presenter: – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District

Speaker/Presenter: – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Speaker/Presenter: – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM PST

SESSION 42. Biodiversity and Other Emerging Markets on a Global Scale

Moderator: – Environmental Policy Innovation Center

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM PST

Public/private Sector Governance and Funding Mechanisms to Unlock Investment into Natural Capital

Speaker/Presenter: – Finance Earth

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM PST

Title: Case Study: Leveraging ESG Funds for Mitigation Bank Entitlement

Presenter: – WRA, Inc.

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM PST

SESSION 44. Water Benefits Market System – A Market Based Approach to Improving Water Quality, Water Supply and Resilience

Presenter: – EcoStasis.net

Panelist: – Virridy

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM PST

Decarbonizing Water - Opportunities to Use Carbon Markets to Catalyze Global Water Security

Speaker/Presenter: – Virridy

Speaker/Presenter: – University of Colorado Boulder

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PST

Nonpoint Source Nutrient Trading Program Overview in Virginia

Co-Presenter: – Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PST

MAIN STAGE: State-Led Programs – The Path Forward

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM PST

Craft Brew Closing Social with Prize Raffle in Expo & Tech Showcase! (must be present to win)