| SEMIFINAL
PROGRAM
(as of 4/17/2008)
click
here for the SEMIFINAL PROGRAM in PDF format
SUPPORTERS
The
Conservation Fund
EarthMark
Mitigation Services, LLC
Environmental Heritage Investors, Inc.
Environmental
Banc & Exchange, LLC
Federal
Highway Administration
Marsh
Resources, Inc.
MMA Sustainable Land Investments
National
Mitigation Banking Association
Natural
Resources Conservation Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Restoration
Systems, LLC
U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers
U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service
Westervelt
Ecological Services
The
Wetlandsbank™ Group
Wildlands,
Inc
SUPPORTING
FRIENDS
Association
of State Wetland Managers
International
Conference on Ecology and Transportation
National
Association of Conservation Districts
National
Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric
Organization
STEERING
COMMITTEE
Robert Brumbaugh, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers
Craig Denisoff, Westervelt Ecological Services
Don Ewoldt, National Mitigation Banking Association
Paul Garrett, Federal Highway Administration
Palmer Hough, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
George Howard, Restoration Systems, LLC
George Kelly, Environmental Banc & Exchange, LLC
Robert Kessler, Environmental Heritage Investors, LLC
Nancy Lee, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Carl Lucero, NRCS, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Erik Meyers, The Conservation Fund
Richard K. Mogensen, EarthMark Companies
Brian Monaghan, Wildlands, Inc.
George Platt, The Wetlandsbank™ Group
Larry Selzer, The Conservation Fund
Allen Smith, Marsh Resources, Inc.
Susan-Marie Stedman, NOAA National Marine Fisheries
Service
Mark Sudol, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Judy Taggart, JT&A, inc.
The
only national conference that brings together
key players
in this industry, and offers quality hands-on
sessions and important regulatory updates.
Learn from & network with the nearly 400
attendees the conference draws, offering perspectives
from bankers, regulators, and users. Participate
in
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Corps IRT
(MBRT) Training Workshop
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Banking
Primer Workshop
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Stream Banking
Workshop
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The New Rule Workshop – How it Will Work
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Field trips
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Regulator,
Banker & User Forums
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General
sessions featuring key players in the industry
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Interactive
sessions — banker, regulator and user
perspectives
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Breakfast with The McGeorge Group – Discussing Preservation vs. No-net Loss, Credit Stacking & More
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Exhibits,
Posters & Networking opportunities —
receptions, luncheons, breakfasts & more!
IT’S
YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO . . .
Explore New
Markets – Gain Insights – Get Updates
on Regulations, Rules & Courts, PLUS…
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Get updates
on the new regulations and the federal regulatory
and legislative climate, as well as recent
court cases.
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Connect
with others in the industry
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Find new
business opportunities
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Gains hands-on
how-to technical information.
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Learn how
others are practicing and dealing with issues
throughout the U.S. & abroad
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Learn how
mitigation and conservation banking work
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Understand
and explore emerging and multiple markets,
ecosystem banking, stream banking and more!
YOU
SHOULD ATTEND IF YOU ARE . . .
Involved
in – or have an interest in — mitigation
and conservation banking and expanding your
opportunities. Attendees include:
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Agribusiness, farmers, conservation
districts
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Federal, state and local
officials, planners and regulators
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Landscape architects and
nurseries
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Land trusts and conservancies
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Mitigation & Conservation
bankers (practicing and potential)
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Oil, gas, timber &
mining industries
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Real estate – builders,
developers, appraisers, agents
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Suppliers to the restoration
industry
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Transportation –
highways, railroads, ports, others
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Users of the banking and
restoration industry
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REGISTER
NOW!
Any questions, contact
Carlene Bahler at (703) 548-5473 or cbahler@comcast.net
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Exhibitor
Registration, Early: January 25, 2008
(space limited)
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Field
Trip Fees, Early: January 25, 2008
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Conference
& Workshops Registration, Early:
January 25, 2008
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Scholarship
Fund: February 27, 2008
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Conference
& Workshops Registration, Pre-Conference:
March 24, 2008
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Field
Trip Fees, Late: April 10, 2008 (no field
trip registration onsite)
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Hotel
Reservation (for group rate): REGISTER NOW*
| *
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Hotel Rooms are
limited at the special
rate, so make your
reservations NOW to make sure you have a chance
at this special
rate! |
SEMIFINAL
AGENDA (as of December 17, 2007)
|
From
the Call for Presenter submissions,
the Steering Committee developed
the following agenda. |
TUESDAY,
May 6, 2008 |
| 8
a.m.-5:30 p.m. |
Registration
Open |
8:30
a.m.–
12:30 p.m.
(optional
activity)
REGISTER
NOW!
Registration
includes binder of materials
plus audio proceedings with
presentations. |
Mitigation
& Conservation Banking
Primer Workshop 101
Early
registration fee: $135 (by
1/25/08)
Pre-conference fee: $195
(by 3/24/08)
Late/Onsite fee: $250
Facilitators:
Craig Denisoff and Greg
Sutter, Partners, Westervelt
Ecological Services, Sacramento,
Calif.; and Robert Brumbaugh,
Senior Policy Analyst, Water
Resources Institute, U.
S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Alexandria, Va. |
1
- 5 p.m.
(optional activities)
click
here for
FIELD TRIP DETAILS |
FIELD
TRIP #1 (limited
to 50 persons)
Loblolly
Mitigation Bank
hosted by Florida Mitigation
Providers, LLC
Early
registration fee: $45 (by
1/25/08)
Pre-conference fee: $80
(by 4/10/08)
Late/Onsite fee: no onsite
registration.
Buses depart Hotel entrance
at 1 p.m.
See
special section on Field
Trips in this program for
more details. |

FIELD
TRIP #2 (limited
to 30 persons)
Longleaf
Mitigation Bank
hosted
by Timbervest,
LLC
Early
registration fee: $45 (by
1/25/08)
Pre-conference fee: $80 (by
4/10/08)
Late/Onsite fee: no onsite
registration.
Buses depart Hotel entrance
at 1 p.m. See
special section on Field Trips
in this program for more details. |

FIELD
TRIP #3 (limited
to 20 persons)
Marshlands
Plantation Mitigation Bank
hosted
by Marshlands Inc. and Eugene
P. Odum School of Ecology,
Athens, GA
Early
registration fee: $45 (by
1/25/08)
Pre-conference fee: $80 (by
4/10/08)
Late/Onsite fee: no onsite
registration.
Buses depart Hotel entrance
at 1 p.m. See
special section on Field Trips
in this program for more details. |
1:30
p.m.
(optional activity) |
Golf Play Day at
Deercreek Country Club!
Tuesday, May 6, 1:30 p.m. Shotgun Start
$69 per person
Sign up now to ensure a spot,
but not later than April 20
Bus departs Hotel at 12:30 p.m
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Enjoy an afternoon of fun on the golf course! All skill levels welcome.
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Includes green fees w/ cart, and transportation.
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Fun prizes!
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Optional Golf Club Rentals (limited supply) - $40
Please contact Carlene Bahler at 703-837-9763 or cbahler@comcast.net with your name, skill level and payment information. Please note if you require the optional golf club rental at $40 additional fee (club rentals are limited).
Pre-registration required
(no on-site registration accepted)
|
|
1:30–5 p.m.
(optional
activity)
REGISTER
NOW!
Registration
includes folder of materials
plus audio proceedings with
presentations.
|
Stream
Mitigation Banking &
Restoration Workshop
Early
registration fee: $95 (by
1/25/08)
Pre-conference fee: $125
(by 3/24/08)
Late/Onsite fee: $175
Facilitators:
George Howard, Vice President,
Restoration Systems, Raleigh,
N.C.; Cynthia Robinson,
President, Robinsong Ecological
Services, Madison, Ala.;
and Steve Jones, Vice President,
Environmental Services,
Inc., Stone Mountain, Ga.
|
WEDNESDAY,
May 7, 2008 |
| 8
a.m.- 6:30 p.m. |
Registration
Open |
8
a.m. - Noon
(optional activities)
click
here for
FIELD TRIP DETAILS |
FIELD
TRIP #1 (limited
to 50 persons)
Loblolly
Mitigation Bank
hosted by Florida Mitigation
Providers, LLC
Early
registration fee: $45 (by
1/25/08)
Pre-conference fee: $80
(by 4/10/08)
Late/Onsite fee: no onsite
registration.
Buses depart Hotel entrance
at 8 a.m.
See
special section on Field
Trips in this program for
more details. |

FIELD
TRIP #2 (limited
to 30 persons)
Longleaf
Mitigation Bank
hosted
by Timbervest,
LLC
Early
registration fee: $45 (by
1/25/08)
Pre-conference fee: $80 (by
4/10/08)
Late/Onsite fee: no onsite
registration.
Buses depart Hotel entrance
at 8 a.m. See
special section on Field Trips
in this program for more details. |

FIELD
TRIP #3 (limited
to 20 persons)
Marshlands
Plantation Mitigation Bank
hosted
by Marshlands Inc. and Eugene
P. Odum School of Ecology,
Athens, GA
Early
registration fee: $45 (by
1/25/08)
Pre-conference fee: $80 (by
4/10/08)
Late/Onsite fee: no onsite
registration.
Buses depart Hotel entrance
at 8 a.m. See
special section on Field Trips
in this program for more details. |
12:30-2:30
p.m.
NO
ADDITIONAL FEE, BUT REGISTER
NOW!
|
The
New Rule Workshop –
How it Will Work 
Dr.
Mark Sudol, Chief, Regulatory
Program, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Washington,
D.C. and Palmer Hough, Environmental
Scientist, Wetlands Division,
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Washington, D.C.
No
additional charge for this
workshop, but registration
for workshop is required
– use Conference Registration
form. |
2:45
- 3:45 p.m. (Corps
IRT staff only)
Session not recorded.
NO
ADDITIONAL FEE, BUT REGISTER
NOW!
|
U.S.
Army Corps’ IRT Training
Workshop
Facilitated
by Dr. Mark Sudol, Chief,
Regulatory Program,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Washington, D.C. and Robert
Brumbaugh, Senior Policy
Analyst, Institute for Water
Resources, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Alexandria,
Va.
This workshop is for Corps
staff involved in the IRT/MBRT
process and will address
the new regulations. There
is no charge for this workshop,
but registration for this
workshop is required using
the Conference Registration
form. |
| 3
- 5 p.m. |
Exhibitor
Set-up |
| 3
- 5:30 p.m.
(open
session)
Session not recorded.
NO
ADDITIONAL FEE, BUT REGISTER
NOW! |
Bankers’
Forum and National Mitigation
Banking Association Meeting
Facilitated
by Don Ewoldt, President,
NMBA
The National Mitigation
Banking Association will
hold its annual meeting,
with the last part devoted
to a forum that allows bankers
to share experiences and
address special concerns
to bankers. |
| 3:30
- 5:30 p.m.
(for
Users)
Session not recorded.
NO
ADDITIONAL FEE, BUT REGISTER
NOW!
|
User's
Forum 
Facilitated
by Dennis Durbin, Ecologist,
Federal Highway Administration,
Washington, D.C. and Susan
Asmus, Staff Vice President
for Environmental and Regulatory
Affairs, National Association
of Home Builders, Washington,
D.C.
We’re delighted to
present the first User’s
Forum at the Conference
which will serve as a gathering
of users involved in mitigation,
conservation and ecosystem
banking throughout the United
States in an effort to share
their experiences and address
special concerns. |
| 4
- 5:30 p.m.
(Regulators
only)
Session not recorded.
NO
ADDITIONAL FEE, BUT REGISTER
NOW!
|
Regulators'
Forum
Facilitated
by Robert W. Brumbaugh,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Alexandria, Va.
A gathering of regulators
involved in mitigation and
ecosystem banking throughout
the United States in an
effort to share their experiences
and address special concerns
to regulators. |
| 5:30
- 7 p.m. |
Welcome
Reception in Exhibit
Area
HOSTED
by the National
Mitigation Banking Association
and Timbervest,
LLC
RAFFLE: Fishing
Trip at Miramachi Black
Rapids Salmon Lodge in News
Brunswick, Canada provided
by Westervelt Ecological
Services
Support
& Advertising Opportunities
(PDF file)
Co-host Reception, email
Carlene
Bahler at cbahler@comcast.net
|
THURSDAY, May 8, 2008 |
| 7
a.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
Registration
Open |
|
7:15 - 7:50 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8
- 9:30 a.m. |
OPENING
PLENARY |
Welcome. Judith
F. Taggart, Chairman, JT&A,
inc., Chantilly, Va.
Plenary Address: Honorable Michael W. Sole, Secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee, Fla.
New Farm Bill Opportunities: The Honorable Mark E. Rey, Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
Special Address: The Honorable Benjamin H. Grumbles, Assistant Administrator for Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.
The New Rule & What
it Means to Banking –
The Honorable George
S. Dunlop, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of the Army for
Civil Works, Washington,
D.C.
|
| 9:30
- 10 a.m. |
BREAK
in Exhibit Area |
| 10
- 11:30 a.m. |
CONCURRENT
SESSIONS |
SESSION
1. The Business of
Banking, Primer 102
Moderator:
John Ryan, President, Land
& Water Resources, Inc.,
Rosemont, Ill.
Due Diligence in
Mitigation Banking.
Steve Collins, CEO, The
Wetlandsbank Group, Deerfield
Beach, Fla.
Financial Assurances
– A Primer on Establishing
a Healthy & Fully Functional
Mitigation Bank.
David Urban, Director of
Operations, Land and Water
Resources, Inc., Rosemont,
Ill.
7 Sales & Marketing
Strategies of Highly Effective
Mitigation Banking.
Sheri Ford Lewin, President,
Environmental Resource Marketing,
Clermont, Fla. |
SESSION
2: Stream Banking
Moderator:
Cynthia Robinson, President,
Robinsong Ecological Services,
Madison, Ala.
Missouri DOT’s
Safe & Sound Bridge
Program: Stream Mitigation
Banking Framework.
Buck Brook, Wetland Coordinator,
Missouri Department of Transportation,
Jefferson City, Mo.
The Removal of Low-Head
Dams as Mitigation for Stream
Impacts in Pennsylvania.
Jonathan Crum, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Federal
Highway Administration,
Pennsylvania Division, Harrisburg,
Pa.
Stream Impact Mitigation
– One Law, Many Interpretations
– A Summary of the
Market in the Southeast
United States.
Lee W. Forbes, Senior Engineer,
Geomatrix, Houston, TX |
| |
11:30
a.m.-
1:45 p.m. |
THURSDAY
LUNCHEON -- PLENARY |
|
Federal
and Legislative Update
Moderator:
Sheri Ford Lewin, Incoming
President, National Mitigation
Banking Association
A
moderated interactive panel
discussion following brief
presentations.
The New Rule –
How it Will Work.
- Chip Smith, Assistant
for Environment, Tribal
and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of the Assistant
Secretary of the Army (Civil
Works), Washington, D.C.
and
- David Evans, Director, Wetlands Division, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.
An Update on Legislation
& Current Events.
Peggy Strand, Attorney,
Venable, LLC and National
Mitigation Banking Association
Representative, Washington,
D.C. |
| |
| 2
- 3:30 p.m. |
CONCURRENT
SESSIONS |
SESSION
3. Capital Market
Investment in Mitigation
& Banking
Moderator:
George Platt, Principal/General
Counsel, The Wetlandsbank™
Group, Deerfield Beach,
Fla.
Accessing
Investment Capital for Wetlands,
Streams & Conservation.
Dan Spethmann, Manager,
Investment Programs, New
Forests, Inc., Washington,
D.C.
Bringing in Private Equity
— The Pros and Cons.
Mark Heintz, Vice President-General Counsel, Wildlands, Inc., Rocklin,
Calif.
Matching Significant Institutional
Capital Resources to Conservation
Investments on an Ongoing
Basis –The Publicly
Traded MMA Sustainable Land
Investments (MMASLI).
Dixon Harvey, CEO, MMA Sustainable
Land Investments, A MuniMae
Company, Baltimore, Md.
SESSION
4. Conservation Banking
Moderator:
Charles “Hal”
Holland, Mitigation Bank
Coordinator, Westervelt
Ecological Services, Sacramento,
Calif.
The Benefits of Conservation
Banking to Regulators. Wayne
White, Director of Business
Development, Wildlands,
Inc., Rocklin, Calif. (co-authored
by Howard Brown, National
Oceanic & Atmospheric
Administration, Sacramento,
Calif.)
The Status of Conservation
Banking in Florida &
Southeast. Vivienne
Handy, Principal Ecologist,
Quest Ecology, Inc., Wimauma,
Fla.
North County Habitat Bank: Mixing Upland and Wetland Habitats in One Bank Agreement, or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Delay. Michael McCollum, President, McCollum Associates, Sacramento, Calif. |
| 3:30
- 4 p.m. |
BREAK
in Exhibit Area |
| 4
- 5:30 p.m. |
CONCURRENT
SESSIONS |
SESSION
5. Water Quality
Trading
Moderator:
George Kelly, Managing Director,
Environmental Banc &
Exchange, LLC, Owings Mills,
Md.
Water Quality Trading: An
Examination of the Pennsylvania
Nutrient Trading Program.
Ann Smith, Program Analyst,
Pennsylvania Department
of Environmental Protection,
Harrisburg, Pa.
A
Nutrient Trading Tool.
Shaun McKinney, Team Leader,
USDA NRCS Water Quality
& Quantity, Portland,
Ore.
Water
Quality Trading Keys to
Success. Ginny
Kibler, Economist, U.S.
Environmental Protection
Agency, Office of Wastewater
Management, Washington,
D.C.
SESSION
6. Florida Perspective
on Banking
Moderator:
David S. Hobbie, Chief,
Regulatory Division, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers,
Jacksonville, Fla.
An
Interactive Panel Discussion
Following Presentations
Banker
– Eric Olsen,
Attorney, Hopping, Green
& Sams, Tallahassee,
Fla.
Environmentalist
– Charles
Lee, Director of Advocacy,
Audubon of Florida, Maitland,
Fla.
Regulator
– Vicki Tauxe, Environmental
Manager, Florida Department
of Environmental Protection,
Tallahassee, Fla. |
|
5:30 - 7 p.m. |
Reception
in Exhibit Area
HOSTED
by
The
Wetlandsbank™ Group
and
Wildlands,
Inc.
To co-host this reception,
contact Carlene
Bahler.
Sponsorship & Advertising
Opportunities (WORD doc) |
FRIDAY, May 9, 2008 |
| 7
a.m. - 2 p.m. |
Registration
Open |
|
7:30 - 9 a.m. |
FRIDAY
BREAKFAST PLENARY |
Breakfast
with The McGeorge Group
— Serving up hot issues
for breakfast!
THE CHEF:
George Howard, Vice President,
Restoration Systems, LLC,
Raleigh, N.C.
THE
MENU: Preservation vs. No-net
Loss, Credit Stacking &
More
Your
Servers:
Dr. Mark Sudol, Chief, Regulatory
Branch, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Washington,
D.C.
Craig Denisoff, Vice President,
Westervelt Ecological Services,
Sacramento, Calif.
Deborah (Deblyn) Mead, National
Conservation Banking Coordinator,
U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service, Arlington, Va.
Mike Bean, Attorney, Chair
of the Wildlife Program,
Environmental Defense, Washington,
D.C. |
| 9
- 9:15 a.m. |
BREAK
in Exhibit Area |
| 9:15
- 10:45 a.m. |
CONCURRENT
SESSIONS |
SESSION
7. Building Alliances
Moderator:
Palmer Hough, Environmental
Scientist, Wetlands Division,
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Washington, D.C.
Opportunities with
Native American Tribes.
Corrie Veenstra, Program
Manager for Mitigation Banks
and Compensatory Mitigation,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Portland, Ore.
Meaningful Mitigation:
When Business & Conservation
Come Together.
Sheila Hess, Regional Mitigation
Specialist, Ducks Unlimited,
Inc., Middleport, N.Y.
How TNC Implements
through Building Alliances
– Conservation Initiatives
and In-Lieu Fee in Virginia.
Linda Crowe, Director of
Protection, the Nature Conservancy
Virginia Program, Charlottesville,
Va.
SESSION
8. Emerging Markets
Moderator:
Carl Lucero, National Leader
for Clean Water, Natural
Resources Conservation Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D.C.
Seagrass Mitigation
Banks – Has Their
Time Come? Donald.
R. Deis, Senior Scientist
and Program Manager, PBS&J,
Jacksonville, Fla.
Carbon Sequestration
on Wetland Mitigation Banks:
Developing Markets.
Scott Sager, Certified Forester,
Society of American Foresters,
Environmental Services,
Inc., Jacksonville, Fla.
Carbon Markets &
the Role of Forestry Projects
in Climate Change.
Matthew Smith, Director
of Land Management, Forecon,
Inc., Falconer, N.Y.
SESSION
9. Technology &
Tracking
Moderator:
Kevin Halsey, Senior Policy
Analyst, Parametrix, Corvallis,
Ore.
Development
of a Banking Positioning
System and Method to Place
Mitigation Banks In the
Landscape Using a Watershed
Approach. Kelly
Burks-Copes, Ecologist,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Engineering Research and
Development Center, Vicksburg,
Miss.
Online Tracking
at the Local Level.
Michelle Reiber, Technical
Program Manager, Environmental
Resource Management Division,
St. John’s River Water
Management District, Palm
Bay, Fla.
Real Time
Tracking of Mitigation Banking,
Species Banking and Management
of Third Party Mitigation
Credits. Jon Sodenberg,
Program Manager, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Headquarters,
Jacksonville, Fla. |
| 10:45
- 11 a.m. |
BREAK
in Exhibit Area |
11
a.m. -
12:30 p.m. |
CONCURRENT
SESSIONS |
SESSION
10. Integrating Banking
into Resource Planning
Moderator:
Robert Kessler, Director,
Environmental Heritage Investors,
LLC, St. Augustine, Fla.
Seeing
the Wetlands through the
Trees: Integrating Mitigation
and Conservation Banking
with Timber. John
Wigginton, Southeast Regional
Manager, Westervelt Ecological
Services, Auburn, Ala.
Integrating Environmental
Banking and Trading into
Land Use Planning to Protect
Military Training and Testing.
Francis J. Reilly, Research Fellow,
Environment and Energy Group,
LMI, McLean, Va.
Planning for Green and Gray:
Strategic Mitigation Using
a Green Infrastructure Approach.
Ann Campbell, Environmental
Scientist, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Region
III, Philadelphia, Pa.
SESSION
11. Assessment and
Tracking of Banking
Moderator:
Erik Meyers, Vice President
for Sustainable Programs,
The Conservation Fund, Arlington,
Va.
Design
of the U.S. Habitat Banking
System – An Overview
of a Recent Study. Jessica
Wilkinson, Director, Wetlands
Program and Director, State
Biodiversity Program, Environmental
Law Institute, Washington,
D.C.
The Status of Mitigation
Banking in EPA Region 7. Jason Daniels,
Environmental Scientist,
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 7 Watershed
Planning and Implementation
Branch, Kansas City, Kans.
Assessing the Long-Term
Viability of Banks.
Sherry Teresa, Executive
Director, Center for Natural
Lands Management, Fallbrook,
Calif.
SESSION
12. Trends in Banking
Practices
Moderator:
Richard Morgan, Team Leader,
Coastal Branch, Regulatory
Division, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Savannah,
Ga.
The Future of a
Diversified Mitigation Service
Provider – Is it Banking
or Turn-Key Mitigation?
Richard Mogensen, Director,
EarthMark Mitigation Services,
LLC, Concord, N.C.
Civil Engineering
in Mitigation Banking.
Dominic Izzo, Chairman of
the Wetland and Sediment
Management Committee at
the Coasts, Oceans, Ports
and Rivers Institute of
the American Society of
Civil Engineers, The Woodlands,
Tex.
Proximity of Mitigation
to Impact: Combining Ecologically-Sound
Service Areas with a Mitigation
Hierarchy Approach. Daniel
Russell, Division Chief
– Section 7 and Listing
Endangered Species Program,
U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service, Sacramento, Calif. |
| 12:30
p.m. |
CONFERENCE ADJOURNS |
PROCEEDINGS
A
special Online Proceedings with audio and presentations
of the Thursday and Friday sessions, plus the attendee
list will be provided to all participants following
the conference.
To
purchase
proceedings from past conferences and/or to the
Primer 101 and Stream Banking Workshops click here.
CEUs and CLEs OFFERED!
CEUs
a Certificate of Completion will
be provided to each participant. Each day earns
the following Continuing Education Units:
Tuesday,
May 6 Banking Primer Workshop 101 (.4 CEUs)
Tuesday, May 6 Stream Banking Workshop (.4 CEUs)
Tuesday, May 6 Field Trips (.4 CEUs)
Wednesday,
May 7 Field Trips (.4 CEUs)
Wednesday, May 7 Corps IRT Workshop (.2 CEUs)
Wednesday, May 7 New Rule Workshop (.2 CEUs)
Thursday,
May 8 Sessions (.8 CEUs)
Friday,
May 9 Sessions (.4 CEUs)
Should you have an
interest in CLEs, please contact us prior
to the conference so that we may arrange
for CLEs for your state. CLE credits range from
10 to 21, depending on the particular state. Please
contact Carlene Bahler at cbahler@comcast.net.
THE SPONSOR
AND INSTRUCTORS
This will be the 11th year
for the National Mitigation & Ecosystem B |