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On Demand
ON DEMAND PRESENTATIONS

Monday, April 29, 2024
7:30 AM – 12:30 PM EDT
101 Basics of Compensatory Mitigation
Facilitator: David B. Olson – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Facilitator: Jeff Phillips – Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Facilitator: Hal Holland – Westervelt Ecological Services
Facilitator: John Wigginton, PWS, CERP – Westervelt Ecological Services
Facilitator: David Urban – Ecosystem Investment Partners

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
Mitigation Bank and ILF Review Workbooks Workshop
Facilitator: Brian Topping – US Environmental Protection Agency
Facilitator: Michelle L. Mattson – Institute for Water Resources (IWR), USACE
Facilitator: Valerie L. Layne – USACE Institute for Water Resources
Facilitator: Steven Martin

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
Land Asset Explore (limited spots; apply to participate when registering)
Facilitator: Jody L. Bickel – Creekbank Associates

12:45 PM – 5:30 PM EDT
FIELD VISIT: Upper Ohio Mitigation Bank & Tuscarawas Mitigation Bank

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
SESSION 1A: RIBITS for Bank Sponsors
Facilitator: Valerie L. Layne – USACE Institute for Water Resources
Facilitator: Shannon A. Langford – Applied Research Associates
Facilitator: Michelle Thompson – Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA)
Facilitator: Beattie S. Williams – Starr Enterprises

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT
SESSION 2: Dam Removal - Banks and RGL 18-01
Moderator: Dave Coffman – RES
Panelist: David B. Olson – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Panelist: Kathy Hoverman – RES
Panelist: Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy – American Rivers

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT
SESSION 3: Conservation Banking 102 - Emerging Regulatory Foundation for Species Mitigation Practice
Facilitator: Jeff Phillips – Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Facilitator: Shauna Everett – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Facilitator: Dana Herman – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sacramento Field Office
Facilitator: Kylan Frye – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT
SESSION 4: Funding Your Mitigation Project
Moderator: Gray Stevens – Sandy Creek Partners

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
FIELD TRIP: Urban & Environmental Justice Area Tour

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
SESSION 1B: Understanding ILF Program ledgers in RIBITS
Facilitator: Valerie L. Layne – USACE Institute for Water Resources
Facilitator: Beattie S. Williams – Starr Enterprises
Facilitator: Shannon A. Langford – Applied Research Associates
Facilitator: Michelle Thompson – Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA)

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
SESSION 5: The Federal Highway Administration's Role in Supporting Mitigation in States
Facilitator: Richard L. Darden – Federal Highway Administration
Facilitator: Michael S. Ruth, Professional Geologist – Federal Highway Administration - Resource Center

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
SESSION 6: Legal Considerations: Hydrologic Trespass and Nuisance Considerations in Environmental Mitigation Projects
Presenter: Ian Jewell – Freese and Nichols, Inc.

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
SESSION 7: Mining and Environmental Markets
Moderator: Jody L. Bickel – Creekbank Associates
Presenter: Ryan W. Thomason – Harrison Temblador Hungerford & Guernsey
Presenter: Sean Hungerford – Harrison Temblador Hungerford & Guernsey LLP
Presenter: Karen Berg – Creekbank Associates

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
SESSION 8: Cultural Resources Considerations for Mitigation Bank and In-lieu Fee Program Proposals
Moderator: Cory Wilson – USACE, Jacksonville District
Panelist: Tim Dodson – USACE, Nashville and Mobile Districts
Panelist: Robin Moore – USACE, Jacksonville District

4:15 PM – 5:30 PM EDT
SESSION 9: MS4 Programs Across the States
Moderator: Mark J. Young – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Presenter: Jon Kasitz – RES
Presenter: Richard Heineman – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Presenter: Michael Barrick – Hunt Valley Environmental

4:15 PM – 5:30 PM EDT
SESSION 10: Considerations for Mitigation and Restoration Projects
Moderator: Greg Good – The Conservation Fund

4:15 PM – 5:30 PM EDT
SESSION 11: 101 on Long-Term Management
Facilitator: Greg DeYoung, AICP – Westervelt Ecological Services and ERBA
Facilitator: Michelle L. Mattson – Institute for Water Resources (IWR), USACE
Facilitator: Stephanie Tom Coupe – National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

4:15 PM – 5:30 PM EDT
SESSION 12: Watershed Scale Restoration – Robinson Fork Mitigation Bank Case Study
Moderator: David Goerman, Jr. – Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Panelist: Arthur C. Parola, PhD, PE – University of Louisville J.B. Speed School of Engineering
Panelist: Ward Oberholtzer – Land Studies
Panelist: Shawyn Yeamans – RES

4:15 PM – 5:30 PM EDT
SESSION 13: Sales & Marketing Roundtables
Facilitator: Kae Hovater – EcoCredit Marketing
Facilitator: Desmond Duke – RES
Facilitator: Terry McKenzie – Mitigation Solutions USA

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM EDT
First Time Attendee Connect

Tuesday, April 30, 2024
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM EDT
SESSION 14: Emerging Trends in DOT Mitigation (Opportunities, Challenges, Meeting Sustainability Goals)
Moderator: Keith Walker, CWB – South Carolina Department of Transportation
Panelist: John (Drew) A. Ames – Pennsylvania DOT
Panelist: Adrienne Earley, M.S. – Ohio Department of Transportation
Panelist: Greg Kernohan – Ducks Unlimited
Panelist: Charlotte Kucera – Federal Highway Administration
Panelist: Kevin Tweedy – Ecosystem Planning and Restoration, LLC

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM EDT
SESSION 15: Water Quality Markets
Moderator: Jeanne C. Richardson – US Army Corps of Engineers-Norfolk District
Presenter: Jonathan Roller – Ecosystem Services, LLC
Presenter: Brian Creutzburg – Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Presenter: Rebecca Payne – ICF

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM EDT
SESSION 16: Army Corps of Engineers Implementation of RGL 19-01
Moderator: Katie Alston – USACE, Regulatory Division, Savannah District
Panelist: Wes Barnett – USACE
Panelist: Susan L. Baker – Buffalo District, USACE
Panelist: Michael Moxey – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Mobile District
Panelist: Meg Fullam – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Baltimore District
Panelist: Peter Krakowiak – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Buffalo District

8:30 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
FACILITATED DIALOGUE: Offshore Wind – The New Frontier in Compensatory Mitigation
Lead Facilitator: Scott Johnston – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Panelist: Stephanie Vail-Muse – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region
Panelist: Kyle Baker – U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Panelist: Michelle L. Mattson – Institute for Water Resources (IWR), USACE

8:30 AM – 12:30 PM EDT
FIELD VISIT: Tomlinson Run Mitigation Bank

10:15 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
SESSION 17: Compensatory Mitigation Markets in PA, OH and WVA
Panelist: Matthew Gilbert – USACE
Panelist: Jeff Boyles – Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Panelist: David Goerman, Jr. – Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Panelist: Wes Barnett – USACE

10:15 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
SESSION 18: Wildfire Mitigation Efforts
Moderator: George Kelly – Earth Recovery Partners
Presenter: David Lach – Anew
Presenter: Morgan Bennett – Flash Forest

10:15 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
SESSION 19: Restoration in Environmental Justice Communities
Moderator: Brian Topping – US Environmental Protection Agency
Panelist: NaTisha C. Washington – The Breathe Project
Panelist: Lisa Brown – Watersheds of South Pittsburgh
Panelist: Tomeka Butler – City of Eudora, Arkansas
Panelist: Christopher Streb, P.E. – Biohabitats

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM EDT
Light Lunch Snack in Exhibits

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM EDT
SESSION 20. Expert Led and On-Demand Presenter Topic Tables

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM EDT
SESSION 21: IT Infrastructure for Co-Benefits Accounting and Supplementary Credits Origination
Presenter: Michael Gardner – Aqaix
Presenter: Edwin Pinero – EcoMetrics, LLC
Presenter: Arthine Cossey van Duyne – WaterFunder, LLC

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM EDT
SESSION 22 Introduction to Carbon Markets
Facilitator: Ian Hazelhoff – Kateri
Facilitator: Jonathan Shears – Living Carbon
Facilitator: Trey Sides – Carbon Direct

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM EDT
SESSION 23: E-DNA: Exploring Environmental DNA in Mitigation & Environmental Markets
Moderator: Jason Coccia – Tetra Tech
Panelist: Jay Cashubec – NatureMetrics
Panelist: Samuel S. Leberg – EPA (ORISE)
Panelist: Nick Ozburn – US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM EDT
SESSION 24: 404 Solutions for Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Mitigation
Facilitator: Matt Bouadana – GreenVest
Panelist: Martin McHugh – Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc.
Panelist: Ted Tomasi, Ph.D. – Integral Consulting

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

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
NGO and Banker Dialogue: Improving & Expanding Partnerships
Moderator: Greg Kernohan – Ducks Unlimited
Panelist: George I. Platt, III – The Wetlandsbank Company
Panelist: Cliff Sunda – Wildwood Environmental Credit Company, LLC
Panelist: Patrick A. Raney, PhD – Ducks Unlimited
Panelist: Greg DeYoung, AICP – Westervelt Ecological Services and ERBA

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
State Regulator Meeting (state regulator staff only)
Facilitator: Tim Rach – Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Facilitator: Justin Stroman – Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
Transportation Meeting (DOTs/Railroad/Airports/Ports)
Facilitator: Michael S. Ruth, Professional Geologist – Federal Highway Administration - Resource Center
Facilitator: Keith Walker, CWB – South Carolina Department of Transportation

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Meeting (Staff)
Facilitator: Jennifer Moyer – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM EDT
BANKER/PROVIDER/DEVELOPER OF OFFSETS FORUM
Facilitator: Adam Riggsbee – RiverBank Conservation
Facilitator: Ben Guillon, CFA – Conservation Investment Management
Facilitator: Sara L. Johnson – Ecological Restoration Business Association

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM EDT
FORUM FOR CONSUMERS/BUYERS OF OFFSETS
Facilitator: Michael S. Ruth, Professional Geologist – Federal Highway Administration - Resource Center
Facilitator: Richard L. Darden – Federal Highway Administration

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM EDT
IN LIEU OF FEE PROVIDER FORUM MEETING (ILFs only)
Facilitator: Katerina Crowley – The Nature Conservancy
Presenter: Jed Grubbs – Cumberland River Compact
Presenter: Bryan Emerson – The Nature Conservancy in Maine
Presenter: Patrick A. Raney, PhD – Ducks Unlimited

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM EDT
REGULATOR FORUM MEETING (Regulator Staff)
Facilitator: Susan-Marie Stedman – NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Facilitator: Brian Topping – US Environmental Protection Agency
Facilitator: Jason Miller – Branch of Environmental Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Facilitator: Justin Elkins – USACE
Facilitator: Tim Rach – Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Facilitator: Justin Stroman – Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

Wednesday, May 1, 2024
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM EDT
Continental Breakfast in Exhibits

8:30 AM – 9:15 AM EDT
MAIN STAGE: Welcome Keynote Address
Moderator: George Kelly – Earth Recovery Partners
Keynote: Lisa M. Schroeder – The Pittsburgh Foundation

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
Networking Break in Exhibits

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM EDT
MAIN STAGE: Current and Emerging Trends
Moderator: Brian Topping – US Environmental Protection Agency

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

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM EDT
SESSION 25: Mitigation Options for Corps Civil Works Projects
Moderator: Linda Morrison – Dawson Associates
Moderator: Mark Sudol, D.Env in Environmental Science & Engineering – Dawson & Associates
Panelist: Jeffrey L. Trulick – Office of the Asst Secretary for Civil Works
Panelist: Megan B. Wilburn – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District
Panelist: Eric R. Merriam – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM EDT
SESSION 26: Emerging Opportunities & Challenges on Public Lands
Moderator: Lindsay Teunis, CERP – SWCA

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM EDT
SESSION 27: Agriculture and Environmental Markets
Moderator: Jody L. Bickel – Creekbank Associates
Panelist: Kari Cohen – Nine Steps Consulting
Panelist: Delane Attcity – Indian Nations Conservation Alliance
Panelist: Debbie Reed – Ecosystem Services Market Consortium
Panelist: Anna Clare Monlezun, Ph.D. – Graze, LLC | Rangeland Living Laboratory Inc | La Dolce Vita Ranch
Panelist: Ryan Smith – Danone North America

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM EDT
SESSION 28: Innovative Monitoring for Performance Standards
Moderator: Troy Anderson, CERP – Ecosystem Investment Partners

12:15 PM – 12:30 PM EDT
Grab Lunch in Exhibits and Join Session

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM EDT
MAIN STAGE: Streamlining Restoration Permitting
Moderator: Becca Madsen – Environmental Policy Innovation Center
Moderator: G. Braiden Chadwick – Mitchell Chadwick
Panelist: Sara L. Johnson – Ecological Restoration Business Association
Panelist: Mike Rolband, PE, PWD, PWS Emeritus – Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Panelist: Meghan Hertel, M.A. – California Natural Resources Agency

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

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM EDT
SESSION 29: Stream Mitigation Protocols and Dynamic Stream Valleys
Moderator: Adam Riggsbee – RiverBank Conservation
Panelist: Brian Topping – US Environmental Protection Agency
Co-Author: Samuel S. Leberg – EPA (ORISE)
Panelist: Nick Ozburn – US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District
Panelist: David Goerman, Jr. – Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Panelist: Lucy Harrington – GEI Consultants
Panelist: Vince Messerly, PE – Stream & Wetlands Foundation

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM EDT
SESSION 30: Estuarine and Marine Markets
Moderator: Susan-Marie Stedman – NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM EDT
SESSION 31: Ensuring Long-Term Success in Long-term Stewardship
Moderator: Don Ross – Sandy Creek Partners
Panelist: Bob Polin – National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Panelist: Royal Gardner – Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy, Stetson University College of Law
Panelist: Thomas S. Clarkson, II – Broad Water Innovations

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM EDT
SESSION 32: INVEST CONNECT w/ FIRESIDE CHAT: Trends in Capital Partnerships (indicate interest when registering)
Moderator: Mac Shropshire – Mac Shropshire Consulting
Panelist: TJ Mascia – Davey Mitigation
Panelist: Clark O'Bannon – Environmental Commodity Partners

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
Networking Break in Exhibits

3:30 PM – 4:15 PM EDT
MAIN STAGE: Fireside Chat with CFTC
Moderator: Michael Hare – RES
Special Guest: Summer K. Mersinger – Commodities Futures Trading Commission

4:15 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
Networking Break in Exhibits

4:30 PM – 5:45 PM EDT
MAIN STAGE: Policy Roundtable
Moderator: Timothy Male – Environmental Policy Innovation Center
Panelist: Jennifer Moyer – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Panelist: Craig Aubrey – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Panelist: Brian Topping – US Environmental Protection Agency
Panelist: Angela Somma – NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Panelist: Sharif Branham – U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management
Panelist: Maria K. Wiseman – U.S. Department of the Interior

5:45 PM – 7:15 PM EDT
WELCOME RECEPTION IN EXHIBITS

Thursday, May 2, 2024
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM EDT
Continental Breakfast in Exhibits

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM EDT
SESSION 33: Biodiversity Crediting: Lessons and the Path Forward
Moderator: Ryan Sarsfield – Environmental Policy Innovation Center
Panelist: Genevieve Bennett – Forest Trends
Panelist: Emma Toovey – Environment Bank
Panelist: Adam Riggsbee – RiverBank Conservation

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM EDT
SESSION 34: Improving Stream & Wetland Banking and Mitigation
Moderator: John Wigginton, PWS, CERP – Westervelt Ecological Services

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM EDT
SESSION 35: Exploring Opportunities with Tribal Nations & Indigenous Peoples
Moderator: Mariah Black Bird-Perry – U.S. Department of the Interior, Assistant Secretary Indian Affairs
Panelist: Delane Attcity – Indian Nations Conservation Alliance
Panelist: Travis Hemmen – Westervelt Ecological Services
Panelist: Karl D. Jansen – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District
Panelist: Donella Miller – Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Panelist: Justice Rhodes – U.S. Department of the Interior
Panelist: Maria K. Wiseman – U.S. Department of the Interior

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM EDT
SESSION 36: TECH CONNECT

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
MAIN STAGE: Green Finance & Emerging Trends
Moderator: George Kelly – Earth Recovery Partners
Panelist: Richard Fitton – Finance Earth
Panelist: Morrison Mast – Blue Forest
Panelist: Emma Toovey – Environment Bank
Panelist: Anne McEnany – Innovaciones iAlumbra
Panelist: Brittany Salas – NyxCarbon

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
Grab Lunch and Join Session

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM EDT
MAIN STAGE: Legislative and Policy Update
Presenter: Sara L. Johnson – Ecological Restoration Business Association
Presenter: Michael Hare – RES

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM EDT
SESSION 37: Mobilizing Funding for Climate Resiliency
Presenter: Brett Berkley – GreenVest
Presenter: Meg Wickless – GreenVest
Panelist: Liam O'Meara – Environmental Quality Resources
Panelist: Tom Coale – Perry, White, Ross & Jacobson
Panelist: Brad Rogers, JD, MEM – South Baltimore Gateway Partnership
Panelist: Jeffrey Fretwell – Maryland Water Infrastructure Financing Administration, Maryland Department of the Environment

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM EDT
SESSION 40: Progress in Streamlining Permitting - Before and After
Moderator: Becca Madsen – Environmental Policy Innovation Center

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM EDT
SESSION 39: Forestry Sector Trends and Environmental Markets
Moderator: Travis Hemmen – Westervelt Ecological Services
Panelist: Jonathan Lowery – The Westervelt Company
Panelist: Bryan Wentzell – Maine Mountain Collaborative and Exemplary Forest Management
Panelist: Doug Hughes – Weyerhaeuser
Panelist: Dylan Jenkins – Finite Carbon

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM EDT
SESSION 38: Species and Habitat Banking and Credit Markets
Moderator: Kenny Carothers – Headway Environmental

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

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
MAIN STAGE: Customer Roundtable: Emerging Trends
Moderator: Joseph Williams – Ecosystem Investment Partners
Panelist: Emily Coyner – National Stone Sand and Gravel Association
Panelist: Sean Connolly – South Carolina Department of Transportation
Panelist: Richard L. Darden – Federal Highway Administration
Panelist: Adam Pugh – National Association of Home Builders

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM EDT
Networking Break in Exhibits

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
MAIN STAGE: State Roundtable: Navigating Post-Sackett, Climate & More
Moderator: Ben Grumbles – Environmental Council of States
Panelist: Laura Watson – Washington Department of Ecology
Panelist: Mike Rolband, PE, PWD, PWS Emeritus – Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Panelist: Suzanne E. Dorsey – Maryland Department of the Environment

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM EDT
Craft Beer Closing Social in Exhibits with Prizes!