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Full Schedule

  • 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