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- Thursday, May 5, 2022
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM MST
Networking Continental Breakfast in EXHIBITS
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM MST
Networking Continental Breakfast in EXHIBITSLocation:100B
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM MST
SESSION 1: Climate Impact and Resiliency SolutionsModerator: – Ecosystem Investment Partners
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM MST
SESSION 1: Climate Impact and Resiliency SolutionsLocation:100DEModerator: – Ecosystem Investment Partners
David Urban – Ecosystem Investment Partners ### 648385###Moderator###Managing Director of Operations###Ecosystem Investment Partners###Moderator: – Ecosystem Investment Partners
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM MST
Mitigation Banking Challenges in the Era of Climate ChangeLocation:100DE
Ashley R. Zavagno – WRA, Inc. ### 909837###Presenter###Senior Restoration Ecologist###WRA, Inc.###Presenter: – WRA, Inc.
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM MST
Adapting Site Selection, Design, and Monitoring for Climate ChangeLocation:100DEPresenter: – Restoration Systems, LLC
Alex Baldwin, LSS, PWS – Restoration Systems, LLC ### 690184###Presenter###Senior Soil Scientist###Restoration Systems, LLC###Presenter: – Restoration Systems, LLC
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM MST
Compensatory Mitigation Meets Managed Relocation: A Strategy to Benefit the Long-term Resiliency of Wetland and Stream Mitigation ProjectsLocation:100DEPresenter: – Stream + Wetlands Foundation
Gregory Snowden – Stream + Wetlands Foundation ### 1503129###Presenter###Senior Biologist###Stream + Wetlands Foundation###Presenter: – Stream + Wetlands Foundation
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM MST
Planning and Permitting Compensatory Mitigation Sites for Climate ChangeLocation:100DEPresenter: – USACE Institute for Water Resources
Michelle L. Mattson – USACE Institute for Water Resources ### 318061###Presenter###Restoration Ecologist/Compensatory Mitigation SME###USACE Institute for Water Resources###Presenter: – USACE Institute for Water Resources
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM MST
SESSION 2: Tidal and Marine Offsets and NRDAModerator: – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM MST
SESSION 2: Tidal and Marine Offsets and NRDALocation:130Moderator: – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Susan-Marie Stedman – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ### 133934###Moderator###Wetland Scientist/Policy Analyst###National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration###Moderator: – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM MST
Kari Dupler – RestorCap ### 1561391###Presenter###Associate###RestorCap###Presenter: – RestorCap
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM MST
A 20-year Odyssey - Creation of a Mitigation Bank Site Within a Superfund SiteLocation:130Presenter: – Port of Seattle
Co-Presenter: – Port of Seattle
Kathleen Hurley – Port of Seattle ### 1503123###Presenter###Senior Environmental Program Manager###Port of Seattle###Presenter: – Port of Seattle
@@@ Jon Sloan – Port of Seattle ### 909809###Co-Presenter###Sr. Manager, Environmental Programs###Port of Seattle###Co-Presenter: – Port of Seattle
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM MST
Mitigating Shallow Water Impacts on Public LandsLocation:130Presenter: – Living River Trust
Co-Presenter: – Living River Trust
David Koubsky – Living River Trust ### 1503124###Presenter###Restoration Project Manager###Living River Trust###Presenter: – Living River Trust
@@@ Liz Friel – Living River Trust ### 1535131###Co-Presenter###Executive Director###Living River Trust###Co-Presenter: – Living River Trust
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM MST
SESSION 3: Stream Mitigation Compensation Tools & ResourcesModerator: – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District
Panelist: – U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
Panelist: – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Panelist: – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10
Panelist: – RiverBank Conservation
Panelist: – Wilmington District, USACE
Panelist: – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM MST
SESSION 3: Stream Mitigation Compensation Tools & ResourcesLocation:120Moderator: – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District
Panelist: – U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
Panelist: – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Panelist: – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10
Panelist: – RiverBank Conservation
Panelist: – Wilmington District, USACE
Panelist: – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District
Justin Elkins – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District ### 318078###Moderator###WV Mitigation Program Manager###U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District###Moderator: – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District
@@@ Gabrielle David, PhD (V) – U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory ### 1503128###Panelist###Research Physical Scientist###U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory###Panelist: – U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
@@@ Brian Topping – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ### 542414###Panelist###Environmental Protection Specialist###U.S. Environmental Protection Agency###Panelist: – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
@@@ Tracie-Lynn Nadeau, PhD – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10 ### 148246###Panelist###Environmental Scientist###U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10###Panelist: – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10
@@@ Adam Riggsbee – RiverBank Conservation ### 96035###Panelist###President###RiverBank Conservation###Panelist: – RiverBank Conservation
@@@ Todd Tugwell – Wilmington District, USACE ### 143224###Panelist###Mitigation Project Manager###Wilmington District, USACE###Panelist: – Wilmington District, USACE
@@@ Andrea Seager – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District ### 1522871###Panelist###Mitigation Program Manager###U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District###Panelist: – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM MST
SESSION 4: Mitigation in the Pacific NorthwestModerator: – Bureau of Land Management
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM MST
SESSION 4: Mitigation in the Pacific NorthwestLocation:110ACModerator: – Bureau of Land Management
Ethan Ellsworth, PhD – Bureau of Land Management ### 1540070###Moderator###Lead###Bureau of Land Management###Moderator: – Bureau of Land Management
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM MST
Benefits of Livestock Grazing for Mitigation and Conservation of Endangered SpeciesLocation:110ACPresenter: – University of California Cooperative Extension
Stephanie Larson – University of California Cooperative Extension ### 1503094###Presenter###County Director / Livestock & Range Management Advisor###University of California Cooperative Extension###Presenter: – University of California Cooperative Extension
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM MST
The Status of Compensatory Mitigation in the Walla Walla District. Location:110ACPresenter: – US Army Corps of Engineers
Shane Skaar – US Army Corps of Engineers ### 909827###Presenter###Environmental Resources Specialist/Transportation Liaison###US Army Corps of Engineers###Presenter: – US Army Corps of Engineers
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM MST
Mitigation in Oregon - Insights from ODOTLocation:110ACPresenter: – Oregon Department of Transportation Technical Leadership Center
Brad Livingston – Oregon Department of Transportation Technical Leadership Center ### 1613360###Presenter###Wetlands Program Lead###Oregon Department of Transportation Technical Leadership Center###Presenter: – Oregon Department of Transportation Technical Leadership Center
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM MST
Networking Break in EXHIBITS
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM MST
Networking Break in EXHIBITSLocation:100B
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM MST
SESSION 5: Nature- Based Solutions for Disaster Mitigation & Socio-Economic ConsiderationsModerator: – ECOGENESIS, LLC
Panelist: – Tall Timbers
Panelist: – Delta Science LLC
Panelist: – Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc. (ECT)
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM MST
SESSION 5: Nature- Based Solutions for Disaster Mitigation & Socio-Economic ConsiderationsLocation:100DEModerator: – ECOGENESIS, LLC
Panelist: – Tall Timbers
Panelist: – Delta Science LLC
Panelist: – Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc. (ECT)
Pamela J. Fetterman – ECOGENESIS, LLC ### 468719###Moderator###Principal Scientist###ECOGENESIS, LLC###Moderator: – ECOGENESIS, LLC
@@@ John McGuire – Tall Timbers ### 1560272###Panelist###Director, Private Lands Prescribed Fire Initiative###Tall Timbers###Panelist: – Tall Timbers
@@@ John A. Lopez, PhD – Delta Science LLC ### 1560273###Panelist###Senior Scientist###Delta Science LLC###Panelist: – Delta Science LLC
@@@ Sanjiv K. Sinha, PhD – Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc. (ECT) ### 1560274###Panelist###SVP###Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc. (ECT)###Panelist: – Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc. (ECT)
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM MST
SESSION 6: Alternative Stream Restoration Methods - Dammed if You Do; Dammed if You Don't!Moderator: – RiverBank Conservation
Presenter: – Restoration Systems, LLC
Presenter: – Trout Unlimited
Presenter: – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District
Presenter: – CK Blueshift, LLC
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM MST
SESSION 6: Alternative Stream Restoration Methods - Dammed if You Do; Dammed if You Don't!Location:130Moderator: – RiverBank Conservation
Presenter: – Restoration Systems, LLC
Presenter: – Trout Unlimited
Presenter: – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District
Presenter: – CK Blueshift, LLC
Adam Riggsbee – RiverBank Conservation ### 96035###Moderator###President###RiverBank Conservation###Moderator: – RiverBank Conservation
@@@ James Wesley Newell – Restoration Systems, LLC ### 1503130###Presenter###Principal Scientist###Restoration Systems, LLC###Presenter: – Restoration Systems, LLC
@@@ Nick Walrath – Trout Unlimited ### 1599068###Presenter###Green River Project Manager###Trout Unlimited###Presenter: – Trout Unlimited
@@@ James M. Joyner – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District ### 943084###Presenter###Senior Regulatory Project Manager###U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District###Presenter: – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District
@@@ Caroline S. Nash – CK Blueshift, LLC ### 909822###Presenter###Principal###CK Blueshift, LLC###Presenter: – CK Blueshift, LLC
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM MST
SESSION 7: Mitigation on Public Lands
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM MST
SESSION 7: Mitigation on Public LandsLocation:120
Lindsay Teunis, CERP – SWCA ### 458350###Moderator###Principal Restoration Ecologist###SWCA###Moderator: – SWCA
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM MST
New! How-to Information for Establishing a Bank on BLM Administered Public LandLocation:120Presenter: – Bureau of Land Management
Deblyn Mead – Bureau of Land Management ### 132211###Presenter###National Mitigation Lead###Bureau of Land Management###Presenter: – Bureau of Land Management
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM MST
ILF on Public Lands. how It WorksLocation:120Presenter: – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District
Kara Hellige – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District ### 1503121###Presenter###Chief, Southern Colorado Branch###U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District###Presenter: – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM MST
Investigating Barriers to Using State-owned Tidal Lands for Compensatory MitigationLocation:120Presenter: – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Co-Author: – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Co-Author: – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Kristina Theam – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ### 1503105###Presenter###Hollings Intern###National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration###Presenter: – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
@@@ Susan-Marie Stedman – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ### 133934###Co-Author###Wetland Scientist/Policy Analyst###National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration###Co-Author: – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
@@@ Katherine Sheppard – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ### 1635972###Co-Author###Policy Analyst###National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration###Co-Author: – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM MST
SESSION 8: In-Lieu of Fee Programs: Lessons LearnedModerator: – The Conservation Fund
Presenter: – Montana Freshwater Partners
Presenter: – National Fish & Wildlife Foundation
Presenter: – Ducks Unlimited
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM MST
SESSION 8: In-Lieu of Fee Programs: Lessons LearnedLocation:110ACModerator: – The Conservation Fund
Presenter: – Montana Freshwater Partners
Presenter: – National Fish & Wildlife Foundation
Presenter: – Ducks Unlimited
Joseph Hankins – The Conservation Fund ### 318027###Moderator###Vice President and West Virginia State Director###The Conservation Fund###Moderator: – The Conservation Fund
@@@ Wendy Weaver – Montana Freshwater Partners ### 318051###Presenter###Executive Director###Montana Freshwater Partners###Presenter: – Montana Freshwater Partners
@@@ Chris Gurney – National Fish & Wildlife Foundation ### 1213091###Presenter###Wetlands Program Director, Impact Directed Environmental Accounts###National Fish & Wildlife Foundation###Presenter: – National Fish & Wildlife Foundation
@@@ Patrick Raney, PhD – Ducks Unlimited ### 648360###Presenter###Manager of Conservation Services###Ducks Unlimited###Presenter: – Ducks Unlimited
11:45 AM – 1:30 PM MST
LUNCH PANEL: LEGAL, LEGISLATIVE & POLICY UPDATEModerator: – Ecological Restoration Business Association
Panelist: – OMP Energy & Natural Resources
Panelist: – Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy, Stetson University College of Law
11:45 AM – 1:30 PM MST
LUNCH PANEL: LEGAL, LEGISLATIVE & POLICY UPDATELocation:100AModerator: – Ecological Restoration Business Association
Panelist: – OMP Energy & Natural Resources
Panelist: – Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy, Stetson University College of Law
Sara L. Johnson – Ecological Restoration Business Association ### 1503117###Moderator###Executive Director###Ecological Restoration Business Association###Moderator: – Ecological Restoration Business Association
@@@ Michael Powelson – OMP Energy & Natural Resources ### 1522878###Panelist###Consultant###OMP Energy & Natural Resources###Panelist: – OMP Energy & Natural Resources
@@@ Royal Gardner – Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy, Stetson University College of Law ### 96085###Panelist###Professor of Law and Director###Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy, Stetson University College of Law###Panelist: – Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy, Stetson University College of Law
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM MST
Networking Break in EXHIBITS
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM MST
Networking Break in EXHIBITSLocation:100B
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM MST
SESSION 09: Risk Management for the Regulator and the BankerModerator: – Conservation Investment Management
Panelist: – US Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Regulatory Branch
Panelist: – Mitchell Chadwick LLP
Panelist: – Ecosystems Insurance Associates, LLC
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM MST
SESSION 09: Risk Management for the Regulator and the BankerLocation:100DEModerator: – Conservation Investment Management
Panelist: – US Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Regulatory Branch
Panelist: – Mitchell Chadwick LLP
Panelist: – Ecosystems Insurance Associates, LLC
Ben Guillon, CFA – Conservation Investment Management ### 648422###Moderator###CEO###Conservation Investment Management###Moderator: – Conservation Investment Management
@@@ Justin A. Hammonds – US Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Regulatory Branch ### 658768###Panelist###Mitigation Liaison###US Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Regulatory Branch###Panelist: – US Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Regulatory Branch
@@@ G. Braiden Chadwick – Mitchell Chadwick LLP ### 102468###Panelist###Partner###Mitchell Chadwick LLP###Panelist: – Mitchell Chadwick LLP
@@@ Robert Spoth – Ecosystems Insurance Associates, LLC ### 482467###Panelist###President###Ecosystems Insurance Associates, LLC###Panelist: – Ecosystems Insurance Associates, LLC
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM MST
SESSION 10: Sage GrouseModerator: – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Panelist: – Idaho Governor's Office of Species Conservation
Panelist: – Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Panelist: – Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM MST
SESSION 10: Sage GrouseLocation:130Moderator: – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Panelist: – Idaho Governor's Office of Species Conservation
Panelist: – Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Panelist: – Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust
Nicole Alt – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ### 1540068###Moderator###Colorado Ecological Services Supervisor###U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service###Moderator: – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
@@@ Joshua Uriarte – Idaho Governor's Office of Species Conservation ### 909834###Panelist###Program Manager and Policy Advisor###Idaho Governor's Office of Species Conservation###Panelist: – Idaho Governor's Office of Species Conservation
@@@ Kelly C. McGowan, CPM – Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources ### 962741###Panelist###Program Manager, Nevada Sagebrush Ecosystem Program###Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources###Panelist: – Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
@@@ Bob Budd – Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust ### 926516###Panelist###Executive Director###Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust###Panelist: – Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM MST
SESSION 11: Emerging Opportunities and TrendsModerator: – Quantified Ventures
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM MST
SESSION 11: Emerging Opportunities and TrendsLocation:120Moderator: – Quantified Ventures
George W. Kelly – Quantified Ventures ### 99483###Moderator###Managing Director###Quantified Ventures###Moderator: – Quantified Ventures
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM MST
Opportunities and Challenges for Port-led Mitigation BankingLocation:120Presenter: – Anchor QEA, LLC
Dan Berlin, PWS – Anchor QEA, LLC ### 909807###Presenter###Principal Scientist###Anchor QEA, LLC###Presenter: – Anchor QEA, LLC
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM MST
Public/Private Partnership for Fish RestorationLocation:120Presenter: – Yuba Water Agency
Jeff Mathews – Yuba Water Agency ### 1543801###Presenter###Senior Project Manager-Habitat Enhancement###Yuba Water Agency###Presenter: – Yuba Water Agency
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM MST
P3 for Mitigation Banking IndustryLocation:120Presenter: – USACE Institute for Water Resources
Michelle L. Mattson – USACE Institute for Water Resources ### 318061###Presenter###Restoration Ecologist/Compensatory Mitigation SME###USACE Institute for Water Resources###Presenter: – USACE Institute for Water Resources
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM MST
SESSION 12: Compensatory Mitigation Case StudiesModerator: – Creekbank Associates
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM MST
SESSION 12: Compensatory Mitigation Case StudiesLocation:110ACModerator: – Creekbank Associates
Jody L. Bickel – Creekbank Associates ### 909870###Moderator###CEO###Creekbank Associates###Moderator: – Creekbank Associates
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM MST
The Bois d’arc Lake Mitigation Project: A Watershed Scale Ecological RestorationLocation:110ACPresenter: – Resource Environmental Solutions
Matthew Stahman, PWS, CERP – Resource Environmental Solutions ### 909821###Presenter###Director, Regulatory###Resource Environmental Solutions###Presenter: – Resource Environmental Solutions
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM MST
Ecological Uplift on Four Mitigation Banks in KentuckyLocation:110ACPresenter: – Beaver Creek Hydrology
Catherine L. Hoy – Beaver Creek Hydrology ### 1503112###Presenter###Senior Ecologist###Beaver Creek Hydrology###Presenter: – Beaver Creek Hydrology
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM MST
Transportation and USDA Forest Service Partnership for Mitigation Banking in SCLocation:110ACPresenter: – SC Department of Transportation
Sean Connolly – SC Department of Transportation ### 102472###Presenter###Asst. Director Environmental Services###SC Department of Transportation###Presenter: – SC Department of Transportation
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM MST
Networking Break in EXHIBITS
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM MST
Networking Break in EXHIBITSLocation:100B
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST
GENERAL SESSION: ROLE OF STATES IN MITIGATION AND RESTORATIONModerator: – Environmental Policy Innovation Center
Panelist: – Maryland Department of the Environment
Panelist: – Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust
Panelist: – Florida Department of Environmental Protection
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST
GENERAL SESSION: ROLE OF STATES IN MITIGATION AND RESTORATIONLocation:100AModerator: – Environmental Policy Innovation Center
Panelist: – Maryland Department of the Environment
Panelist: – Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust
Panelist: – Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Timothy Male – Environmental Policy Innovation Center ### 869874###Moderator###Executive Director###Environmental Policy Innovation Center###Moderator: – Environmental Policy Innovation Center
@@@ Suzanne E. Dorsey – Maryland Department of the Environment ### 1598853###Panelist###Assistant Secretary###Maryland Department of the Environment###Panelist: – Maryland Department of the Environment
@@@ Bob Budd – Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust ### 926516###Panelist###Executive Director###Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust###Panelist: – Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust
@@@ Tim Rach – Florida Department of Environmental Protection ### 661977###Panelist###Program Administrator, Division of Water Resource Management###Florida Department of Environmental Protection###Panelist: – Florida Department of Environmental Protection
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