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Carbon Sequestration in Somerset County

 Carbon Sequestration

   
Show Articles on Carbon Sequestration (27)
A Primer on Carbon Sequestration
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Read Kathy’s article on how to avoid bamboozlement when it comes to pseudo/bad science (also known as B.S.) There’s a lot of information out there right now about soil carbon sequestration and what farmers and ranchers can do to sequester more carbon in their soils.

 

Governor’s Task Force on the Creation of a Forest Carbon Program
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The Governor’s Task Force on the Creation of a Forest Carbon Program was established by Executive Order on January 13, 2021. The Executive Order directs the Task Force to develop incentives to encourage forestland management practices that increase carbon storage specifically on woodland owners of 10 to 10,000 acres while maintaining harvest levels overall.& ...

 

Ecosystem Services: New Frontiers in Land-Based Resources
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Ecosystem markets are expanding and morphing into new configurations at a mind-boggling speed. While landowners may be tempted to stay at the house until the dust clears, Ellis suggested landowners get engaged now.

 

What are ecosystem services markets?
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A beginner’s guide to ecosystem service marketplaces Carbon credits. Asset quantification. Protocol assessment. Verifiers. The terms surrounding ecosystem services markets are foreign to most landowners.

 

How to green the world's deserts and reverse climate change
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 Desertification is a fancy word for land that is turning to desert, begins Allan Savory in this quietly powerful talk. And terrifyingly, it's happening to about two-thirds of the world's grasslands, accelerating climate change and causing traditional grazing societies to descend into social chaos.

 

Animating the Carbon Cycle 3
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Individual presentation from the Animating the Carbon Cycle Webinar held the Global Rewilding Alliance on 3 June 2021

 

How Forests Store Carbon
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This article offers an introduction to how forest store carbon. It describes how forests impact the carbon cycle, and how forests can be used to help combat climate change.

 

Family-Owned Forests: How To Unlock The Carbon Potential In America's Backyard
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The Family Forest Carbon Program is a new program, created by the American Forest Foundation and The Nature Conservancy, to open carbon markets to small forest landowners, empowering them to be able to help address our climate challenges.

 

Leveraging the Landscape - State of the Forest Carbon Markets 2012
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Over the last three years, projects that address the relationships between carbon and forests have moved from the sidelines of international climate action to center field.

 

Do You Know What Your Forest Carbon Offsets Are?
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In the world of forest carbon offsets, it’s absolutely essential to understand seven general terms with very precise meanings.   real additional permanent verifiable quantifiable leakage reversal These concepts apply to all offset projects, but each type of project has its own methodology for calculating offsets.& ...

 

Urban Forestry
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David Nowak of the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station presents this video short course discussing how trees in cities provide important ecosystem services and help to reduce the urban heat island effect and lower building energy use.

 

The Potential for Soil Carbon Sequestration
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Luke Nave from the University of Michigan Biological Station presents this video short course on the fact that the largest terrestrial carbon pool is contained in soils.

 

Grasslands and Carbon - Processes and Trends
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Rebecca McCulley of the University of Kentucky, Dept. of Plant & Soil Sciences presents this video short course on Grasslands, which make up 30% of the U.S ...

 

Forest Management Options for Carbon Sequestration - Considerations in the Eastern U.S.
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Richard Birdsey of the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station provides the Eastern U.S. forest perspective on carbon sequestration and examples of forest carbon management projects in this video short course.

 

Forest Management Options for Carbon Sequestration - A Western U.S. Perspective
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Bernard Bormann of the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station presents this video short course on the western U.S. perspective on forest management for carbon sequestration, and the above and below- ground carbon consequences of different management strategies.

 

Forests and Carbon - Trends and Data for the U.S.
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In this video short course you can get the scoop on forestland carbon storage in the United States, which helps offset approximately 12% of US carbon emissions from fossil fuels.

 

Forest Carbon for the Private Landowner (Part 2) - Protocols, Projects and Opportunities

Andrea Tuttle presents this video short course ont forest carbon markets and how these can be used to capture and hold carbon on the landscape.

 

Forest Carbon for the Private Landowner (Part 1) - Basics of Carbon Offsets, Markets, and Trading
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Wondering about carbon offsets, credits, baselines, permanence and leakage? Get the carbon basics here and find out why forest offsets could be a bridge to the future.

 

Bioenergy from Wood and Forest Carbon Dynamics
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What is a carbon neutrality number and how can we ensure that wood used to produce energy makes sense from a carbon offset standpoint?

 

Guide to Environmental Markets for Farmers and Ranchers
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The Guide to Environmental Markets for Farmers and Ranchers, produced by the American Farmland Trust (AFT), provides an overview of available market opportunities for environmental credits and services, how farmers and ranchers can get involved in them, and ways to encourage their continued growth.

 

Innovations in Market-Based Watershed Conservation in the United States - Payments for Watershed Services for Agricultural and Forest Landowners
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New innovations in payments for watershed services (PWS) have emerged in the past decade and are pointing the way toward watershed protection approaches that might effectively complement existing government conservation programs and incentives for rural landowners.

 

Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due - Increasing Landowner Compensation for Ecosystem Services
By:

This report provides an overview of existing payment programs and markets, and discusses the concepts of bundling and stacking, offer policy recommendations, and provides examples of current efforts to more effectively integrate payment opportunities for landowners.

 

Ecosystem Service Market Development - The Role and Opportunity for Finance
By:

The creation of tradable credits for the development or preservation of ecosystem services has emerged as a method to provide such payments.

 

Meeting Regulatory Needs with Voluntary Conservation
By:

Take a look at a PowerPoint presentation on market-based approaches as a voluntary means to reduce the cost of compliance with environmental regulations.& ...

 

Natural Resources Credit Trading Reference
By:

The purpose of the NRCS Natural Resource Credit Trading Reference is to provide an understanding of how environmental credit trading can be used to increase the provision of conservation and ecosystem services by agriculture.

 

Payments for Forest Carbon
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Payments for forest carbon sequestration are an emerging opportunity for small forest owners to earn additional income, and in turn to sustain both the economic and ecological values of the Northern Forest.

 

Barking Up the Wrong Tree? Forest Sustainability in the Wake of Emerging Bioenergy Policies
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Renewable energy policies generally have assumed that forests can provide a significant source of environmentally-friendly feedstocks for electricity, heat and power generation.

 

Show Carbon Sequestration Organizations & Professionals (168)
There are 168 resources serving Somerset County in the following categories:
map itMap of Carbon Sequestration Organizations & Professionals serving Somerset County
Carbon Credits and Sequestration
ACRE Investment Management, LLC
- The Plains, VA
American Carbon Registry
John Kadyszewski - Director - Arlington, VA
Aurora Sustainable Lands
- Chapel Hill, NC
BCarbon
- Houston, TX
Bio-Logical Capital
Grant McCargo - Managing Director, Founder and CEO - Denver, CO
Blue Source
- Cottonwood Heights, UT
Bradley Raffle
Conservation Capital - CEO - Eugene, OR
Brandon Smith
HHNT, Inc. - Senior Ecologist - Savannah, GA
Chestnut Carbon Solutions
- New York, NY
Climate Action Reserve
- Los Angeles, CA
Conservation Plus
- The Plains, VA
Cori Gavin
Eco-Restore, LLC - Senior Project Manager - Gulfport, MS
EarthOptics
- Arlington, VA
Ecosystem Investment Partners
- Baltimore, MD
Ecosystem Marketplace
- Washington, DC
Ecosystem Services Market Consortium
Debbie Reed - Executive Director - Falls Church, VA
Enviva
- Bethesda, MD
EP Carbon
- Berkeley, CA
Family Forest Carbon Program
American Forest Foundation - Washington, DC
Finite Carbon
- Wayne, PA
Forest Carbon Fund
- Berkeley, CA
Forest Carbon Works
- Berkeley, CA
Forest Trends
- Washington, DC
Grassroots Carbon
- San Antonio, TX
GrassrootsCarbon-PastureMap
PastureMap - San Antonio, TX
Green Assets, Inc
- Wilmington, NC
Indigo Ag
- Boston, MA
Locus Agricultural Solutions
- Solon, OH
Natural Capital Exchange (NCX)
- San Francisco, CA
Nori LLC
- Seattle, WA
Pachama
- San Francisco, CA
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
- New York, NY
Seth Yoho
Williams Forestry & Associates - Regional Manager - Calhoun, GA
Soil Value Exchange, PBLLC
- Houston, TX
Solbere
OR
TerraCarbon LLC
- Peoria, IL
The Climate Trust
- Portland, OR
Climate Scientists
GrassrootsCarbon-PastureMap
PastureMap - San Antonio, TX
Judah Cohen
Atmospheric and Environmental Research - Director of Seasonal Forecasting - Lexington, MA
Foresters
Aaron R Carroll
Alderwood Farm Forestry Services - Limerick , ME
Alec Giffen
- Senior Forest Science And Policy Fellow - Chelsea, ME
Alfred D Schaeffer
Northern Forests Llc - Owner - Gray , ME
Alvin E Yates
- W Paris , ME
American Forest Management
- Charlotte, NC
Anita Blakeman
Woodland Care Forest Management - Forester - North Sutton, NH
Barbara E. Brusila
Mid-Maine Forestry - Warren, ME
Benjamin Povak
Pine State Timberlands - Skowhegan, ME
Bob Kilpatrick
- Limestone, ME
Bret P. Vicary, PhD, MAI, LPF, CGA
Sewall Forestry & Natural Resources LLC - President - Old Town, ME
Brian Reader
Reader Forest Management - North Waterboro, ME
Bryan J Savoy
Sappi North America - Skowhegan , ME
Caleb Winslow
Wadsworth Woodlands Inc - Licensed Professional Forester - Hiram , ME
Carl H Sanborn
Cs Forestry Services - Bangor , ME
Carol L. Redelsheimer
- Yarmouth, ME
Chad Cote
Landvest - District Forester - Fort Kent, ME
Charles 'Chick' Crockett
- Consulting Forester - Lincoln, ME
Chip Love
Southern Maine Forestry Services - Turner , ME
Chopper One, Inc.
- Eagle Lake, ME
Christopher David Stevens
- Lincoln, ME
Clifton E Foster
Timberstate G. Inc - Gray , ME
Coby Leighton
Dirigo Timberland Management - Forester - North Anson, ME
Dale Covey
- Groveton, NH
Daren Turner
- Professional Maine Guide - Skowhegan, ME
David C. Parker
Parker Forestry Associates, LLC - Owner - North Berwick, ME
David Degruttola
Landvest Inc - District Forester - Bethel , ME
David G Cole
- Hampden, ME
David G. Schaible
Timberland Consultants - Owner - Nobleboro, ME
Duane Nadeau
Forest Resource Specialties, LLC - Wilton, ME
Dylan Smith
Dirigo Timberland Management - Forester - North Anson, ME
Ernest L Carle
- Grand Lake Stream, ME
Ervin B Tower
Towering Forest - Patten , ME
Eugene R. Mahar
LandVest, Inc. - Timberland Region Manager - Bangor, ME
FOR Maine
Brianna Bowman - Program DirectorME
Forest Land Improvement
Timothy R. Nolin - Forester - Ossipee, NH
Forest Society of Maine
- Bangor, ME
Fredrick C Herrick
- Harmony , ME
Gerilyn L. Bosse
Sewall Forestry & Natural Resource Consulting - Senior Consultant - Old Town, ME
Gregory E. Foster
Timberstate G. Inc. - Treasurer - Gray, ME
Gregory J Gorten
Moose Ramble Forestry - Clinton , ME
Harold K. Burnett
Two Trees Forestry - Norway, ME
Hunter Manley
Legacy Woodlot Services - Old Town, ME
J. Michael Eash
- Sherman, ME
Jan Santerre
Maine Forest Service - Project Canopy Coordinator - Augusta, ME
Jay Braunscheidel
Tall Pines Forest Management - President & Lead Forester - Cornish, ME
Jeffrey Lewis
- Morehead, KY
Jesse Duplin
Northwest Forest Management - Licensed Professional Forester - Sebago, ME
Jim Ferrante
- District Forester - Greenville, ME
John (Jack) Chappen
Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife - Lands Management Forester - Augusta, ME
John Bryant
- Holden, ME
John C. Steward
Acadian Timber - VP - Maine Timberlands - Millinocket, ME
John Steward
- Veazie, ME
John Wadsworth
Wadsworth Woodlands Inc. - Licensed Professional Forester - Cornish, ME
Jon Doty
Two Trees Forestry - Forester - Winthrop, ME
Jonathan R Scott
- Linneus, ME
Jones Associates, Inc.
Rick Jones - President and Owner - Auburn, ME
Julie Davenport
Maine Forest Service - District Forester - Norridgewock, ME
Karl Buckley
Wadsworth Woodlands Inc - Licensed Professional Forester - Hiram , ME
Keith P. Johnson
Fitts Mountain Forestry - Holden , ME
Ken Lamond
Family Forestry - Brewer , ME
Kent Nelson
Maine Forest Service - Forest Ranger Specialist - Augusta, ME
Lawrence E. Caldwell, III
L.E. Caldwell, LLC - Owner - Turner, ME
Lucas Lamond
Sappi North America - Skowhegan , ME
Lyme Timber Company
- Hanover, NH
Mallory Bussell
Two Spruce LLC - Operations Manager, Licensed Forester - Windsor, ME
Marshall White
Maine Woods Company - Head of Log Procurement - Portage, ME
Mason, Bruce & Girard
- Blacksburg, VA
Matt Jacobs
American Forest Management - Forester - Stratton, ME
Matthew Jacobs
American Forest Management - Stratton, ME
Matthew McCaslin
Dirigo Timberland Management - Forester - Casco, ME
Megan Henderson
- Silver Lake, NH
Mel Harder
Forester At Large - East Hartland, CT
Michael Gould
Dirigo Timberland Management - Owner - North Anson, ME
Michael Maguire
Kezar Forestry, LLC - Forester - Lovell, ME
Mike Howie
American Forest Management - Forester - Ellsworth, ME
Mike Redante
- Bangor, ME
Nathaniel Vir
Sappi North America - Skowhegan, ME
New England Forestry Consultants, Inc
- Bristol, NH
Nick McDougal
Southern Maine Forestry Services - Maine Licensed Forester - North Windham, ME
Nolan Steele
Robbins Lumber Co. - Staff Forester - Searsmont, ME
Northeast Wilderness Trust
- Montpelier, VT
Orion Timberlands, LLC
- Bangor, ME
P. Forrest Tracy
- Farmington, ME
Paula Pelletier
American Forest Management - Environmental Services Manager - Milford, ME
Philip D. Bailey, MAI
Mason, Bruce & Girard, Inc. - Senior Appraiser, Eastern US & International - Blacksburg, VA
Rene Noel Jr
- Windham, ME
Richard A Valigura
- Raymond, ME
Richard G. Carbonetti
LandVest, Inc. - Vice President - Newport, VT
Richard Jones
- Auburn, ME
Robert A Thorndike
- Strong, ME
Robert A Thorndike II
- Avon, ME
Robert Leso
- Chesterville, ME
Robert Nelson, CF
- Corinna, ME
Robert S Carlton
Freeman Ridge Forestry - Kingfield , ME
Roger Milligan
St Croix Poperty Svcs - Professional Maine Guide - Baileyville, ME
Ronald E. St. Saviour
Southern Maine Guide Service - Parsonsfield , ME
Seven Islands Land Company
John McNulty - President - Bangor , ME
Sherman R Small
New England Forestry Consultants Inc - Bethel , ME
Stephen Sacks
Sappi North America - Skowhegan, ME
Steve Zagorianakos
American Forest Management - Forester - Milford, ME
The Trust to Conserve Northeast Forestlands
Ted Wright - Executive Director - Augusta, ME
Thomas G. Cushman
Maine Custom Woodlands, LLC - Durham, ME
Todd Massey
American Forest Management - Forester - Milford, ME
Whitney Souers
Treeline Inc. - Vice President - Lincoln, ME
William A Haslam
American Forest Management - Farmington , ME
Mitigation Banks
2009-CIM - Clark Island - St. George, ME
Dawn Hallowell - Maine Department of Environmental Protection - Augusta, ME
2009-CIM - Montsweag Brook Dam - Wiscasset, ME
Dan Creek - Site Sponsor - Wiscasset, ME
2010-CIM - Great Meadow Stream - Smithfield - Belgrade Lakes, ME
Dawn Hallowell - Program Sponsor POC - Augusta, ME
2016-DM - Beaverdam Stream Fish Access Restoration-Wesley, ME
Downeast Salmon Federation - Site Sponsor - Columbia Falls, ME
2020 - CIM - Littlefield Woods - CCLT - Chebeague Island, ME
Dawn Hallowell - Program Sponsor POC - Augusta, ME
2022 - CWM - Wesserunsett Inlet - Somerset Woods Trustees - Madison, ME
Dawn Hallowell - Program Sponsor POC - Augusta, ME
Bio-Logical Capital
Grant McCargo - Managing Director, Founder and CEO - Denver, CO
Eco-Asset Solutions & Innovations LLC
- Redwood City, CA
Ecosystem Investment Partners
- Baltimore, MD
Field Sport Concepts, LTD
- Charlottesville, VA
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
- New York, NY
Restoration Systems
- Raleigh, NC
Seth Yoho
Williams Forestry & Associates - Regional Manager - Calhoun, GA
Wildlife / Habitat Specialists
Atlantic Coast Joint Venture
- Hadley, MA
Coby Leighton
Dirigo Timberland Management - Forester - North Anson, ME
Deborah Perkins, M.S.
First Light Wildlife Habitats - Wildlife Biologist - Poland Spring, ME
Flycatcher LLC
- Yarmouth, ME
Jim Saxton
Boyle Associates Environmental Consulting - Wildlife Bilogist - Portland, ME
Jonathan Milne
- Environmental Consultant - Sidney, ME
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
- Augusta, ME
Merlin Benner
Wildlife Specialists, LLC - President - Wellsboro, PA
Michael Gould
Dirigo Timberland Management - Owner - North Anson, ME
Rewild Maine
Zach Rouda - Director / Instructor - Portland, ME
Steven Young
- Certified Wildlife Biologist - FRENCHVILLE, ME

 Conservation Markets

   
Show Articles on Conservation Markets (25)
A Primer on Carbon Sequestration
By:

Read Kathy’s article on how to avoid bamboozlement when it comes to pseudo/bad science (also known as B.S.) There’s a lot of information out there right now about soil carbon sequestration and what farmers and ranchers can do to sequester more carbon in their soils.

 

Governor’s Task Force on the Creation of a Forest Carbon Program
By:

The Governor’s Task Force on the Creation of a Forest Carbon Program was established by Executive Order on January 13, 2021. The Executive Order directs the Task Force to develop incentives to encourage forestland management practices that increase carbon storage specifically on woodland owners of 10 to 10,000 acres while maintaining harvest levels overall.& ...

 

Ecosystem Services: New Frontiers in Land-Based Resources
By:

Ecosystem markets are expanding and morphing into new configurations at a mind-boggling speed. While landowners may be tempted to stay at the house until the dust clears, Ellis suggested landowners get engaged now.

 

What are ecosystem services markets?
By:

A beginner’s guide to ecosystem service marketplaces Carbon credits. Asset quantification. Protocol assessment. Verifiers. The terms surrounding ecosystem services markets are foreign to most landowners.

 

Conservation Almanac

The Trust for Public Land has created the Conservation Almanac, which is a great resource for understanding the context of the conservation and conservation finance movements. Here you can see how much land has been protected in your state, which state and federal agencies have protected the land, the ratio of money spent to land conserved, and policies and programs that could help your state reach its conservation objectives.

 

Conservation Corridor Toolkit

Landscape corridors are among the most important conservation strategies in the face of global changes such as habitat fragmentation, habitat destruction, and climate change. We aim to bridge the science and practice of conservation corridors.  Conservation Corridor will provide up-to-date findings from science that will inform applied conservation.  And, we will highlight new innovations in applied conservation, with the goal of guiding the direction of applied science toward management needs. Click Here. 

 

COMET-FARM™

COMET-FARM™ is a  whole farm and ranch carbon and greenhouse gas accounting system.  The tool guides you through describing your farm and ranch management practices including alternative future management scenarios. Once complete, a report is generated comparing the carbon changes and greenhouse gas emissions between your current management practices and future scenarios.

 

Mitigation and Conservation Banking
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To many landowners a threatened or endangered (T&E) species on their property is anathema because it can herald all kinds of state and federal limitations on use of their property.& ...

 

Leveraging the Landscape - State of the Forest Carbon Markets 2012
By:

Over the last three years, projects that address the relationships between carbon and forests have moved from the sidelines of international climate action to center field.

 

The Potential for Soil Carbon Sequestration
By:

Luke Nave from the University of Michigan Biological Station presents this video short course on the fact that the largest terrestrial carbon pool is contained in soils.

 

Grasslands and Carbon - Processes and Trends
By:

Rebecca McCulley of the University of Kentucky, Dept. of Plant & Soil Sciences presents this video short course on Grasslands, which make up 30% of the U.S ...

 

Forests and Carbon - Trends and Data for the U.S.
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In this video short course you can get the scoop on forestland carbon storage in the United States, which helps offset approximately 12% of US carbon emissions from fossil fuels.

 

Forest Carbon for the Private Landowner (Part 2) - Protocols, Projects and Opportunities

Andrea Tuttle presents this video short course ont forest carbon markets and how these can be used to capture and hold carbon on the landscape.

 

Forest Carbon for the Private Landowner (Part 1) - Basics of Carbon Offsets, Markets, and Trading
By:

Wondering about carbon offsets, credits, baselines, permanence and leakage? Get the carbon basics here and find out why forest offsets could be a bridge to the future.

 

Guide to Environmental Markets for Farmers and Ranchers
By:

The Guide to Environmental Markets for Farmers and Ranchers, produced by the American Farmland Trust (AFT), provides an overview of available market opportunities for environmental credits and services, how farmers and ranchers can get involved in them, and ways to encourage their continued growth.

 

Innovations in Market-Based Watershed Conservation in the United States - Payments for Watershed Services for Agricultural and Forest Landowners
By:

New innovations in payments for watershed services (PWS) have emerged in the past decade and are pointing the way toward watershed protection approaches that might effectively complement existing government conservation programs and incentives for rural landowners.

 

Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due - Increasing Landowner Compensation for Ecosystem Services
By:

This report provides an overview of existing payment programs and markets, and discusses the concepts of bundling and stacking, offer policy recommendations, and provides examples of current efforts to more effectively integrate payment opportunities for landowners.

 

Ecosystem Service Market Development - The Role and Opportunity for Finance
By:

The creation of tradable credits for the development or preservation of ecosystem services has emerged as a method to provide such payments.

 

Getting Paid for Stewardship - An Agricultural Community Water Quality Trading Guide
By:

Agricultural producers are finding opportunities to get paid for their stewardship activities through water quality trading. Generally, they sell the amount of nutrients or sediment reduced by conservation practices.

 

Meeting Regulatory Needs with Voluntary Conservation
By:

Take a look at a PowerPoint presentation on market-based approaches as a voluntary means to reduce the cost of compliance with environmental regulations.& ...

 

Natural Resources Credit Trading Reference
By:

The purpose of the NRCS Natural Resource Credit Trading Reference is to provide an understanding of how environmental credit trading can be used to increase the provision of conservation and ecosystem services by agriculture.

 

Payments for Forest Carbon
By:

Payments for forest carbon sequestration are an emerging opportunity for small forest owners to earn additional income, and in turn to sustain both the economic and ecological values of the Northern Forest.

 

Guidance for the Establishment, Use, and Operation of Conservation Banks
By:

This document provides guidance on the establishment, use, and operation of conservation banks for the purpose of providing a tool for offset mitigating adverse impacts to species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended.

 

Conservation Banking
By:

This fact sheet was published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in August 2012 is a two page primer on conservation banking with some history and information on how these banks are working today to promote species conservation and help mitigate habitat loss.

 

A Landowner’s Guide to Carbon Sequestration Credits

This guide offers a path for local landowners to earn additional income while helping diminish adverse effects of global climate change through implementation of carbon sequestration and other stackable incentives.

 

Show Conservation Markets Organizations & Professionals (284)
There are 284 resources serving Somerset County in the following categories:
map itMap of Conservation Markets Organizations & Professionals serving Somerset County
Biologists / Ecologists
Bob Humphrey
Sport-Ventures  - Professional Maine Guide - Pownal, ME
Daniel Hill
Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife - Deer Habitat Biologist - Augusta, ME
Deborah Perkins, M.S.
First Light Wildlife Habitats - Wildlife Biologist - Poland Spring, ME
E. Ann Poole, CWS
Poole Ecological & Environmental Consultancy - Principal - Hillsborough, NH
Eco-Asset Solutions & Innovations LLC
- Redwood City, CA
Flycatcher LLC
- Yarmouth, ME
Jeff Littleton
Moosewood Ecological - Chesterfield, NH
Jim Saxton
Boyle Associates Environmental Consulting - Wildlife Bilogist - Portland, ME
Leigh (Eric) Hoar
Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife - Lands Management Biologist - Augusta, ME
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
- Augusta, ME
Merlin Benner
Wildlife Specialists, LLC - President - Wellsboro, PA
Robert Cordes
- Asst. Regional Biologist - Strong, ME
Ryan Robicheau
- Biologist (Land Management) - Sidney, ME
Steve Spencer
Big Pine Consulting - Whitefield, ME
Steven Young
- Certified Wildlife Biologist - FRENCHVILLE, ME
Conservation Credit Markets
BCarbon
- Houston, TX
Blue Source
- Cottonwood Heights, UT
Bradley Raffle
Conservation Capital - CEO - Eugene, OR
Chestnut Carbon Solutions
- New York, NY
Climate Action Reserve
- Los Angeles, CA
Conservation Resources
- Exeter, NH
Eco-Asset Solutions & Innovations LLC
- Redwood City, CA
Ecological Restoration Business Association
- Tysons, VA
Ecosystem Marketplace
- Washington, DC
Ecosystem Services Market Consortium
Debbie Reed - Executive Director - Falls Church, VA
EP Carbon
- Berkeley, CA
Forest Carbon Fund
- Berkeley, CA
Forest Carbon Works
- Berkeley, CA
Forest Trends
- Washington, DC
Grassroots Carbon
- San Antonio, TX
GrassrootsCarbon-PastureMap
PastureMap - San Antonio, TX
Green Assets, Inc
- Wilmington, NC
Indigo Ag
- Boston, MA
Soil Value Exchange, PBLLC
- Houston, TX
TerraCarbon LLC
- Peoria, IL
Unique Places Conservation
Michael Scisco - Conservation & Mitigation Specialist - Albuquerque, NM
Fisheries Biologists
Francis Brautigam
- Regional Biologist - Gray, ME
Joseph Overlock
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife - Biology Specialist - Jonesboro, ME
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
- Augusta, ME
Sandra Keppner
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Regional AIS Coordinator - Basom, NY
Foresters
Aaron R Carroll
Alderwood Farm Forestry Services - Limerick , ME
Alec Giffen
- Senior Forest Science And Policy Fellow - Chelsea, ME
Alfred D Schaeffer
Northern Forests Llc - Owner - Gray , ME
Alvin E Yates
- W Paris , ME
American Forest Management
- Charlotte, NC
Anita Blakeman
Woodland Care Forest Management - Forester - North Sutton, NH
Barbara E. Brusila
Mid-Maine Forestry - Warren, ME
Benjamin Povak
Pine State Timberlands - Skowhegan, ME
Bob Kilpatrick
- Limestone, ME
Bret P. Vicary, PhD, MAI, LPF, CGA
Sewall Forestry & Natural Resources LLC - President - Old Town, ME
Brian Reader
Reader Forest Management - North Waterboro, ME
Bryan J Savoy
Sappi North America - Skowhegan , ME
Caleb Winslow
Wadsworth Woodlands Inc - Licensed Professional Forester - Hiram , ME
Carl H Sanborn
Cs Forestry Services - Bangor , ME
Carol L. Redelsheimer
- Yarmouth, ME
Chad Cote
Landvest - District Forester - Fort Kent, ME
Charles 'Chick' Crockett
- Consulting Forester - Lincoln, ME
Chip Love
Southern Maine Forestry Services - Turner , ME
Chopper One, Inc.
- Eagle Lake, ME
Christopher David Stevens
- Lincoln, ME
Clifton E Foster
Timberstate G. Inc - Gray , ME
Coby Leighton
Dirigo Timberland Management - Forester - North Anson, ME
Dale Covey
- Groveton, NH
Daren Turner
- Professional Maine Guide - Skowhegan, ME
David C. Parker
Parker Forestry Associates, LLC - Owner - North Berwick, ME
David Degruttola
Landvest Inc - District Forester - Bethel , ME
David G Cole
- Hampden, ME
David G. Schaible
Timberland Consultants - Owner - Nobleboro, ME
Duane Nadeau
Forest Resource Specialties, LLC - Wilton, ME
Dylan Smith
Dirigo Timberland Management - Forester - North Anson, ME
Ernest L Carle
- Grand Lake Stream, ME
Ervin B Tower
Towering Forest - Patten , ME
Eugene R. Mahar
LandVest, Inc. - Timberland Region Manager - Bangor, ME
FOR Maine
Brianna Bowman - Program DirectorME
Forest Land Improvement
Timothy R. Nolin - Forester - Ossipee, NH
Forest Society of Maine
- Bangor, ME
Fredrick C Herrick
- Harmony , ME
Gerilyn L. Bosse
Sewall Forestry & Natural Resource Consulting - Senior Consultant - Old Town, ME
Gregory E. Foster
Timberstate G. Inc. - Treasurer - Gray, ME
Gregory J Gorten
Moose Ramble Forestry - Clinton , ME
Harold K. Burnett
Two Trees Forestry - Norway, ME
Hunter Manley
Legacy Woodlot Services - Old Town, ME
J. Michael Eash
- Sherman, ME
Jan Santerre
Maine Forest Service - Project Canopy Coordinator - Augusta, ME
Jay Braunscheidel
Tall Pines Forest Management - President & Lead Forester - Cornish, ME
Jeffrey Lewis
- Morehead, KY
Jesse Duplin
Northwest Forest Management - Licensed Professional Forester - Sebago, ME
Jim Ferrante
- District Forester - Greenville, ME
John (Jack) Chappen
Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife - Lands Management Forester - Augusta, ME
John Bryant
- Holden, ME
John C. Steward
Acadian Timber - VP - Maine Timberlands - Millinocket, ME
John Steward
- Veazie, ME
John Wadsworth
Wadsworth Woodlands Inc. - Licensed Professional Forester - Cornish, ME
Jon Doty
Two Trees Forestry - Forester - Winthrop, ME
Jonathan R Scott
- Linneus, ME
Jones Associates, Inc.
Rick Jones - President and Owner - Auburn, ME
Julie Davenport
Maine Forest Service - District Forester - Norridgewock, ME
Karl Buckley
Wadsworth Woodlands Inc - Licensed Professional Forester - Hiram , ME
Keith P. Johnson
Fitts Mountain Forestry - Holden , ME
Ken Lamond
Family Forestry - Brewer , ME
Kent Nelson
Maine Forest Service - Forest Ranger Specialist - Augusta, ME
Lawrence E. Caldwell, III
L.E. Caldwell, LLC - Owner - Turner, ME
Lucas Lamond
Sappi North America - Skowhegan , ME
Lyme Timber Company
- Hanover, NH
Mallory Bussell
Two Spruce LLC - Operations Manager, Licensed Forester - Windsor, ME
Marshall White
Maine Woods Company - Head of Log Procurement - Portage, ME
Mason, Bruce & Girard
- Blacksburg, VA
Matt Jacobs
American Forest Management - Forester - Stratton, ME
Matthew Jacobs
American Forest Management - Stratton, ME
Matthew McCaslin
Dirigo Timberland Management - Forester - Casco, ME
Megan Henderson
- Silver Lake, NH
Mel Harder
Forester At Large - East Hartland, CT
Michael Gould
Dirigo Timberland Management - Owner - North Anson, ME
Michael Maguire
Kezar Forestry, LLC - Forester - Lovell, ME
Mike Howie
American Forest Management - Forester - Ellsworth, ME
Mike Redante
- Bangor, ME
Nathaniel Vir
Sappi North America - Skowhegan, ME
New England Forestry Consultants, Inc
- Bristol, NH
Nick McDougal
Southern Maine Forestry Services - Maine Licensed Forester - North Windham, ME
Nolan Steele
Robbins Lumber Co. - Staff Forester - Searsmont, ME
Northeast Wilderness Trust
- Montpelier, VT
Orion Timberlands, LLC
- Bangor, ME
P. Forrest Tracy
- Farmington, ME
Paula Pelletier
American Forest Management - Environmental Services Manager - Milford, ME
Philip D. Bailey, MAI
Mason, Bruce & Girard, Inc. - Senior Appraiser, Eastern US & International - Blacksburg, VA
Rene Noel Jr
- Windham, ME
Richard A Valigura
- Raymond, ME
Richard G. Carbonetti
LandVest, Inc. - Vice President - Newport, VT
Richard Jones
- Auburn, ME
Robert A Thorndike
- Strong, ME
Robert A Thorndike II
- Avon, ME
Robert Leso
- Chesterville, ME
Robert Nelson, CF
- Corinna, ME
Robert S Carlton
Freeman Ridge Forestry - Kingfield , ME
Roger Milligan
St Croix Poperty Svcs - Professional Maine Guide - Baileyville, ME
Ronald E. St. Saviour
Southern Maine Guide Service - Parsonsfield , ME
Seven Islands Land Company
John McNulty - President - Bangor , ME
Sherman R Small
New England Forestry Consultants Inc - Bethel , ME
Stephen Sacks
Sappi North America - Skowhegan, ME
Steve Zagorianakos
American Forest Management - Forester - Milford, ME
The Trust to Conserve Northeast Forestlands
Ted Wright - Executive Director - Augusta, ME
Thomas G. Cushman
Maine Custom Woodlands, LLC - Durham, ME
Todd Massey
American Forest Management - Forester - Milford, ME
Whitney Souers
Treeline Inc. - Vice President - Lincoln, ME
William A Haslam
American Forest Management - Farmington , ME
Geologists / Hydrologists
C&S Environmental Consulting
Buford E. Collier - Senior Environmental Project Manager - Kilgore, TX
Jeff Littleton
Moosewood Ecological - Chesterfield, NH
Rich Campbell
Campbell Environmental Group - Maine and New Hampshire Certified Geologist - Falmouth, ME
Sevee & Maher Engineers, Inc.
- Cumberland, ME
Truslow Resource Consulting LLC
Danna Truslow - Principal Hydrologist - Portsmouth, NH
Land Trusts
7 Lakes Alliance
- Belgrade Lakes, ME
Alec Giffen
- Senior Forest Science And Policy Fellow - Chelsea, ME
American Farmland Trust
- Washington, DC
BC Nature
Federation of BC Naturalists - North Vancouver, BC
Brenda Schick
Singing Stream Conservation Consultants - Principal - La Jolla, CA
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Ottawa Valley Chapter
- Ottawa, ON
Conservancy Hornby Island
- Hornby Island , BC
Delta Waterfowl Foundation
- Bismarck, ND
Downeast Salmon Federation
Dwayne Shaw - Executive Director - Columbia Falls, ME
Forest Society of Maine
- Bangor, ME
Fraser Headwaters Alliance
- Dunster , BC
Fraser Valley Conservancy
- Abbotsford, BC
Gabriola Land and Trails Trust
Tom Cameron - President - Gabriola Island, BC
GrassrootsCarbon-PastureMap
PastureMap - San Antonio, TX
Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust
- Washington, DC
Islands Trust Fund
- Victoria, BC
Islesboro Islands Trust
Steve Miller - Executive Director - Islesboro, ME
John Sanderson
Center for Collaborative Conservation - Director - Fort Collins, CO
Kawartha Heritage Conservancy
- Peterborough, ON
Kittery Land Trust
Christine Bennett - Executive Director - Kittery, ME
Land Conservancy for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington
- Kingston, ON
Land Trust Alliance
- Washington, DC
Land Trust Alliance of British Columbia
Sheila Harrington - Programs Director - Victoria, BC
Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust
Simon Rucker - Executive Director - Portland, ME
Maine Audubon
Sally Stockwell - Conservation Director - Falmouth, ME
Maine Farmland Trust
Amanda Beal - President, CEO - Belfast, ME
Malaspina Land Conservancy
Janet Alred - President - Powell River, BC
Michael Hart
LandVest, Inc. - Senior Appraiser - Boston, MA
Nanaimo Area Land Trust
- Conservation Covenants Coordinator - Nanaimo, BC
Nature Conservancy of Canada
National Office - Toronto, ON
Nature Manitoba
Roger Turenne - President - Winnipeg, MB
Nature Trust of British Columbia
- BC Conservation Land Manager - Vancouver, BC
Nature Vancouver
Daniel Overmyer - Vancouver, BC
New England Forestry Foundation
Lisa Hayden - Outreach Manager - Littleton, MA
North American Land Trust
- Chadds Ford, PA
Northeast Wilderness Trust
- Montpelier, VT
Open Space Institute
Jennifer Grossman - Vice President New York Land Program - New York, NY
Pender Islands Conservancy
Sylvia Pincott - Pender Island, BC
Pierce Pond Watershed Trust
- Augusta, ME
Pleasant River Wildlife Foundation
Lois Winter - Executive Director - Addison, ME
Quadra Island Conservancy and Stewardship Society
George Barabas - Heriot Bay, BC
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
- Missoula, MT
Saco Valley Land Trust
- Saco, ME
Sage Advisors, LLC
- West Chester, PA
Salt Spring Island Conservancy
Linda Gilkeson - Executive Director - Salt Spring Island, BC
Sanford-Springvale Mousam Way Land Trust
Gordon Johnston - President - Sanford, ME
Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation Habitat Trust Fund
- Moose Jaw, SK
Savary Island Land Trust Society
Liz Webster - Executive Director - Lund, BC
Sebasticook Regional Land Trust
- Unity, ME
Sebasticook River Watershed Association
- Unity, ME
Silva Forest Foundation
Susan Hammond - Slocan Park, BC
Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine Land Trust
Tom Doak - Augusta, ME
Societe de Protection Fonciere de Saint-Adele
Jean-Louis Poirier - President - Saint-Adele, QC
Somerset Woods Trustees
- Skowhegan, ME
Sportsmen's National Land Trust
- Agawam, MA
Terrafirma RRG LLC
- Burlington, VT
The Barn Group
- Brooks, GA
The Nature Conservancy, Maine Field Office
- Brunswick, ME
The Trustees of Reservations
- Boston, MA
Trout Unlimited
Chris Wood - President and Chief Executive Officer - Arlington, VA
Vinalhaven Land Trust
- Vinalhaven, ME
Waterloo Region Nature
- Waterloo, ON
Western Foothills Land Trust
Lee Dassler - Executive Director - Norway, ME
Wetlands America Trust
- Memphis, TN
Windham Land Trust
- Co-Presidents - Windham, ME
Mediators
Design Workshop
Anna Laybourn - Principal - Aspen, CO
Resource Analytical & Management Group, LLC
Billy K. Lemons - President & Principal Consultant - Nacogdoches, TX
Mitigation Banks
2009-CIM - Clark Island - St. George, ME
Dawn Hallowell - Maine Department of Environmental Protection - Augusta, ME
2009-CIM - Montsweag Brook Dam - Wiscasset, ME
Dan Creek - Site Sponsor - Wiscasset, ME
2010-CIM - Great Meadow Stream - Smithfield - Belgrade Lakes, ME
Dawn Hallowell - Program Sponsor POC - Augusta, ME
2016-DM - Beaverdam Stream Fish Access Restoration-Wesley, ME
Downeast Salmon Federation - Site Sponsor - Columbia Falls, ME
2020 - CIM - Littlefield Woods - CCLT - Chebeague Island, ME
Dawn Hallowell - Program Sponsor POC - Augusta, ME
2022 - CWM - Wesserunsett Inlet - Somerset Woods Trustees - Madison, ME
Dawn Hallowell - Program Sponsor POC - Augusta, ME
Bio-Logical Capital
Grant McCargo - Managing Director, Founder and CEO - Denver, CO
Eco-Asset Solutions & Innovations LLC
- Redwood City, CA
Ecosystem Investment Partners
- Baltimore, MD
Field Sport Concepts, LTD
- Charlottesville, VA
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
- New York, NY
Restoration Systems
- Raleigh, NC
Seth Yoho
Williams Forestry & Associates - Regional Manager - Calhoun, GA
Natural Resource Law Attorneys
Bradley Raffle
Conservation Capital - CEO - Eugene, OR
Brenda M. Buchanan
Warren, Currier & Buchanan - Portland, ME
C-K Associates, Inc
- Baton Rouge, LA
Christopher J. Austin
Rudman Winchell - Partner - Bangor, ME
Conservation Law Center
Christian Freitag - Director - Bloomington, IN
Cynthia M. Mehnert
Rudman Winchell Counselors at Law - Senior Counsel - Bangor, ME
David B. Van Slyke
Preti Flaherty - Partner - Portland, ME
David M. Kallin
Drummond Woodsum - Portland, ME
David P. Silk
Curtis Thaxter LLC - Portland, ME
Eliza Cope Nolan
Bernstein Shur - Shareholder - Portland, ME
Elizabeth R. Butler
Butler Law Offices, LLC - Brunswick, ME
Endangered Species Law and Policy Group
Nossaman LLP - Los Angeles, CA
Hope Hilton, Esq.
- Harpswell , ME
James N. Katsiaficas
Perkins Thompson - Attorney - Portland, ME
Jeffrey T. Selser
Fletcher, Selser & Devine, LLC - Partner - Portland, ME
Joanna B. Tourangeau
Drummond Woodsum - Portland, ME
Joel Russell
Joel Russell Associates - Principal - Northampton, MA
Jonathan A. Pottle
Eaton Peabody, PA - Shareholder - Bangor, ME
Kaighn Smith, Jr.
Drummond Woodsum - Portland, ME
Karen Huber, Shareholder
Eaton Peabody, PA - Chair, Real Estate and Natural Resources & Timberlands Practice Groups - Bangor, ME
Kristy M. Hapworth
Rudman Winchell Counselors at Law - Senior Associate - Bangor, ME
Legal Services Food Hub
Conservation Law Foundation - Boston, MA
Nick Cramer
The Vertex Companies, Inc. - Senior Project Manager - Irving, TX
Norman Hansen & Detroy
Lorri A. Hall - Office Services - Portland, ME
Patrick W. Lyons
Eaton Peabody, PA - Associate - Bangor, ME
R. Howard Lake, Esq.
Lake and Denison, LLP - Winthrop, ME
Richard A. Spencer
Drummond Woodsum - Portland, ME
Robert Levin
- Attorney at Law - Portland, ME
Sarah A. McDaniel
Douglas McDaniel Campo LLC - Attorney/Owner - Westbrook, ME
Stephen J. Small, Esq.
Law Office of Stephen J. Small, Esq., P.C. - Cambridge, MA
William E. Taylor
Pierce Atwood LLP - Partner - Portland, ME
William L. Plouffe
Drummond Woodsum - Portland, ME
William V. Ferdinand, Jr.
Eaton Peabody, PA - Shareholder - Chair, Legislative & Government Relations Practice Group - Augusta, ME
Riparian and Wetlands Specialists
E. Ann Poole, CWS
Poole Ecological & Environmental Consultancy - Principal - Hillsborough, NH
FB Environmental
- Portland, ME
Forest Land Improvement
Timothy R. Nolin - Forester - Ossipee, NH
Jeff Littleton
Moosewood Ecological - Chesterfield, NH
Jennifer Jespersen
Ecological Instincts - Sr. Scientist - Manchester, ME
Jonathan Milne
- Environmental Consultant - Sidney, ME
Jones Associates, Inc.
Rick Jones - President and Owner - Auburn, ME
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
- Augusta, ME
Merlin Benner
Wildlife Specialists, LLC - President - Wellsboro, PA
Restore America's Estuaries
- Arlington, VA
Wildlife / Habitat Specialists
Atlantic Coast Joint Venture
- Hadley, MA
Coby Leighton
Dirigo Timberland Management - Forester - North Anson, ME
Deborah Perkins, M.S.
First Light Wildlife Habitats - Wildlife Biologist - Poland Spring, ME
Flycatcher LLC
- Yarmouth, ME
Jim Saxton
Boyle Associates Environmental Consulting - Wildlife Bilogist - Portland, ME
Jonathan Milne
- Environmental Consultant - Sidney, ME
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
- Augusta, ME
Merlin Benner
Wildlife Specialists, LLC - President - Wellsboro, PA
Michael Gould
Dirigo Timberland Management - Owner - North Anson, ME
Rewild Maine
Zach Rouda - Director / Instructor - Portland, ME
Steven Young
- Certified Wildlife Biologist - FRENCHVILLE, ME

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Through Working Lands for Wildlife —a voluntary, incentive-based effort—the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and its conservation partners will provide landowners with technical and financial assistance to: Restore populations of declining wildlife species.

 

Ecosystem Services: New Frontiers in Land-Based Resources
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Ecosystem markets are expanding and morphing into new configurations at a mind-boggling speed. While landowners may be tempted to stay at the house until the dust clears, Ellis suggested landowners get engaged now.

 

What are ecosystem services markets?
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A beginner’s guide to ecosystem service marketplaces Carbon credits. Asset quantification. Protocol assessment. Verifiers. The terms surrounding ecosystem services markets are foreign to most landowners.

 

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 Desertification is a fancy word for land that is turning to desert, begins Allan Savory in this quietly powerful talk. And terrifyingly, it's happening to about two-thirds of the world's grasslands, accelerating climate change and causing traditional grazing societies to descend into social chaos.

 

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Mitigation Banks
2009-CIM - Clark Island - St. George, ME
Dawn Hallowell - Maine Department of Environmental Protection - Augusta, ME
2009-CIM - Montsweag Brook Dam - Wiscasset, ME
Dan Creek - Site Sponsor - Wiscasset, ME
2010-CIM - Great Meadow Stream - Smithfield - Belgrade Lakes, ME
Dawn Hallowell - Program Sponsor POC - Augusta, ME
2016-DM - Beaverdam Stream Fish Access Restoration-Wesley, ME
Downeast Salmon Federation - Site Sponsor - Columbia Falls, ME
2020 - CIM - Littlefield Woods - CCLT - Chebeague Island, ME
Dawn Hallowell - Program Sponsor POC - Augusta, ME
2022 - CWM - Wesserunsett Inlet - Somerset Woods Trustees - Madison, ME
Dawn Hallowell - Program Sponsor POC - Augusta, ME
Bio-Logical Capital
Grant McCargo - Managing Director, Founder and CEO - Denver, CO
Eco-Asset Solutions & Innovations LLC
- Redwood City, CA
Ecosystem Investment Partners
- Baltimore, MD
Field Sport Concepts, LTD
- Charlottesville, VA
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
- New York, NY
Restoration Systems
- Raleigh, NC
Seth Yoho
Williams Forestry & Associates - Regional Manager - Calhoun, GA