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Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Opening Plenary Session

ACES Co-Chairs and Session Moderators:
Ms. Shonte Jenkins
, U.S. Geological Survey and Marc Rossell
Dr. Marc Russell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Speakers:
Mr. Richard Begay, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer
Navajo Nation, Heritage and Historic Preservation Department, Window Rock, AZ
Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy, President
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, Redmond, WA
Concurrent Sessions
Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5
Incorporating Ecosystem Services in Federal Decision-Making A Comprehensive Look at Ecosystem Service Valuation in Sanctuaries and the Great Lakes Investing and Putting Nature to Work Bringing it All Together: How Do We Establish Systems of Ecosystem Services for Ongoing Monitoring? Graduate Training in Ecosystem Services and Related Sciences
Emily Pindilli
Executive Office of the President, Office of Science & Technology
Danielle Schwarzmann
NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Ben Sherrouse
U.S. Geological Survey
Gretchen Greene
Greene Economics LLC
Ray Ali
USDA-NIFA
Panelists:

Christian Crowley
, DOI  
Kate Quigley
, NOAA
Travis Warziniack
, FS

This panel will focus on ecosystem services used by federal agencies in decision-making. Topics include the OMB’s Ecosystem Services Guidance and the National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee on the Frontiers of Benefit-Cost Analysis. Agency representatives will provide perspective on the state of ecosystem services research and use in regulatory decisions.
Panelists:

Robert C. Burns, WVU
Charles Goodhue, ERG
Lou Nadeau, ERG
Jeff Gray, NOAA TBNMS

This panel will focus on methods and outcomes used in ecosystem service valuation to inform the decision making process. Panelist discussion will heavily draw from work from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation that is supporting the Sanctuary designation process.
Ken Cousins
Valuing the Co-Benefits of Source Water Protection: Modeling the Effects of Forest Management on Ecosystem Services
Bea Covington
Positioning State Lands for the Energy Transition
Anita Antoninka
Training Culturally Responsive Leaders for Managing Resilient Forests
Glen Delaney
The Value of Restoring Forested Wetlands: The Avahoula Climate Mitigation Project
Juliet Sinisterra
Nature-Positive Urban Development and Regenerative Growth
Yoko Kusunose
A Nationally Recognized Master’s Program for Extension Training in Agricultural Economics
Season Martin
Building Resilience to Climate Change in the Colorado River Basin
Michele Arquette-Palermo
Model to Mishap: Making a Case for Protection of Water Quality in Southwest Florida
Zakiya Leggett
Forestry of the Future: Improving Student Readiness and Workforce Participation of Underrepresented Minority Populations in Forest Resources
Laila Racevskis
Cost-Effectiveness of Natural Resource-Based Adaptation Strategies in the Florida Keys
Sabine Postma
Accounting for Ecosystem Services via Sustainability Frameworks in Canada
Krishnaswamy Jayachandran
Graduate Training in Agroecology at Florida International University
Mark Ducey
Silvicultural Principles for Northern Forest Restoration Based on Financial Productivity and Avian Functional Diversity
Susan Burke
Environmental Accounting and Measuring Change and Improvement
Discussion
Concurrent Sessions
Session 6 Session 7 Session 8 Session 9 Session 10
Progress on Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act Implementation The North American Great Lakes: Powering the Economic Engine in the Region Investing in Equity and Agriculture: USDA-Funded Collaborations at Hispanic-Serving Institutions Recent Scientific Advances in Forest Ecosystem Management for Numerous Ecosystem Services Tools and Approaches Measurements
Marc Russell
US EPA
Rajendra Poudel
International Joint Commission / Great Lakes Regional Office
Irma Lawrence
USDA-NIFA
Diomides (Diomy) Zamora
USDA-NIFA
Alanna Shapiro
Florida Atlantic University
Dana Coelho
Inflation Reduction Act Investments in Urban and Community Forestry
Panelists:

Roy Brouwer
, University of Waterloo
John Livernois
, University of Guelph
Salim Hayder
, Division of Fisheries and Oceans
Kate Quigley, NOAA


The panel session will focus on sharing best practices, lessons learned, and concerted efforts that the United States and Canada are working on to fulfill the Great Lakes water Quality Agreement (GLWQA). This panel session offers insights on how the US$6 trillion vibrant economy of the North American Great Lakes is accelerating the growth of regional economy, conserving aquatic, terrestrial and atmospheric environments & wildlife, and safeguarding the Indigenous culture.
Alok Arun
Farming for Future: Integrated Interventions to Improve Student Success and Experimental Learning in Controlled Environmental Agriculture
Brian Connolly
Context Matters: Adapting Vegetation Management Strategies to Various Forest Types
Mustapha Alhassan
Application of a Use Estimating Model in Reservoir Recreation Benefits Estimation
Gayle Barry
USDA-NRCS and the Inflation Reduction Act
Mahadev Bhat
Enhancing Agri-Education and Diversity through Multistate Collaborative Approach
Solomon Dobrowski
Quantitative Prediction, Prioritization, and Decision Support for Reforestation Efforts in the Western USA
Robert Botta
The Challenges of Valuing Ecosystem Services: Qualifying the Benefits of Science and Conservation
Ralph Smith
USDA-NRCS and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Bob Vasquez
Caminos For Success: An Overview and Lessons Learned
Akihiro Koyama
Investigation of Mechanisms for Oak Seedling Success Under Pine in the Lake States Region
Diana Del Angel
Socioeconomic Outcomes of Oyster Reef Restoration Projects: Case Study of Galveston Bay, TX and Calcasieu Lake, LA
Jessica Grannis
NOAA's BIL-IRA Investments in Nature-Based Solutions
Shad Nelson
Getting Occupational Student Training in Agricultural Research Through Novel Workshops
A. Christoper Oishi
Quantifying Changes in Evapotranspiration and Carbon Sequestration in a Restored Longleaf Pine System
Angela Fletcher
Outdoor Recreation on State Lands in Washington: What Mobile Device Data Reveal About Visitation
George Gardner
Valuing the Wetlands Ecosystem Services Using Meta-Regression: Applications to Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Grant-Funded Projects
Tanner Machado
Manager Education and Agriculture Technical Skills Workforce
Kathleen Conroy
Forest Management Impacts on Ecosystem Services – A Bayesian Belief Network Approach
Darius Semmens
A Tiered Assessment Framework for Interregional Flows of Ecosystem Services from Migratory Species
Concurrent Sessions
Session 11 Session 12 Session 13 Session 14 Session 15
Decolonizing Ecosystem Valuation and Environmental Management Rewilding the Shoreline: Biodiverse Infrastructure on Lake Erie’s Waterfront Emerging Technologies and Their Implications for the Provisioning of Ecosystem Services to People Community and Ecological Resilience Tools and Approaches for Valuation
Nejem Raheem
Emerson College
Daniel Affleck
NBBJ
Megan Rippy
Virginia Tech
Tammy Newcomer-Johnson
US EPA
Zachary Ancona
USGS
PANELISTS:

Erin Genia, MIT
Doreen E. Martinez, Colorado State University
Ronee Penoi
, Emerson College

This panel will focus on: The term “Decolonization” is used in many fields, but has made few inroads into ecosystem valuation and management. Indigenous communities often see natural resources and ES in ways that federal or state agencies are just coming to explore or know. It is crucial to build mutual respect and comprehension of these knowledges and practices to effectively and ethically incorporate values into policy and management.
PANELISTS:

Jennifer Grieser
, Cleveland Metroparks
Kevin Grieser
, Biohabitats
Ben Hartman, Baird & Associates

This session will highlight three Lake Erie waterfront projects where built infrastructure enhances natural systems to build climate resilience. We will explore soft engineering techniques, from design to construction, and discuss installation, operations, and lessons learned. Additionally, we'll provide context by examining the history of Lake Erie’s waterfront urbanization, the harmful effects of habitat fragmentation, and the accelerating impacts of climate change. We’ll also examine public-private partnerships, policies, and funding strategies for reconnecting fragmented shorelines.
Tripp Shealy
Embodied Virtual Reality: The Impacts on Human-Nature Connection and Nature-Based Stormwater Solutions
Catherine O'Reilly
gROWing Chicago Habitat and Developing a Habitat Network for the Chicago Wilderness Region
Lucila Corro
Increasing Accuracy of National-Scale Urban Ecosystem Service Accounts
Megan Rippy
Leveraging Virtual Spaces for Human-Centered Design
Maxwell Perkins
Exploring the Potential Energy Resilience Benefits of Coastal Ecosystems and Protected Areas in Puerto Rico
Jeffrey Kline
Update of the Recreation Use Values Database for Estimating Outdoor Recreation Benefits
Megan Blumenauer
Leveraging Virtual Reality for Green Infrastructure Design: Implications for the Cultural Services Aesthetics & Sense of Place
Hamid Arrum Harahap
No Cent in Incentives: Sustaining Ecosystem Services Through Indigenous Payment Practices in Tapanuli, Indonesia
Simone Maynard
An Assessment and Valuation of Ecosystem Services Derived from National Parks in Queensland (Australia)
Stanley Grant
Smart and Green: Water Supply and Stormwater Retention Benefits of Real Time Control in Different Climate Regimes
Hebin Lin
Sustainability and Resilience: An Ecosystem Service Perspective for the National Environmental Policy Act
Discussion Period
Mark Lindquist
Increasing Co-Benefits of Green Infrastructure Using Interactive Decision Support Systems
Discussion Period
Pollinator Workshop
[San Antonio Room]
Bees and other pollinators are critical to ecosystem health and our food supply. Despite significant advances in science, in many areas pollinators are in decline. We are interested in advancing a science-based conversation that will support better metrics and business models to promote investments in pollinators. Grab a beverage from the networking social and come join us to hear perspectives from the private sector, Federal agencies, practitioners and researchers and to share your own thoughts on general principles that land managers can use to support pollinators.

Presenters:
Dr. Zachary Ancona, U.S. Geological Survey, "National Accounting for Wild Pollination in the United States"
Dr. Chris Hartley, USDA Office of Environmental Markets, “Updates on Pollinators in AtB, NNA, NCA, NbS and the Rest of the Federal Alphabet Soup”
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Concurrent Sessions
Session 16 Session 17 Session 18 Session 19 Session 20
Leveraging Federal Guidance and Tools for Assessing Ecosystem Services Creating Space for Diverse Knowledge Systems and Plural Values in Federal Resource Management Geospatial Big Data and Machine Learning for Quantifying Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity Value of Forests and Risks They Face “Where” Matters! Better Measuring, Monitoring and Modeling of Carbon and GHG Cycles in Landscapes
Kelly Garbach
USDA-NIFA
Erik Stanfield
Navajo Heritage & Historic Preservation Department
Chang Zhao
University of Florida
Travis Warziniack
US Forest Service
Ben Dobson
Hudson Carbon
PANELISTS:

Lydia Olander
, National Ecosystem Services Partnership; Nicholas Institute for Energy Environment & Sustainability at Duke University
Leah Sharpe, U.S. EPA, Gulf Ecosystem Measurement and Modeling Division
Tammy Newcomer-Johnson
, U.S. EPA, Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling

This panel will focus on recent federal policy guidance and tools to evaluate ecosystem services and how they can be leveraged to evaluate tradeoffs among services and potential beneficiaries in agricultural and rural communities. We will discuss the Guidance for Assessing Changes in Ecosystem Services, Nature-Based Solutions Roadmap, and related decision-support tools.
Panelists:

Carolina Behe
, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, NOAA
Doreen E. Martinez
, Colorado State University Department of Ethnic Studies
Jeffrey Thomas, Puyallup Tribe of Indians
Richard Begay
, Navajo Historic Preservation Department

This panel will explore Federal agencies’ increasing efforts to elevate multiple knowledge systems alongside western scientific approaches to resource management and ecosystem valuation. Panelists have diverse experience and expertise working across knowledge systems in the context of ecosystem management in both the United States and Canada. They will discuss common barriers encountered in their efforts to support elevation of Indigenous Knowledge, identify success stories, and highlight needs and opportunities to improve meaningful consideration of diverse knowledges.
Xiao Huang
Simulating Visible Greenness in Urban Settings: Computational Approaches to Assessing and Enhancing Urban Green Spaces
Travis Warziniack
What is the Value of a Forest?
Yushu Xia
Integrating Soil Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Into Regionalized Ecosystem Service Evaluation
Brittany Mason
Citizen Science as an Approach for Valuation of Biodiversity in Environmental Impact Statements
Christian Crowley
FICOR (Federal Council on Outdoor Recreation) Coordinating Federal Recreation Efforts
Anthony Aufdenkampe
Coupling Soil Hydrology and Carbon Process-Models to Transform the Accuracy of Greenhouse Gas and Water Co-Benefits of Applying Nature Based Solutions to AgroEcosystems
Nataly Miguez
Exploring the Synergies Between Biodiversity and Human Use of Urban Greenspaces
Katie Warnell
Order out of Chaos: A Dashboard for Forest Accounts
Terry Nipp
Integrated Watershed Modeling and Accounting of Terrestrial and Aquatic Carbon Budgets
Haojie Cao
Spatial Patterns and Interactions Among Multiple Cultural Ecosystem Services Across Urban Greenspaces
Kenneth Bagstad
Accounting For Hazards and Natural Capital Within the U.S. Natural Capital Accounting System
Matthew Sheffer and Ben Dobson
You Can't Do Just One Thing: The Case for a Watershed-Based Payment for Ecosystem Services Framework
Chang Zhao
Mapping Flows of Nature-Based Outdoor Recreational Services at Large-Scale Based on Crowdsourced Data and Multimodal Learning
Discussion Period Terry Nipp
Greater Than the Sum of the Parts – Working Together to Support Data Collection and Multi-Model Ensembles for Carbon and GHG Services at Field, Watershed and Regional Scales
Concurrent Sessions
Session 21 Session 22 Session 23 Session 24 Session 25
Imagining How a National Nature Statistical Bureau Could Help Quantify Ecosystem Services Nature-Based Solutions at DOI Improving Consideration of Diverse Cultural Benefits in U.S. Federal Decision-Making Tools and Approaches for Measurement and Valuation; EPA’s HAWQs and BenSPLASH Models One Health: A Joint SETAC/ACES Session on the Interface of Ecosystem Toxicology and Services
Lydia Olander
Duke University
Liza Khmara
U.S. Department of Interior, Office of Policy Analysis
Kristin Hoelting
USGS
Hale Thurston
US EPA
Jeff Steevens
USGS
Panelists:

Chris Hartley
, US Department of Agriculture
Ken Bagstad
, US Geological Survey
Emily Silverman
, US Department of the Interior
Regan Smyth
, NatureServe

Three major federal activities, the Conservation and Stewardship Atlas, Natural Capital Accounting, and National Nature Assessment highlighted the need for coordinated national nature data. This session will discuss options for more efficient, credible, interoperable, and automated nature data systems that clearly document the strengths and weaknesses of data while balancing data privacy and accessibility needs. The discussion will be of interest to those with a stake in improved data credibility and accessibility to facilitate quantification of and investment in ecosystem services.
Panelists:

Alisa Wade
, U.S. Department of the Interior
Sara Ward
, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Courtney Schupp
, National Park Service
Jeff DeQuattro
, The Nature Conservancy

Nature-based solutions (NBS) incorporate natural features and processes in ecosystem management to provide multiple benefits to nature and society. They serve as tools to deliver ecosystem services by addressing socio-environmental challenges. This panel will focus on the adoption of NBS by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), discussing DOI’s efforts to advance community and ecological resilience.
Lucas Bair
Receptivity to Diverse Cultural-Benefits-Knowledges in the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program
Joel Corona
An Overview of the HAWQS and BenSPLASH Tools; Development and Use
Bryan Brooks
Towards Precision Ecotoxicology: Embracing One Health to Advance the Science and the Practice
Erik Stanfield
Making Navajo Cultural-Benefits-Knowledge Available to Inform the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program
Baishali Bakshi
The Water Quality Index: Bringing Water Quality to the Table
Daniel Schlenk
One Health Approach for Evaluating Risks of Pharmaceuticals Discharged via a Norwegian Wastewater Treatment Plant in the Marine Environment
Giselle Samonte
Integrating Place-Based Understandings of Well-Being in NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Condition Reports
Matthew Heberling
Estimating Avoided Drinking Water Treatment Costs from Improved Source Water Quality
Jeffery Steevens
Linking Restoration Efforts to Ecosystem Services: The Case of Freshwater Mussels in Clinton River, Michigan
Katie Wrubel
Expanding Ecosystem Service Considerations in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
Chris Moore
A National Study Valuing Ecological and Recreational Improvements in Water Quality
Li Li
Model-Based Tandem Assessment of Human and Ecological Exposures to Environmental Chemicals
Discussion Kristen Swedberg
Disentangling Sources of Water Quality Variation in Property Sale Models
Charles Menzie
Cumulative Impact Assessment and Actions in the Context of Environmental Justice
Concurrent Sessions
Session 26 Session 27 Session 28 Session 29 Session 30
Just and Resilient Landscapes: Green Infrastructure, Community, and Climate in Austin, TX Longleaf for All: Working with Historically Underserved Landowners to Strengthen a Legacy of Resilience Science and Art of Rangeland Ecosystem Management for Resilient Ecosystem Services Restoration in the Great Lakes: Healing Ecosystems and Communities Insights From the New Routledge Handbook on Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES)
Pamela Abee-Taulli
City of Austin, Texas
Shelby Diehl
National Wildlife Federation
Wendy Flatt
USDA-NIFA
Joel C. Hoffman
US EPA
Deborah McGrath
University of the South
Panelists:

Katherine Lieberknecht, University of Texas at Austin, Community & Regional Planning
Marc Coudert, City of Austin, TX
Frances Acuña, Go Austin / Vamos Austin
Jana McCann, McCann Adams Studio


This panel will focus on policy frameworks and planning approaches supporting integration of green infrastructure into urban development strategies, emphasizing the role of inclusive community engagement to ensure equitable access to benefits across diverse populations
Panelists:

Tiffany Woods
, National Wildlife Federation
Jamelle Ellis, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
Herbert Hodges, Willie E. Hodges Family Farm


This panel focuses on the collective work being done with historically underserved landowners and communities to address challenges, such as access to resources, legal counsel, financial markets, and outreach, and optimize opportunities for owning forested land through longleaf pine restoration. Our goal is to demonstrate the potential to engage in existing and emerging markets for forest ecosystems by highlighting the ecological, economic, and cultural advantages and resiliency of longleaf pine.
Jennifer Funk
Applying Trait-Based Approaches to Restore Drought-Resilient and Invasion-Resistant Rangeland
Kathleen Torso
Exploring Cumulative Environmental Factors on Health Outcomes with Tribal Nations in the Great Lakes Region
Beth Allgood
Understanding and Supporting Cultural Ecosystem Services for Positive and Enduring Wildlife Conservation and Community Outcomes
Torre Hovick
Restoring Dynamic Disturbance Processes to Promote Ecological Services
Molly Wick
Waterfront Reconnection: Linking Ecosystem Restoration to Community Revitalization
Tatiana Marquina
Methods to Measure Relative Importance of Cultural Ecosystem Services
Nancy Shackelford
The Impacts of Heterogeneity on the Provision of Rangeland Ecosystem Services in Agricultural Restoration
Megan Dwyer Baumann
Bringing Community Capacity into Conversation with Ecosystem Services and Equity in Great Lakes Coastal Communities
Kristin Hoelting
Constraints and Enablers for Meaningful Consideration of Plural CES Values in Decision-Making
Christine Nieman
Developing Resilient Grazing Systems for the Fescue Belt with Native Warm-Season
Joel Hoffman
Benefits to Human Health from Improving Great Lakes Ecosystem Services
Deborah McGrath
Cultural Ecosystem Services Enhance Investments in Other Ecosystem Services: Carbon Credits in Haiti
Perry Williams
Sustaining Rural Livelihoods, Livestock Grazing, and Sage-Grouse Habitat in Western Sagebrush Systems
Discussion Discussion of CES Book Themes with Co-presenters and Attendees
Concurrent Sessions
Session 31 Session 32 Session 33 Session 34 Session 35
Unlocking Capital and Understanding Risk: The Business Case for Investing in Nature Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Science of Cropland Ecosystem Management Knowledge Production and Inclusive Decision-Making Through Community Engagement, Lessons Learned Early Career Researchers in Ecosystem Services and Related Sciences
Lauren Knight
International Trade Administration
Nicole Zacharda
Great Lakes Commission
Kaushlendra Tingi
USDA-NIFA
Doreen E. Martinez
Colorado State University
Erika Kraus
USDA-NIFA
Panelists:
Ken Bagstad
, USGS
Tania Briceno
, Intrinsic Exchange Group
Laura Costadone, Institute for Coastal Adaptation and Resilience, Old Dominion University
Ethan Aumann, American Property Casualty Insurance Association

This panel session focuses on why the private sector should consider investing in nature as a key source of untapped potential and provides a nuanced understanding of risks and opportunities. Panelists will bridge the gap between stakeholders who often operate on two different planes: those developing measurement and valuation practices and those who they hope will benefit (market participants) from these practices. Attendees will leave with a practical understanding of the current state of play and considerations for private sector players interested in investing in nature. This session is especially beneficial for attendees from the private sector and scientists/practitioners.
Panelists:
Jim Luke
, US Army Corps of Engineers
Stevie Adams
, The Nature Conservancy
Bridget Brown
, Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
Chiara Zuccarino-Crowe
, NOAA

Through significant U.S. federal investment in the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and state initiatives, federal and state agencies and Indigenous Nations are partnering with local governments and conservation organizations to build a resilient Great Lakes basin capable of withstanding the highs and lows predicted by our region’s climate models.
Ian Kaplan
Enhancing Arthropod-Mediated Ecosystem Services by Alleviating Key Stressors in Specialty Crop Production
Kenneth Kokroko
Supporting Inclusive Community Engagement and Equitable Development in Underserved Communities: Lessons from Detroit's Joe Louis Greenway
Emma Rice
Uncovering Cover Crop Mixture Root Abundance and Composition to Maximize Ecosystem Service Provisioning
Srinivasulu Ale
Enhancing Soil Health and Ecosystem Services Through Pasture Cropping
Alexander Martin
Wildfire Risk Reduction in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Conflicts, Politics, and Urban Ecology
Molly Levy
Examining the Influence of Diverse Stakeholder Collaboration on Land Management & Agricultural Sustainability in the Thunder Basin Ecoregion
Wenjuan Huang
A Trade-Off Between Soil Carbon Storage and Nitrogen Supply in a Diversified Cropping System
Jeffrey Thomas
Acknowledging Native Land Ethics & Uses in South-Central Puget Sound
Haley Netherton-Morrison
Regional Place Meanings as Precursors to Attitudes Toward Socioeconomic Change
Humberto Blanco
Planting Green to Improve Ecosystem Services in Row Crop Production Systems
Simone Maynard
Ecosystem-Based Adaptation to Climate Change of Indigenous Women in Indonesia (Sumatra) and Australia (Queensland)
Discussion Period
Stacy Philpott
Ecological Networks, Management Shifts, and Ecosystem Services in Urban Agroecosystems
Chloe Jackson
Reviewing the Recruitment and Qualitative Methods in Deliberative Valuation Experiments
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Concurrent Sessions
Session 36 Session 37 Session 38 Session 39 Session 40
Metrics and Data Needs for Nature-Based Solutions Monitoring, Evaluation, and Design Guidance Nature Based Solutions Translation of Ecosystem Service Science to Action The Power of Connection: Integrated Set of Tools For Ecosystem Analysis Equity in Ecosystem Services
Lydia Olander
Duke University
Erika Kraus
USDA-NIFA
Adam Wilke
USDA-NIFA
Leah Sharpe
US EPA
Kristin Hoelting
USGS
Panelists:

Ellen Bolen
, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Vamsi Krishna Sridharan
, Tetra Tech
Todd Jones-Farrand
, US Fish and Wildlife Service

This session will bring together NBS practitioners, planners, and researchers to explore various needs for evaluating NBS, so we can learn and build better over time. Our goal is to instigate a discussion on what a national strategy to collect data on the effectiveness of NBS would look like.
Katie Warnell
Evaluation of Publicly Accessible Nature-Based Solutions Databases as Sources for Evidence of Effectiveness
Kari Veblen
Protecting Rangelands in a Changing Climate: Using a Heritage Cattle Breed to Maintain Ecosystem Function under Livestock Production
Susan Yee
The Final Ecosystem Goods and Services (FEGS) Document Reader: A Tool to Extract, Identify, and Prioritize Ecosystem Services and Their Beneficiaries from Documents
Libby Kula
How Equitably Are Ecosystem Services Distributed in U.S. Metropolitan Areas?
Laura Costadone
Ecological and Socio-Economic Valuation of the Ecosystem Services Provided by a Multifunctional Green Infrastructure for Flood Mitigation
Jacob Lucero
A Biogeographic Contrast of Invasive Bromus tectorum Abundance and Management in its Native vs. Non-native Ranges
Kristen Rappazzo
The Eco-Health Relationship Browser through the National Ecosystem Services Classification System Plus Framework.
Season Martin
The Colorado River Basin Post-2026 Operations Exploration Tool: Using Decision Making under Deep Uncertainty Methods in a Web-Based Decision Support Tool to Connect Policymakers and Stakeholders
Erin Mackey
The Economic Benefits of Natural Climate Solutions in Minnesota
Jodi Brandt
Developing a Systematic Approach to Protecting Farmland and Ecosystem Services in the Western United States
Leah Sharpe
The Ecosystem Service Gradient: An Integrated Approach for Describing Shifts in Ecosystem Service Production
Chloe Wardropper
Midwestern USA Farmers’ Perceptions of Distributive Justice in Voluntary Soil Carbon Markets
Carson Risner
Ecological Economics for Community-Driven Solutions: Lessons for Integrating Equity in Ecosystem Services Valuation Through Pro Bono Partnerships
Ashley Larsen
Integrating Multidisciplinary Approaches to Understand Ecosystem Services in Changing Agricultural Landscapes
Tammy Newcomer-Johnson
Using Ecosystem Service Tools in Environmental Justice Community Development Projects
Mary Allen
Valuing the Monetary and Non-Monetary Ecosystem Services of U.S. Coral Reefs
Discussion Nouman Afzal
Using Values-Informed Mental Models to Understand Farmer, Policy Actor, and Scientist Use and Perceptions of Hydrologic Models
Richard Fulford
Integrated Response to Flood Resilience Planning Based on Ecosystem Services and an Eco-Decisional Network.
Marley Bonacquist-Currin
The Value of Conservation: A Stated-Preference Study of Community Values and Priorities for Habitat Restoration Along the Pacific Flyway
Closing Plenary Session
The U.S. National Nature Assessment

(Grand Ballroom A – Atrium Level/Lobby Level)

Moderator:
Dr. Marc Russell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Gulf Breeze, FL

Speakers & Discussants:
Dr. Lydia Olander, Program Director
Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC

Dr. Christopher G. Hartley, National Nature Assessment Federal Steering Committee Member,
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Washington, D.C.
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