Day 2 – Friday, April 13 (All presentations will be in the Binkley Room at Pike’s)
Breakfast on your own
8:00-8:15am Welcome & Introductions—Adam Davis, Yukon River Chapter Chair
Morning Session
8:15-12:00 Carbon Market and Opportunities Overview
Moderator – Dan Rees, US Army Alaska
8:15 – 9:00 Overview – Nathan Lojewski, Forestry Program Manager, Chugachmiut
9:00 – 9:45 Working with Landowners: What are the Risks and Rewards – Clare Doig, Owner, Forest and Land Management, Inc.
9:45 – 10:00 Break
10:00 – 10:45 Establishing the Baseline: How FIA Data Fits in. – Glen Christensen, Forest Inventory Analyst, USFS
10:45 – 11:30 Developing a California Forest Offsets Project – Steve Ruddell, President, Carbon Verde and Erika Anderson, Owner, Anderson Law Firm
11:30 – 12:00 The Verification Process – Zane Haxtema, Senior Forester, SCS Global Services
Noon-1:00 Lunch provided – Presenter Otho Kerr, Encourage Capitol – “Lessons learned and problems to avoid in developing a carbon credit project.“
Afternoon Session 1
1:00 – 2:30 Carbon Project Economics and Development
Moderator Lori Winton
1:00 – 1:45 Carbon Project Investment – Julius Pasay, Forestry Project Analyst, the Climate Trust
1:45 – 2:30 Policy Development in Alaksa – Dylan Jenkins, Vice President of Portfolio Development, Finite Carbon
2:30 – 2:45 Break
Afternoon Session 2
2:45 – 3:45 Investment Protection from a Land Management Perspective. A Panel Discussion on Opportunities and Challenges when Entering into Carbon Markets.
Moderator Tom St. Clair, Bureau of Land Management
Panel Attendees:
Chris Maisch (Tom Kirth) – Alaska State Forester, Alaska Division of Forestry
Nathan Lojewski – Forestry Program Manager, Chugachmiut
Peter Butteri – Fire Planning Specialist, USFWS
Afternoon Session 3
3:45 – 5:00 A Panel Discussion on Building Capacity to Develop and Maintain Carbon Projects Into the Future. (coastal and interior forest types)
Moderator Jeremy Douse, Tanana Chiefs Conference
Panel Attendees:
Doug Hanson – Statewide Inventory Forester, AKDOF
Meg Burgett – Apprenticeship Program Director, Alaska Forum
Nathan Lojewski – Forestry Program Manager, Chugachmiut
John Yarie – Professor of Silviculture, Emeritus, UAF
