Federal Exchanges on Ecosystem Services

This first exchange in the series took place on June 29th. Read the summary here, or click on a title below to view the presentation.

• Rick Linthurst, National Program Director Ecosystem Services Research Randy Bruins and Betsy Smith,  Future Midwest Landscapes ESRP

• Marc Russell, Tampa Bay ESRP

• Jana Compton, Nitrogen  ESRP

• Anne Neale, Mapping  ESRP
• John Bolte, Willamette ESRP
• Bryan Hubbell, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
• Harris Sherman, Under Secretary for Natural Resources and the Environment (summary of comments above)
• Ann Bartuska, Acting Undersecretary for USDA (summary of comments above)
• Sally Collins, Office of Environmental Markets (summary of comments above)
• Steven Shafer, Agricultural Research Service
• Jan Lewandrowski, Climate Change Program Office

Second Federal Exchange on Ecosystem Services: NOAA and DOI

The second exchange in the series took place on September 7th, 2010. Read the summary here, or click on a title below to view the presentation.

Paul Sandifer, Senior Science Advisor to the NOAA Administrator. "Why NOAA Sees Ecosystem Services Work as Crucial for its Mission."

• Peyton Robertson,  Director, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office. "NOAA and the Chesapeake Bay Executive Order : Oyster Restoration and Reef Habitat Services."
• Bob Wood, Supervisory Ecologist, Marine Disease & Restoration Ecology, NOAA. "Ecological research supporting an ecosystem services approach towards Chesapeake Bay Restoration."
• Olivia Ferriter, Acting Director, Office of Policy Analysis, DOI. "Introduction and Overview of Ecosystem Services at DOI."
• Malka Pattison. Program Analyst, Office of Policy Analysis, DOI. "Resource Management."
• Steve Faulkner, Research Ecologist, Leetown, WV Science Center, USGS. "Incorporating Ecosystem Services into Assessments."
• Carl Shapiro, Chief, Office of Science, Decisions, and Resource Management, USGS. "Valuation of Ecosystem Services at DOI."
• Ben Simon, Assistant Director, Office of Policy Analysis, DOI. "Carbon Sequestration."
• Rob Winthrop, Senior Social Scientist, Decision Support, Planning, NEPA, BLM. "Ecosystem Services Valuation Pilot."
• Bill Labiosa, Research Physical Scientist, Western Geographic Science Center, USGS. "Valuation within the Ecosystem Portfolio Model."
• Peter Wiley, Economist, NOAA Coastal Services Center. "Introduction to NOAA's Approaches to Monetary and Non-Monetary Valuations."
• Kellee James, White House Fellow, NOAA. "Market-Based Valuation and NOAA."
• Mary Ruckelshaus, NOAA, Northwest Fisheries Science Center. "The Marine InVEST Approach to Valuing Ecosystem Services."