[MPWG] Fw: Ecosystem Markets conference - June 18-19, Portand, OR

[Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov]

For your information...This meeting comes highly recommended from a fellow 
FWS employee, who says:

Greetings. . .   Below is the link for an Ecosystem Markets conference 
being held in Portland, Oregon on June 18th and 19th.  Building on last 
years success, the American Forest Foundation (AFF) is co-hosting the 
national event with the Northwest Environmental Business Council.  It 
should be an outstanding event -- great speakers -- lots of time for 
networking -- several hundred attendees from around the country.  I 
attended last year's conference sponsored by AFF in Maryland and it was 
well worth the 2 days. 

Ecosystem Markets: Making Them Work
June 18-19, 2009, Portland, OR
Using markets to protect and restore ecosystems ? and the many services 
they provide ? is gradually becoming a reality. But what are the critical 
elements for success? What progress has been made? What still needs to be 
done? What are the remaining challenges? 
 
At this national conference, presented by the American Forest Foundation 
and Northwest Environmental Business Council, you will hear from national 
and regional experts, innovators, and hands-on users of these evolving 
market models in a dialogue about recent progress, what transactions can 
be done now, how these markets will affect family forests and other 
property owners, and how state and regional efforts can merge into a 
common model. Join market designers, regulators, buyers, sellers, 
investors, NGOs, resource professionals, and other service providers in 
addressing these and other emerging issues.
 
Registration 



      [add $30 for Saturday Field Trip]
Standard
NEBC Members
Government/Academic/Non-Profit
Private Landowners (forest/farm) 
Students (w/ID) 
Early Bird 
$220
$195
$165
$165
$  75
After May 22
$250
$225
$195
$195
$  75

For more information and to register, go to 
http://www.nebc.org/content.aspx?pageid=45.

Please forward this email to anyone you think may be interested. 

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Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
Botanist - Division of Scientific Authority
Chair - Plant Conservation Alliance - Medicinal Plant Working Group
US Fish & Wildlife Service
4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 110
Arlington, VA  22203
703-358-1708 x1753
FAX: 703-358-2276
Working for the conservation and sustainable use of our green natural 
resources.
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