115 State Street Montpelier, VT   05633 Tel:  (802) 828-2228 Fax:  (802) 828-2424		Michael Snyder, Chair Rep. John L. Bartholomew Rep. Mark Higley Sen. Ruth Hardy Sen. Corey Parent Jack Byrne Cecelia Danks Jim Shallow Robert Turner Steve Webster
	STATE OF VERMONT General Assembly

 

Vermont Forest Carbon Sequestration Working Group

 

AGENDA

 

Room 11

September 16, 2019

Last Updated 9/19/2019 12:34 PM

 

9:00 AM                   Committee Discussion of Agenda

Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

 

9:15 AM                   Updates Since Last Meeting

Questions on readings

Requests for clarification

Would readings on other topics be helpful

Review questions for guests

Report drafting status

Proposed new documents for reading

Press coverage

 

9:45 AM                   Guest Presentations

       Josh Parrish, Director, Working Woodlands Program, The Nature

       Conservancy (Via Skype)

 

Nick Richardson, President & CEO, Vermont Land Trust

Jim Shallow, Director of Strategic Conservation Initiatives, The Nature Conservancy

Jack Byrne, Director of Sustainability Integration, Middlebury College

Zach Burbane, Director of Projects and Operations, Forest Carbon Works, EcoPartners, LLC

 

11:30 AM                   Break

 

11:45 AM                   Committee Discussion on Draft Report

 

12:30 PM                   Other Business

 

12:45 AM                   Public Comment

 

1:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

If you have any questions and comments, please contact

 Deb Curtis at 802-828-2231 or debbie@leg.state.vt.us