Today, the Rappahannock Exchange Symposium/Ecosystem Services Council Kick-off Steering Committee set Wednesday, December 9 for the day-long meeting. The agenda for this historic gathering, to be held at a soon-to-be announced location in Fredericksburg, may include:

• Goals of a 21st-century marketplace
• Mini-briefings on emering Chesapeake Bay and greenhouse gas reduction - friendly market demand opportunities including:
  • Carbon footprinting and ecolabeling
  • Green building design
  • Green building products
  • Renewable energy
  • Payments for ecosystem services
  • Outdoor recreational leases
  • Nutrient reduction
  • Conservation real estate
  • Community supported agriculture
  • Time dollars
• Ecosystem Services Council:
  • Introductions
  • Charge from the Rappahannock River Basin Chairman
  • Introduction of workplan
  • Meeting date indentification

Details will be developed by the Steering Committee in the weeks ahead.  Thanks to the Integration and Application Network for the use of this image.