Governor Signs Conservation Markets Legislation

Friday, 28 March 2008

A bill directing the Conservation Commission to study how conservation markets could benefit working farms was signed by the Governor on March 25 in Seattle.
The bill, Substitute Senate Bill 6805, calls for a study of the efficacy of conservation markets and if the study indicates that [...]

Rappahannock River Basin Commission staff, working with Conserv, and The Virginia Department of Forestry, have actively begun the process to create the Rappahannock River Basin Ecosystem Services Council (ESC). The Council, to consist of approximately 30 members, with a majority from business and industry interests working within the basin, will likely convene for a symposium [...]

From the Wildlife Habitat Council Website…this is the last day for this conference in Maryland.
Ecosystem Services
on Corporate Lands Conference
June 11-12, 2009
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Silver Spring, MD
The first annual Ecosystem Services on Corporate Lands conference, presented by the Wildlife Habitat Council in collaboration with the World Resources Institute, will focus on the connections between habitat management, biodiversity conservation, [...]