NAASF Joint Committee Meeting June 15, 2010 Sarah Hines

* External Expertise / Pro-bono consultants Team MemberOrganizationKnowledge & Skill Set Represented Sarah Hines (chair)Northeastern Area (Newtown Square) Ecosystem Services (ES) Markets, Innovative Conservation Finance Becca BrookeNortheastern Area (Newtown Square)ES Markets, Innovative Partnerships Neil BungardNortheastern Area (Durham)Forest Taxation Sally ClaggettNortheastern Area (Annapolis) ES Markets, Natural Resource Management (NR Mgmt) Don MansiusMaine Dept of ForestryNR Mgmt, State Perspective Ginger AndersonVermont Dept of ForestryNR Mgmt, State Perspective Debbie HuffMichigan Dept of ForestryES Markets, NR Mgmt, State Perspective Mike KilgoreUniversity of MinnesotaForest Policy & Taxation Mike ReichenbachMinnesota ExtensionForest Policy & Economics Mark Rickenbach*University of WisconsinCommunity Forest Mgmt, Forest Economics Todd Gartner*American Forest FoundationES Markets, Innovative Conservation Finance Kickoff Meeting: Scheduled for August 2 & 3, 2010

Increasing RevenuesDecreasing Costs Ecosystem Service Markets (Carbon, Water, Biodiversity), Innovative Conservation Finance Tax Policy Timber & non-timber productsConservation Easements & Transfer of Development Rights Innovative Partnerships ???Revolving Loan Funds for Management ??? Increasing Perceived Value Awareness, Education, Engagement, Empowerment, Legacy How do we achieve this at a Landscape Scale?

Source: Landscape Scale Plan Working the Land Productivity Recreation Investment/Asset Forest Health Taxes Woodland Retreat Beauty Recreation Biodiversity Privacy Supplemental Income Investment/Income Forest Health Taxes Uninvolved Little interest Heirs, aesthetics, privacy Increase revenues, decrease costs, enhance perceived value for each unique landowner type

Increasing revenues, decreasing costs, enhancing perceived value to…  Compensate private landowners for the public benefits that their land provides  Relieve pressure from economic pinchpoints  Create “no-brainer” incentives to keep forests as forests  Create incentives to join landscape-level conservation efforts $ Cover cost of ownership? $$ Cover cost of ownership & management? $$$ Generate a profit? $$$$ Approach opportunity costs?

 To be determined by the team, pursuant to our kickoff meeting  Strategies, products, and tools:  Customizable to socially-constructed landscapes  Developed to reach & speak to appropriate target audiences