2019/2020:
1st Meeting: September 30, 2019, 10am - 4PM @ St. Leo’s Hall, 109 S. Main Street, Waterbury Vermont.
PES Working Group 1st Meeting & Materials (9/30/2019)
2nd Meeting: October 21, 2019, 10am - 2pm @ St. Leo’s Hall, 109 S. Main Street, Waterbury Vermont.
PES Working Group 2nd Meeting & Materials (10/21/2019)
3rd Meeting: November 15, 2019, 10:30am - 3:00pm @ AAFM Williston Office, 94 Harvest Lane – Suite 203, Williston, VT 05495.
PES Working Group 3rd Meeting & Materials (11/15/2019)
4th Meeting: December 16, 2019, 10:00am - 2:00pm @ AAFM Williston Office, 94 Harvest Lane – Suite 203, Williston, VT 05495.
PES Working Group 4th Meeting & Materials (12/16/2019)
5th Meeting: January 9, 2019, 10:am - 2:00pm @ AAFM Williston Office, 94 Harvest Lane – Suite 203, Williston, VT 05495.
PES Working Group 5th Meeting & Materials (1/9/2020)
2021-2022
Tuesday, March 16th, 2021 from 1:00-3:15pm, via Zoom.
3/16/2021 Agenda & Call-in Information | 3/16/2021 Meeting Recording
Supporting Materials:
Jon Winsten: Soil Health Investment Trust
Bio Logical Capital, Vermont Land Trust & UVM Extension: CIG Soil Health Research
Ryan Patch, AAFM: Current AAFM PES Projects
Jennifer Byrne: VT Soil Health Policy Network
Thursday, April 15th, 2021 from 1:00-3:00 PM, via Zoom.
4/15/2021 Agenda & Registration Information | 4/15/2021 Meeting Notes
Supporting Materials:
Wednesday, April 28th, 2021 from 12:30-2:00PM, via Zoom.
4/28/2021 Agenda & Registration Information | 4/28/2021 Meeting Notes
Supporting Materials:
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 from 12:30-2:00PM, via Zoom.
5/12/2021 Agenda & Registration Information | 5/12/2021 Meeting Notes
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 from 12:30-2:00PM, via Zoom.
5/26/2021 Agenda & Registration Information
Supporting Materials:
Wednesday, June 9, 2021 from 12:30-2:00PM, via Zoom.
6/9/2021 Agenda & Registration Information
Supporting Materials:
Draft Mitigation Strategies Template
Economics Soil Health Value Matrix
Soil Health Task Group Draft Approach
Wednesday, June 22, 2021 from 12:30-2:00PM, via Zoom.
6/22/2021 Agenda & Registration Information
Supporting Materials:
Tuesday September 21, 2021 from 12:00 - 2:00PM, via Zoom
9/21/2021 Agenda & Registration Information
Supporting Materials:
The State of Soil Health in VT Project Update
Tuesday October 5, 2021 from 12:00 - 2:00PM, via Zoom
10/05/2021 Agenda & Registration Information
Supporting Materials:
PES Research Contract Overview
Presentation: Responsible Innovation and Precision Ag
Tuesday October 19, 2021 from 12:00 - 2:00PM, via Zoom
10/19/2021 Agenda & Registration Information | Meeting Recording | Summary
Supporting Materials:
Enhanced TA Teams Proposal Slides
Tuesday November 2, 2021 - MEETING CANCELLED
11/2/2021 Agenda & Registration Information
Tuesday November 16, 2021 from 12:00 - 2:00PM, via Zoom
11/16/2021 Agenda & Registration Information | Meeting Recording
Supporting Materials:
Review of PES Legislative Language
UVM Research Team Update Presentation
Ag & Soil Health Co-benefits - Ryan Patch
Soil Health and Biodiversity - Becky Maden
Tuesday December 07, 2021 from 12:00 - 2:00PM, via Zoom
12/07/2021 Agenda & Registration Information | Meeting Recording | Summary
Supporting Materials
Stephen Leslie - Small Farmer Input
Tuesday December 21, 2021 from 12:00 - 2:00PM, via Zoom
12/21/2021 Agenda & Registration Information | Meeting recording | Summary
UVM Soil Health Valuation slides
Draft ES Valuation Report (UVM)
Draft Farmer PES Concepts Report (UVM)
Draft Measuring Soil Health Report (UVM)
Draft Review of PES Program Report (UVM)
Tuesday January 4, 2022 from 12:00 - 2:00PM, via Zoom
1/4/2022 Agenda and Registration Information | Summary
UVM Draft Review of PES Programs
Tuesday January 18, 2022 from 12:00 - 2:00PM, via Zoom
1/18/2022 Agenda and Registration Information | Meeting Recording | Summary
California Healthy Soils Program Slides
Tuesday February 1, 2022 from 12:00 - 2:00PM, via Zoom
2/1/2022 Agenda and Registration Information | Meeting Recording | Summary
Supporting Materials:
Interim PES Working Group Report
CA Healthy Soils Q&A 2022-02-01
Program Design PES-WG 2022-02-01
Tuesday February 15, 2022 from 12:00 - 2:00PM, via Zoom
2/15/2022 Agenda and Registration Information | Meeting Recording | Summary
Supporting Materials:
Biodiversity & Whole Farm Approaches (Kempner & Maden)
Soil Health - Biodiversity Nexus (Fleming) | Bibliography
Tuesday March 15, 2022 from 12:00 - 2:00PM, via Zoom *NEW LINK!*
3/15/2022 Agenda and Registration Information | Meeting Recording | Summary
Supporting Materials:
Update from UVM Research Team (UVM)
Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Services (UVM)
Tuesday April 5, 2022 from 12:00 - 2:00PM, via Zoom *NEW LINK!*
4/5/2022 Agenda & Registration | Meeting Recording | Summary
Supporting Materials:
Working Group Protocols - April 2021
Tuesday April 19, 2022 from 12:00 - 1:30PM, via Zoom *NEW LINK!*
4/19/2022 Agenda & Registration | Meeting Recording | Summary
Supporting Materials
DRAFT Program Objectives (CBI)
DRAFT Program Objectives with EDITS
Supplement to Task 8 - VT Soil Health Financing Landscape
Supplement to Task 8 - Soil Health Trust Recommendations
Reference - Ecosystem Services Meta-analysis
Tuesday May 3, 2022 from 12:00 - 2:00PM, via Zoom *NEW LINK!*
5/3/2022 Agenda & Registration | Meeting Recording | Summary
Supporting Materials
DRAFT Program Objectives & Goals with Markup (CBI)
DRAFT Biodiversity Matrix (Biodiversity Subgroup)
Tuesday May 17, 2022 from 12:00 - 2:00PM, via Zoom *NEW LINK!*
5/17/2022 Agenda & Registration | Meeting Recording | Summary
Supporting Materials
Program Design Poll Results | WG Results | non-WG Results
Stephen Leslie Public Comment Slides | Narrative
Tuesday June 7, 2022 from 12:00 - 2:00PM, via Zoom
6/7/2022 Agenda & Registration | Meeting Recording | Summary
Supporting Materials
Program Objectives 06.07 (CBI)
Farmer PES Survey - Task 3 Report (UVM)
FINAL Program Objectives (CBI)
Tuesday September 20, 2022 from 1:00 - 4:00PM, via Zoom *NEW LINK!*
9/20/2022 Agenda & Registration | Meeting Recording | Summary
Supporting Materials
PES WG Fall 2022 Process (CBI)
PES Stage Setting Slides (CBI)
Draft Summary Matrix - .XLS (VAAFM)
Draft Summary Matrix - .PDF (VAAFM)
PES-CASH-Pilot (VAAFM)
PES-Soil-Carbon-Test-Pilot (VAAFM)
PES-Soil-Carbon-Modeling-Pilot (VAAFM)
PES Ecosystem Observation Modeling Pilot (VAAFM)
PES Ecosystem Observation Pilot (VAAFM)
Previous Meeting Documents
Inventory: Existing Agricultural Conservation Programs (2021)
Inventory: Agricultural Conservation Practice Ecosystem Service Evaluation (2021)
Public Comment Documents
PES Ag Service Provider Recommendation
Tuesday October 4, 2022 from 1:00 - 4:00PM, via Zoom
10/4/2022 Agenda & Registration | Meeting Recording | Summary
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 from 10:00 - 3:00PM, hybrid
11/01/2022 Agenda | Meeting Recording | Summary
Tuesday, November 29, 2022 from 12:00 - 1:00PM, via Zoom
11/29/2022 Agenda | Meeting Recording | Summary
Supporting Materials
Draft Outline PES WG Report (CBI)
Tuesday, December 13, 2022 from 12:00 - 2:00PM, via Zoom
12/13/2022 Agenda | Meeting Recording | Summary
Supporting Materials
Draft PES WG Report (CBI)
Tuesday, January 3, 2023 from 12:00 - 2:00PM, via Zoom *NEW LINK!*
1/3/2023 Agenda | Meeting Recording | Summary
Supporting Materials
PES-CSP Program Pilot Summary Power Point (VAAFM)
Tuesday, January 10, 2023 from 12:00 - 2:00PM, via Zoom *NEW LINK!*
1/10/2023 Agenda | Meeting Recording | Summary
Supporting Materials