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PES WG MEETINGS AND MATERIALS

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2019/2020:

PES WORKING GROUP BACKGROUND & ANNOUNCEMENT (9/19/2019)

PES WORKING GROUP WEBINARS

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

Final Documents and Deliverables

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:

CBI Agenda & Background

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:

Work Approach

Related Research

Wednesday, April 28th, 2021 from 12:30-2:00PM, via Zoom. 

4/28/2021 Agenda & Registration Information | 4/28/2021 Meeting Notes

Supporting Materials:

Task Group Workplans

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:

Task Group Update

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

Input on PES: Stephen Leslie

Wednesday, June 22, 2021 from 12:30-2:00PM, via Zoom. 

6/22/2021 Agenda & Registration Information

Supporting Materials:

Soil Health Values Matrix

Progress Summary

Tuesday September 21, 2021 from 12:00 - 2:00PM, via Zoom

9/21/2021 Agenda & Registration Information

9/21/2021 Meeting Recording

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

10/05/2021 Meeting Recording

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:

CSP+ Proposal for Discussion

Past CSP+ Webinar for Review

CSP+ Slides

Enhanced TA Teams Proposal Slides

Program Design 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

PES Program Tables

UVM Updates

Stephen Leslie - Small Farmer Input

PES Observed Metrics

Tuesday December 21, 2021 from 12:00 - 2:00PM, via Zoom

12/21/2021 Agenda & Registration Information | Meeting recording | Summary

Winsten Program Design slides

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 

Draft Annual Report

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

UVM Research Team 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:

Task 5 DRAFT Report (UVM)

Task 6 DRAFT Report (UVM)

Update from UVM Research Team (UVM)

Task 7 Update (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:

PES Timeline (Ryan Patch)

Task 3 Update (UVM)

Task 7 Overview (UVM)

Task 8 Overview (UVM)

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 

FINAL Task 7 Report (UVM)

FINAL Task 8 Report (UVM)

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)

Biodiversity Presentation

Tuesday May 17, 2022 from 12:00 - 2:00PM, via Zoom *NEW LINK!*

5/17/2022 Agenda & Registration  |   Meeting Recording   |   Summary

Supporting Materials

Program Objectives 5.13 (CBI)

Program Design PPT (AAFM)

Program Design Poll Results | WG Results | non-WG Results

Stephen Leslie Public Comment Slides   |  Narrative 

Task 3 Update (UVM)

FINAL Task 2 Report (UVM)

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 

Stephen Leslie Public Comment

PES Ag Service Provider Recommendation

Letter from Paul Doton

Tuesday October 4, 2022 from 1:00 - 4:00PM, via Zoom 

10/4/2022 Agenda & Registration |   Meeting Recording   |   Summary

Draft Approach 6: USDA-NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) With a Vermont State Enhancement (VSE)

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

PES-CSP Program Pilot Summary Power Point FINAL (VAAFM)

FINAL REPORT TO LEGISLATURE