About NMEBC
A Powerful Platform for Meaningful & Sustainable Collaboration in Environmental Mitigation & Markets
The National Mitigation & Ecosystem Banking Conference (NMEBC) is all about investing in the environment. NMEBC is the first and only of its kind to bring members of the environmental community together to advance and protect the environment in a financially sustainable way. Private investment and public/private alliances are leading the way towards an improved environment and streamlined permitting for important infrastructure projects.
Established in 1997, this is conference is a “must attend” for those involved in this industry, drawing key decision makers and leaders from business, government (local, state and federal), nonprofits, and universities — further broken down by regulators, clients/buyers of credits, bankers, investors, suppliers, attorneys, engineers, real estate developers, planners, consultants, landowners and interested observers.

Who Should Attend?
Dialogue between bankers, regulators, customers/users, environmentalists is a primary focus of this annual event. NMEBC is open to anyone currently working or interested in the ecosystem services, mitigation banking, compensatory mitigation and overall environmental markets. We bring together individuals from a range of organizations, professional backgrounds and knowledge levels to share successes and failures, policy, practices and most importantly, knowledge.
Common industries and professions in attendance include:
- Federal, State, Local officials, planners and regulators
- Wetland, conservation, and stream mitigation bankers
- Tribal entities
- Engineers, scientists, attorneys
- Land trusts and conservancies
- Energy and Utility companies
- Academia
- Investors
- Realtors, Developers, Appraisers
- Landowners, Farmers
- Environmental Organizations
- Consultants and suppliers to the restoration industry
- Transportation – highways, railroads, ports, others
- Municipalities & more!
Steering Committee
Andy Beaudet
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Craig Denisoff
Craig Denisoff Consulting
Jonas Epstein
U.S. Forest Service
Ben Guillon
National Environmental Banking Association
Michael Hare
Resource Environmental Solutions
Travis Hemmen
Westervelt Ecological Services
Palmer Hough
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
George Howard
Restoration Systems LLC
George Kelly
Quantified Ventures
Michelle Mattson
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Deborah Mead
Bureau of Land Management
Jason Miller
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Nick Morgan
The Conservation Fund
George Platt
The Wetlandsbank™ Company, LLC
Michael Ruth
Federal Highway Administration
Susan-Marie Stedman
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Marla Stelk
Association of State Wetland Managers
Gray Stevens
Sandy Creek Partners
David Urban
Ecosystem Investment Partners
Corrie Veenstra
Bonneville Power Administration
Shaun Vickers
Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA
Regional Advisory Council
Frank Edelman
Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Ethan Ellsworth
Bureau of Land Management
Shauna Everett
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (Portland, OR)
Julia Grant
Green Diamond Resource Company
Aimee Hill
Idaho Transportation Department
Tracie-Lynn Nadeau
U.S. EPA Region 10
Tracy Peak
USACE Walla Walla District
Kelly Urbanek
USACE Walla Walla District

More About the Conference
The National Mitigation & Ecosystem Banking Conference was founded in 1997 with a diverse steering committee of leaders in regulatory, banking and environmental community, and is produced by JT&A, Inc.
Independent and balanced, NMEBC is well known for bringing together key stakeholders to explore policy and practice, share successes and failures, and learn about trends, science and emerging markets. Learn about JT&A.
Conference Format and Activities
NMEBC attracts a diverse audience bringing different perspectives on policy, practice & science – and successfully facilitates a variety of opportunities for dialogue and learning – further helping participants make new connections and build on existing ones.
- Training
- Workshops, field trips and facilitated discussions
- Forums (Bankers, Regulators, Clients, ILF)
- Academic Presentations and Case Studies
- Legislative & Policy Update
- Policy Roundtable
- Exhibits are the place for the Welcome Reception, Continental Breakfasts & Breaks
- Offsite events