This October, Futurewise brought together state and local agency stakeholders for a day-long convening focused on the use of innovative financing and funding approaches for solving environmental challenges.  Field experts from across the county – from Maryland, to Chicago to California – presented a wide range of financing approaches, including the use of public-private partnerships and credit trading, to advance the construction of green stormwater infrastructure, improve the resilience of forests against wildfires, and solve surface water quality issues.  Futurewise will beworking with stakeholders over the coming year to identify and advocate for pilot projects here in the Northwest that take advantage of these tools – including how they may be used to improve land-use outcomes in urban and rural areas of Washington.

For more information on presenter topics, see the links to presentations below (some are still forthcoming):

• Todd Appel – Quantified Ventures
• Maria Montalvo – Corvias
• Laura Kimes – Fresh Coast Capital
• Carrie Sannemann – Willamette Partnership
• Scott Boardman – West Coast Infrastructure Exchange
• Leigh Madeira – Blue Forest Conservation
• Kit Schaefer – I2 Capital
• George Kelly – RES