The EcoMetrics Podcast

Join us as Dave White, Former Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Services, discusses the importance of intentional and sustainable precision soil moisture management. He advocates for regenerative agricultural practices when replacing with former drainage systems so water resources can be well managed. Well managed water resources creates multiple co-benefits for the environment, the economy, and the producer. 

Check out some images and resources Dave shared on the EcoMetrics website.

Jim Seif, former Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection in Pennsylvania, joins the EcoMetrics Podcast to discuss economic value of land use, sharing stories of how considering the true and full value of land and nature can impact other economic priorities for the positive. Jim talks about how this value used to be the "fuzzy, feel good values" during his previous tenure, but now we have "the numbers" to help share the importance of benefits valuation in land conservation. 

Jim mentions a recent article by The Nature Conservancy, check out the article HERE.

Terry Watt joins the EcoMetrics Podcast this month to talk about the importance of co-benefits valuation and credits markets, specifically in the land use planning and conservation space. She highlights the importance of collaboration between stakeholders to use the tools and resources available for best practices and attacking the "pressing challenges of our time." Located in California, Terry also highlights examples within the state to showcase this importance of co-benefit valuation. 

RESOURCES: 
CARB:  CARB approves climate transparency regulation for entities doing business in California | California Air Resources Board
This is the underpinning for a nature based credits program along with CNRA’s 30X30 program: 30x30 California
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Master Plan for Coyote Valley:  Coyote Valley Conservation Areas Master Plan | Open Space Authority - The foundation for a nature based credits program
Connect with Terry! TerryJWatt@gmail.com

Joni Carswell joins the EcoMetrics Podcast as our first guest of 2026, and we couldn't think of a better kickoff to the year. Joni is the CEO and President of Texan by Nature, a nonprofit in Texas that has the big and very relevant vision of catalyzing collaborative conservation. Texan by Nature connects business and investment with nature based solutions, helping their partners make the business case for nature based solutions by showing the return on conservation. Using evidence based and data driven information, Texan by Nature aims to support different partners such as conservation organizations and corporations to fuel innovative and creative conservation solutions. Joni believes that the future of business and the health of our people are rooted and reliant on ecosystems and natural resources. Listen to this insightful conversation as Joni shares some great examples with something to learn for all of us. 
RESOURCES
Learn more about Texan by Nature, their mission, and some of their recent projects at their website HERE. 
Joni and Ed both mentioned and discussed the Texan by Nature Return on Conservation Index. Read more about that HERE.

Mike Nemeth, Sr. Manager, Agricultural and Environmental Sustainability for Nutrien, has seen the impact of nature at work. He wisely notes that all companies rely on nature or interact with nature in some way. Understanding how a company interacts with nature and values the benefits from projects is a crucial component for success. Join us as Mike shares some practical and experiential examples of co-benefit valuation in the agriculture supply chain.

RESOURCES:
Mike mentions a pilot project that really highlights the valuation of co-benefits and nature-based solutions within agriculture. Find out more about the Lake Winnipeg Project HERE.