BEYOND CARBON

Join Colorado State University’s Soil Carbon Solutions Center for a free, invite-only event. We will present the latest soil carbon science relevant to scaling soil-based climate solutions and discuss where technology and socio-economic systems need to go to enable these solutions at scale. The audience will include investors, philanthropists, representatives from the agricultural sector, and policy makers.

This event is made possible with funding from the Mighty Arrow Family Foundation and Conscience Bay Research.

The Elizabeth Hotel

111 Chestnut St, Fort Collins, CO 80524

Getting to Fort Collins from DIA

Groome shuttle
Bustang from Denver Union Station

Driving. directions from Denver:

Take I-25 North
Take exit 269B toward Ft Collins onto CO-14 W (E Mulberry St). Go for 3.5 mi.
Turn right onto Riverside Ave. Go for 0.6 mi.
Continue on Jefferson St. Go for 233 ft.
Turn left toward Chestnut St.

Dinner to follow at Little on Mountain 5:30 PM

1046 W. Mountain Ave Fort Collins, CO 80521
1.3 miles from The Elizabeth Hotel

October 1, 2024

Agenda

9 - 9:15AM: Welcome

9:15 - 10AM: Tipping Points

Dr. Dave Schimel, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Dr. Lauren Gifford, CSU Soil Carbon Solutions Center

10:15 - 11AM: Water + Nitrogen

Dr. Rich Conant, CSU Ecosystem Science and Sustainability Department
Dr. Nathan Mueller, CSU, Soil and Crop Sciences & Ecosystem Science and Sustainability Departments

Dr. Daniel Liptzin, Soil Health Institute

11:15 - 12:15PM: Emerging Markets

Caitlin Smith, Rocky Mountain Institute
James Gaspard, Biochar Now
Mark Lewis, Trailhead Capital
Dr. Sarah Federman, Carbon Direct

12:15 - 1:15PM: Lunch

1:15 - 2PM: Livestock Production Systems

Dr. Jordan Kraft Lambert, Director of Agricultural Innovation and Partnerships, CSU SPUR
Dr. Scott Howard, Mayer National Foods
Jason Weller, Chief Global Sustainability Officer, JBS

2:20 - 2:50PM: Soils

Rebecca Even, CSU Soil and Crop Sciences Department
Sarah Hinkley, Barn Owl Precision Agriculture

3:05 - 4PM: Ecosystem Services

Dr. Laura Dee, CU Boulder Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department
Dr. Jenny Soong, Mathematica
Dr. Lilly Hancock, General Mills

4PM: Keynote - Projects in the real world

Taylor Marshall, Restore the Earth Foundation

4:55PM: Wrap up

Transportation + Lodging

If you’re coming from the Denver International Airport, the Groome Shuttle picks-up and drops-off at your hotel or the CSU campus Transit Center.
Groome Transportation: (970) 226-5533

Other transportation options include:
-Bus from Union Station in Denver: Bustang
-Rental cars: Enterprise, Budget, Hertz
-Rideshare: Lyft or Uber

Hilton, Fort Collins
425 W Prospect Rd.
CSU discount rate

The Elizabeth Hotel
111 Chestnut St.
CSU discount Rate

Armstrong Hotel
259 S College Ave.

Parking

There is some free on-street parking, though most free parking is limited to two hours. There are some all day free parking spots on Mathews Street, across Mountain Ave from the hotel, shown in the map to the right.

We recommend parking in the garage next to The Elizabeth: the Firehouse Alley Parking Structure, on the 2nd or 3rd floor. There is a $1 an hour parking fee after the first hour.