“The Summit was an exciting mixture of professionals and experts across a huge bandwidth – rarely seen at a technical gathering. This Summit brought Agriculture and Urban issues together for the first time – to focus on soil, water, and air quality.” 
--Jan Allen, P.E. CMQ/OE, President, Concept Kinetics PLLC

“The Summit was an incredible day – I really enjoyed the diversity of backgrounds and experiences represented there, and found it so inspiring to be in a room filled with so much hope in the face of the daunting challenges in front of us.”
--Katie Briggs, Managing Director, Laird Norton Family Foundation

“I came to the Summit without a clear understanding of exactly what to expect.  I am attempting to start a small wood products business in a distressed community where I live. Wood waste is a problem not just for us, but it is a growing problem in the Pacific NW region. I was looking and listening to see if there were options other than the traditional methods of dealing with this waste. I see a long term symbiotic relationship between carbon sequestering and producers of wood waste. There is much work to do to make this happen.  But, it could scale very quickly with the right direction.”
--Gordon Chaffee, Raymond, WA

“I loved hearing about the various ways that good ecological science is moving us forward toward a resilient and restorative future for the Northwest and getting to discuss how best we could all work together to further accelerate the global leadership that our region has already pioneered.”
--Aaron D. Clark Ph.D., Program Manager, Stewardship Partners

“We value the work that is being done by Climate Solutions, University of Washington, and others (at the Summit) and hope that we can draw on that expertise to make real change in the coming years.”
--Linda M. Dobson, Division Manager, Sustainable Stormwater Management, City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services

“The information shared at the Summit is so valuable to me personally and professionally. It’s so important to keep the information exchange going and not to lose the momentum on this important effort to help improve our quality of life for us and future generations.”
--Juli Hartwig, Roadside Design & Policy Specialist, Washington Department of Transportation

“Climate Solutions did a terrific job of serving as an essential community catalyst to effectively bring together and connect a disparate and powerful mix of Northwesterners who are making a difference and are committed to making even more of a difference in the future.”
--Peter Hayes, Family Forester and Operator, Hyla Woods

“I had a great time at the NW Biocarbon Summit!  I knew very few of the attendees and presenters so I was exposed to a whole new cadre of climate change experts. Much of the information, especially "biochar" and the potential for carbon sequestration in remediated urban soils, was new for me. I work exclusively on climate change and green infrastructure in the urban context and am particularly interested in ensuring we link climate mitigation with climate adaptation strategies and foster information sharing and collaboration among metropolitan regions in Cascadia. I think the Biocarbon Summit will provide momentum to do that.”
--Mike Houck, Executive Director, Urban Greenspaces Institute

“The Northwest Biocarbon Summit pulled together what seemed previously to be disparate fields, and what emerged was a commonality of processes and overall mission, while the resources and people/brain power grew.”
--Teresa Koper, Senior Project Analyst, The Climate Trust

“The Northwest Biocarbon Summit was one of the most significant forums I have attended in recent years, bringing together a diverse but committed group of professionals under one roof, all with the goal of furthering understanding and implementation or various biocarbon solutions throughout the Northwest and beyond. I am stimulated to have been a part of this group!”
--David McCall, Solid Waste Program Manager, Tillamook County

“Two things stand out:  The distinctly positive energy of the very diverse crowd, united in multiplexed insights and effort to solve this most critical problem of our time;… and perhaps the most "Aha!"  idea personally was that put forward by Tony de Falco in the economics track, that bringing green solutions to underserved communities is both a necessary moral challenge and a leverage opportunity.”
--Martin Passmore