Mr. Waldon also serves as managing partner for a new company, Restoration Bioproducts LLC, focused on bioenergy, carbon capture, and sequestration utilizing pyrolysis to produce bio-oil and biochar. The first of three projects in Virginia is scheduled to open in Q4 of 2023 at Waverly, VA. In the recent past, Mr. Waldon served as an advisor on land management, carbon, biomass energy, timber, and wildlife for clients throughout North America. Mr. Waldon has extensive experience in international forestry, biodiversity, carbon sequestration, and the international carbon markets with a focus on land conservation and climate change. He was formerly the founder and Executive Director of the Conservation Management Institute, a center within the College of Natural Resources at Virginia Tech, and managed research centers at Virginia Tech for 23 years.