This course will focus on using Ecosystem Service Valuation (ESV) to inform decision makers of alternative approaches to the multiple pressing and widespread environmental issues. The class is a facilitated learning experience using a local, applied case study to learn the theory, methodologies, and practice of ecosystems services and accounting for natural capital along with their applications in public policy. The students will apply lessons learned in class by scoping and building the foundations of a complete economic assessment. Practitioners in the field will work closely with the class to develop a deep understanding of this innovative economic perspective that provides a critical connection between standard cost/benefit analyses and the unaccounted impacts upon our environment.