MITIGATION BANKING
Mitigation banking helps offset environmental impacts from development projects by preserving, enhancing, restoring or creating a wetland, stream or aquatic area in a nearby area. The goal is to replace the function and value of ecological habitats that might be adversely affected by a large-scale projects like housing developments and industrial expansion.
Mitigation banking earns mitigation credits, which are then sold to a developer for a fee. Mitigation banks are regulated and approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Mitigation banking provides many benefits to our communities:
- Protects the environment
- Streamlines conservation in the region
- Assigns responsibility for developing, maintaining and monitoring the site
- Supports economic growth
REESMAN EXPERTISE IN MITIGATION BANKS
The Reesman Company has completed numerous projects directed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, performing work on wetland scrapes for private land owners. We specialize in landscape planning, including design and build services, wildlife and prairie plantings, and landscape maintenance programs.
Our mitigation experts have decades of experience in ecologically responsible landscape planning and installations, including erosion control techniques to preserve biodiversity and native plantings for wildlife. We can assist land owners in every step of the process, from re-establishing wetland hydrology to monitoring and maintaining the site to ensure it meets performance standards.
See Our Recent Case Study
Learn more about the challenges we faced and the solutions we provided for mitigation and environmental services.
