Mitigation Analyst Lite, a REGULAR MEMBER benefit of the National Environmental Banking Association, has just upgraded to v6.0. The latest six dashboards are being released this week in partnership between NEBA member Trout Headwaters, Inc (THI) and Esri at the National Mitigation and Ecosystem Banking Conference.
As environmental bankers well know, the sheer volume of environmental data available is overwhelming. Couple that with the fact that vital mitigation industry data exists in multiple databases, and generally without the advantage of solid analytics or support. This responsive, portable, platform crunching tens of millions of datapoints for very specific projects is a solution that was developed by industry - for industry.
“We have been working closely with Esri to tailor v6.0 of the platform for improved navigation and versatility in support of holistic environmental resource conservation, restoration and management,” said Michael Sprague, product developer and CEO of Trout Headwaters, Inc (THI). "With good data flows the power to make good decisions. Environmental data, analysis, and visualization continue to be a prime focus of our work to enable and expand the restoration industry," he said.
A newly released Government Accountability Office (GAO) report is shining a spotlight on a concern many in the mitigation banking industry have raised for years: inconsistent implementation of the federal compensatory mitigation program across U.S. Army Corps of Engineers districts. Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, the Corps requires compensatory mitigation
Read MoreFor too long, environmental policy debates have been framed around a false and unproductive premise: that economic growth and environmental protection are inherently at odds. This mindset is not only outdated—it is actively harmful to both outcomes. Mitigation banking offers a clear path forward. By design, it aligns economic incentives with ecological restoration, proving
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