August 21, 2017

NEBA News Digest for July 14, 2017

Welcome to the Weekly News Digest from the National Environmental Banking Association (NEBA).  
Here are some of the top stories grabbing environmental banking headlines for the week that ended July 14, 2017.   Environmental Banking D.C. Fly-in Announced - To be held March 19-23, 2018 - FREE Policy Conference for All Members https://environmentalbanking.org/calendar/   Monthly Member Briefing Call on 2nd Wed. of Every Month https://environmentalbanking.org/calendar/   NEBA is Gold Sponsor for the 2018 National Mitigation & Ecosystem Banking Conference http://mitigationbankingconference.com/   Chairwoman Donna Collier on Compensatory Mitigation Panel discussion https://www.eli.org/events/state-compensatory-mitigation   Member news: Lower Cutoff Creek Mitigation Bank http://www.tnrig.com/Lower_Cutoff_Creek_Mitigation_Bank.php    
REMINDER: NEBA Monthly Member Briefing Call open to all members has been scheduled for 3 pm EDT on Wed. Aug. 9, 2017 https://environmentalbanking.org/services/ See something you think others at NEBA should know?  Send it to info@environmentalbanking.org and we’ll be sure to share it.  

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