August 21, 2017

Our Mission is to Support

  • Implementation of the wetlands mitigation rule and the ESA mitigation policy to promote the U.S. Congressional goal of “maximizing the use of environmental bank credits”;
  • Habitat markets and use of conservation banks;
  • Better relations with key governmental regulatory agencies and decision makers in support of habitat markets and private sector solutions to complex environmental issues;
  • Opportunities to work with other landowner and business groups committed to promoting regulatory reform and safeguards while conserving our nation’s important natural resources;
  • Educating the next generation of conservation stewards by promoting scholarships, internships, hands-on training and tours of mitigation banks and projects;
  • Private sector solutions and involvement in implementing environmental and habitat conservation in a manner that supports economic growth; and
  • Efforts and activities with regional and state habitat banking and restoration associations.

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