USDA has awarded $5 million to eight new wetland mitigation banking projects through the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program.
“These wetlands will provide agriculture producers an affordable mitigation option to remain in compliance for USDA Farm Bill programs while establishing banks that support wetland functions. Healthy wetlands help filter our water, sequester carbon, curb soil loss, and provide habitat for wildlife,” said Kevin Norton, acting Chief of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.
The following are the awarded projects: CORBLU Ecology Group, LLC in Georgia; EnviroScience in Ohio; Iowa Agricultural Mitigation, Inc.; Magnolia and Partners, LLC in Illinois; Michigan Department of Natural Resources; Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources; Milton Environmental Consultants in Arkansas; and South Dakota Farm Bureau.
