Ducks Unlimited Announces Mitigation Bank Credits for Sale

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Memphis District recently released the first Mount Tena Creek Mitigation Bank wetland credits. The bank, located in southern Fayette County, will help offset unavoidable environmental impacts to wetlands throughout the Memphis area.

“Purchasing credits from an approved mitigation bank allows a developer to move on with their project in a quick and efficient manner,” Eric Held, manager of mitigation programs for DU’s Southern Region, said. “Purchasing credits is the preferred means of offsetting unavoidable environmental impacts. This bank will streamline the permitting process for development in the Memphis area, including government infrastructure, residential growth, and commercial enterprise.”

Over the coming months Ducks Unlimited, Inc. will plant nearly 23,000 native trees as part of the sites wetland habitat restoration. The entire restoration project will be monitored for several years to ensure its success and that it meets requirements of the Corps of Engineers.

“DU has more than 75 years experience in wetland enhancement and restoration work and is recognized as the world’s leading wetlands conservation organization,” Held said. “Operating the Mount Tena Creek Mitigation Bank allows us to apply this institutional knowledge and experience to deliver quality wetland restoration to provide companies a cost effective option for compensating for authorized wetland impacts.”

Purchasing credits from an approved mitigation bank allows a developer to permanently transfer responsibility for their compensatory mitigation requirements to the bank sponsor.

Interested parties can contact Eric Held at (601) 956-1936 or via email eheld@ducks.org; or visit http://www.ducks.org/mitigation for more information.

Contact:

Andi Cooper
601-956-1936
acooper@ducks.org
@DUSouthernNews

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Ducks Unlimited is the world's leader in wetlands and waterfowl conservation. DU got its start in 1937 during the Dust Bowl when North America’s drought-plagued waterfowl populations had plunged to unprecedented lows. Determined not to sit idly by as the continent’s waterfowl dwindled beyond recovery, a small group of sportsmen joined together to form an organization that became known as Ducks Unlimited. Its mission: habitat conservation. Thanks to decades of abiding by that single mission, Ducks Unlimited is now the world’s largest and most effective private waterfowl and wetlands conservation organization. DU is able to multilaterally deliver its work through a series of partnerships with private individuals, landowners, agencies, scientific communities and other entities.