Mitigation is when a Mitigation Bank is created by a land owner to convert a property to a functional wetland. Government Agencies grant mitigation credits to compensate the owners for creating a well planned and functional Mitigation Bank. These credits range in value of ten’s of thousands to over a hundred thousand dollars per credit in some areas. These values are usually based on availability of other  Banks of similar attributes within the service area.

These Banks are important as they create a functional Wetland for the local habitat and wild life versus small non-functional or small parcels in heavily populated areas that serve very little useable environment for the local wildlife. By following policies of (No Net Loss) or (Like Kind Replacement), the local watershed, wildlife, and society benefits from these exchanges.

Most all cases, developers, government transportation projects and the like are able to more effectively proceed with their projects by purchasing these like credits from large scale and functioning Wetland Mitigation Banks. Thus, a Win/Win for all parties including and most importantly the Environment. In addition, for the Wetland Mitigation Bank Owner, the compensation for the credits tend to increase over time as the area and property values increase and in most cases the credit values do also. The owner of the Bank is building a sustainable environment from the converted  farmland and make a good return on their investment.