In partnership with the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the US Fish & Wildlife Service, The Conservation Fund's Conservation Leadership Network (CLN) offers an annual training course for members of Interagency Review Teams (IRTs) on Mitigation Banking & In-Lieu Fee Programs. The course is designed to increase the effectiveness of IRTs in reviewing proposed 3rd party mitigation and overseeing their operation. 

Resources and presentations from the June 2019 course offering -- organized by session -- are available for download below. Also available for download are the Course Agenda (pdf) and Resource List (pdf). For information about this and other CLN course offerings, see the Upcoming Courses & Events page.

  • Session 1: Overview Materials (zip file)
  • Session 2: IRTs/MBI Documentation Materials (zip file)
  • Session 3: Site Selection Materials (zip file)
  • Session 4: Site Protection Materials (zip file)
  • Session 5: Business of Banking Materials (zip file)
  • Session 6: Service Area Materials (zip file)
  • Session 7: In-Lieu Fee Materials (zip files) Part 1 |  Part 2 | Part 3
  • Session 8: Short-Term Financial Assurance Materials (zip file)
  • Session 9a: Wetland Crediting Materials (zip files) Part 1 | Part 2
  • Session 9b: Stream Crediting Materials (zip files) Part 1 | Part 2
  • Session 10: Performance Standards/Credit Release Materials (zip file)
  • Session 11: Conservation Banking/Joint Banking Materials (zip file)
  • Session 12: Long-Term Management/Stewardship Financing Materials (zip file)
  • Session 13: Oversight & Compliance Materials (zip file)
  • Session 14: Dispute Resolution Materials (zip file)
  • RIBITS Session Materials (zip file)
  • Class Exercise Materials (zip file)