Alternatives to Conservation Banking (Part I) – Emerging Applications of Multiple Authority Mitigation

Presented live on January 27, 2021, this webinar -- the first of a two-part mini-series on alternative compensatory mitigation tools -- features a survey of emerging applications of multiple authority mitigation to support the recovery of species and habitats in new and exciting ways. 

It is recommended that participants view Webinar 1: The Market & Regulatory Drivers for Conservation Banking prior to viewing this webinar.

WEBINAR #7 Recording:

Presenters:

Megan Callahan Grant, NOAA Restoration Center (megan.callahan-grant@noaa.gov)
Shauna Everett, US Fish & Wildlife Service (shauna_everett@fws.gov)
Deblyn Mead, Bureau of Land Management (dMead@blm.gov)

WEBINAR MATERIALS:

• Speaker Bios (PDF)
• Shauna Everett Presentation (PDF)
• Deblyn Mead Presentation (PDF)
• Megan Callahan Grant Presentation (PDF)

RESOURCE MATERIALS:

1. American Forest Foundation. “Voluntary Gopher Tortoise Habitat Crediting System” Fact Sheet [DOWNLOAD PDF]

Web Resources:

• Linnton Mill Restoration Project: https://www.fws.gov/portlandharbor/news/linnton-mill-restoration-project
• Monarch Butterfly Habitat Exchange Program http://www.monarchhabitatexchange.org/
• Montana Sage-Grouse Mitigation Program https://sagegrouse.mt.gov/Team
• Nevada Conservation Credit System (sage-grouse): http://sagebrusheco.nv.gov/CCS/ConservationCreditSystem/
• PennDOT Volunteer Prelisting Pollinator Conservation Program: https://www.penndot.gov/ProjectAndPrograms/RoadDesignEnvironment/Environment/environmental-policy/Pages/Prelisting-Pollinator-Conservation-Program.aspx
• Portland Harbor Natural Resource Trustee Council’s website: https://www.fws.gov/portlandharbor/
• Portland Harbor Restoration Planning: https://www.fws.gov/portlandharbor/restoration
• Portland Harbor Final Restoration Plan and PEIS: https://www.fws.gov/portlandharbor/sites/default/files/2018-12/201706_FINAL_PEIS.pdf
• Portland Harbor Draft Supplemental Restoration Plan: https://www.fws.gov/portlandharbor/news/draft-supplemental-restoration-plan-available-comment
• REPI Program Webinars https://www.repi.mil/Resources/Webinars.aspx
• USACE RIBITS https://ribits.ops.usace.army.mil/
• Wyoming Sage-Grouse Mitigation Program https://wgfd.wyo.gov/Habitat/Sage-Grouse-Management