PROJECTS

Contributing to sustainable economic growth we see the positive results our projects provide: converting poorly-functioning systems to thriving and healthy ecosystems.

Turtle Creek Mitigation Bank

Onslow County, North Carolina

Turtle Creek is a mitigation bank under development in Onslow County, North Carolina.

Linear feet of stream restoration: 5,893
Acres of wetland restoration: 9.53
Acres of conservation easement: 23

Rolling Meadows Mitigation Bank

Davidson County, North Carolina

Located in Davidson County, North Carolina, Rolling Meadows Mitigation Bank restores, enhances and preserves the streams and wetlands associated with it’s creeks, swamps and rivers….

Linear feet of stream: 6,419
Acres of wetlands: 6.55
Available credit type(s): stream and wetland

Dieckbrader Mitigation Bank

Fayetteville, Ohio

The Dieckbrader MB is a low-head dam removal project located near Fayetteville, Ohio, roughly 30 miles east of Cincinnati.

Easement Acres:
30-35

Linear Feet of Stream:
approx. 6,400

Beidler Forest Spring Branch Mitigation Bank

Dorchester County, South Carolina

Located in Dorchester County, South Carolina, the Beidler Forest Mitigation Bank restores, enhances and preserves the wetlands associated with its creeks, swamps and rivers….

Acres of wetlands: 762.68
Available credit type(s): wetland

Great Pee Dee Mitigation Bank

Dillon and Marion Counties, South Carolina

Located in Dillon and Marion Counties, the Great Pee Dee Mitigation Bank restores, enhances and preserves the streams and wetlands associated with it’s creeks, swamps and rivers….

Linear feet of stream: 38,450
Acres of wetlands: 1019.7
Available credit type(s): stream and wetland

Tomlinson Run Mitigation Bank

Hancock County, West Virginia

WLS completed this project located within Tomlinson Run State Park in Hancock County, WV.
Linear feet of stream restoration: 7,891
Acres of conservation easement: 20
Trees planted: 8,900

Hodgson Mitigation Bank

Licking County, Ohio

Hodgson is a mitigation bank under development in Licking County, Ohio.

Linear feet of stream restoration: 13,873
Acres of conservation easement: 40
Trees planted: 25,000

Duck Creek Mitigation Bank

Harrison County, West Virginia

Duck creek is a mitigation bank under development in Watters Smith Memorial State Park within the West Fork HUC 8 River Watershed.

Linear feet of stream restoration: 14,352
Acres of wetland restoration: 5
Acres of conservation easement: 33
Trees planted: 19,500

Rocky Run Mitigation Bank

Washington County, Pennsylvania

Located in southwestern Pennsylvania, Rocky Run is a proposed stream and wetland mitigation bank in the Upper Ohio-Wheeling River Basin.

Linear feet of stream restoration: 8,913
Acres of wetland restoration: 10
Acres of conservation easement: 17
Trees planted: 17,500

Hornpipe Branch Tributaries Project

Lenior County, North Carolina

Located in the Neuse River Basin, the Hornpipe Branch Tributaries Project is a North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Mitigation Services full-delivery stream mitigation project.

Linear feet of stream restoration: 5,151
Acres of conservation easement: 32
Trees planted: 12,600

Lake Wendell Project

Johnston County, North Carolina

WLS completed this project for the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Mitigation Services, as a full-delivery project.

Linear feet of stream restoration: 4,269
Acres of conservation easement: 12
Trees planted: 6,432

Scarborough Mitigation Bank

Wayne County, North Carolina

Scarborough is a mitigation bank located in the Neuse 02 Watershed and provides stream and wetland mitigation credits.

Linear feet of stream restoration: 11,342
Acres of wetland restoration: 118
Acres of conservation easement: 231
Trees planted: 103,183

Banner Branch Project

Stokes County, North Carolina

WLS completed this project for the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Mitigation Services, as a full-delivery mitigation project for stream and wetland mitigation.

Linear feet of stream restoration: 15,707
Acres of wetland restoration: 6
Acres of conservation easement: 41
Trees planted: 20,130

Hollowell Mitigation Bank

Wayne County, North Carolina

Hollowell is a mitigation bank located in the Inner Coastal Plain Physiographic Province and provides stream and wetland mitigation credits.

Linear feet of stream restoration: 8,979
Acres of wetland restoration: 11
Acres of conservation easement: 72
Trees planted: 41,015

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does a mitigation project take on average?

Project timelines vary greatly depending on regional factors, landowner specifics, project components, and resource agency-driven timelines. Ideally, we like to identify high quality projects with landowners so we can design, permit, and construct within 2 years of initiation. And, depending on where the project is located there can be anywhere from 5 to 12 years of post-construction monitoring. Based on the timelines we have seen throughout the industry, our project schedules and approvals are faster than most. However, it's critically important for our landowners and customers to understand that many circumstances outside of our control can bring additional delays to project implementation. We communicate each aspect of the project's phase and progress to our clients, and make ourselves available for questions at any time.

What is your ideal project?

Truthfully, we love all our projects as they ultimately lead to something significant. We love projects where we get to restore the environment and improve the quality of people's lives. Large project footprints, highly degraded systems in need of improvement, and projects that include exposure to society in a way that helps to promote restoration - factors like these get us really excited.

Do you focus on specific mitigation sectors or specific land types?

"Specific" is not necessarily a word we use when choosing project direction. For example, we may have more stream restoration projects then species banks, but that is more demand-driven than anything. Project diversity and positive impact are the factors that drive us! If the project has the potential to positively impact people and the environment, then we would love to create solutions for these situations.