Ecosystem Investment Partners Teams Up With California Department of Water Resources on Lookout Slough

Launches Largest Habitat Restoration Project in Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta SOLANO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA – January 16, 2019 – Ecosystem Investment Partners (EIP), a private restoration investment firm, announced today that it is partnering with the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) on a multi-benefit project known as Lookout Slough (https://ecosystempartners.com/lookout-slough/) that will result in the restoration and … Continued

Ecosystem Investment Partners Provides Land to Help Reestablish West Virginia’s Elk Population

BALTIMORE – January 2, 2019 – Ecosystem Investment Partners (EIP), the largest private firm dedicated to mobilizing capital to solve ecological restoration and preservation issues, announced today that it is providing the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR) with 6,525 acres of restored land for inclusion into the state’s Wildlife Management Area (WMA) system, with … Continued

Ecosystem Investment Partners Receives Chesapeake Conservancy’s “Champion Of The Chesapeake” Award

BALTIMORE – November 16, 2018 – Ecosystem Investment Partners (EIP), one of the largest private investment firm dedicated to mobilizing capital to solve ecological restoration and preservation issues, announced today that it has been recognized as a “Champion of the Chesapeake” for its innovative work on restoring the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay. The award … Continued

EIP and Delta Land Services form Gulf Coast Alliance

EIP has some great news! We’re expanding our mitigation bank credit offerings in the Gulf South. EIP has purchased 11 approved and 5 pending wetland and stream mitigation bank sponsorships from Delta Land Services. We’re thrilled to announce that we are partnering with Delta on our new mitigation banks in a Gulf Coast Alliance. Delta will continue to … Continued

Once Reviled, Wetlands Awaken to Preservation’s Touch

Nick Dilks saw the potential even as he first laid eyes on 1,200 acres of forest west of Georgetown. It had been ditched, drained and cut over. In short, the 1,200 acres purchased late last year by Ecosystem Investment Partners told the story of the toll that land clearing, farming, forestry and development take on … Continued

Mitigation Banks Add Certainty to Mining Timelines and Costs

EIP’s Heath Rushing recently co-wrote an article for the Society of Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration’s Mining Engineering Magazine with CEC’s Nate Ober. The article discusses how mitigation bank credits provide value to the mining industry, specifically through shortened time-to-permit and lower costs. We invite you to read the article: “Mitigation Banks Add Certainty to Mining Timelines … Continued

Louisville's NPR News Station Reports on EIP's Job Creation in Coal Country

On April 3, 2017, WFPL, Louisville’s NPR News station, produced a report on EIP’s restoration work in Kentucky and West Virginia’s Coal Country. WVUE focused on EIP’s ability to facilitate a “huge economy that requires specialized training, requires specialized people, and can create high paying jobs.” To listen to the WFPL report, please click here Revenue Stream: … Continued

EIP Management Team Announcement

Ecosystem Investment Partners (EIP) is pleased to announce that Adam Davis and Heath Rushing will join Nick Dilks as Managing Partners of the firm, and that David Urban and Katherine Birnie have each earned the title of Managing Director. All four individuals have demonstrated a passion about and dedication to the goals of EIP to deliver strong investment returns while conserving and restoring … Continued

New Orleans Fox Affiliate Reports on EIP’s Chef Menteur Pass Restoration

On December 6, 2016, WVUE, the FOX-affiliated television station for New Orleans, Louisiana, produced a report on EIP’s restoration of the East Orleans Land Bridge through its development of the Chef Menteur Pass Wetland Mitigation Bank. WVUE focused on the role of EIP’s private investment in protecting this critical habitat. To watch the WVUE report, please click here … Continued