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The Story of the Minnesota Land Transaction: The Conservation Fund Perspective
Steve Hobbs, Minnesota State Director for The Conservation Fund, tells the story of the complex land acquisition strategy that created the foundation for EIP’s Mississippi and Superior Mitigation Bank in northern Minnesota. To link to this article on The Conservation Fund website, please click here.
EIP’s Largest Stream Restoration Project To Date Breaks Ground in Kentucky
Friday, April 3rd, 2015 marked an important milestone for Ecosystem Investment Partners, as Colonel Beck of the US Army Corps Louisville District, Dave Harmon from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, representatives of the state Department of Water and Fish and Wildlife offices, and Adam Rice from the office of U.S. Congressman Harold Rogers joined our team … Continued
EIP Completes Innovative Land Exchange in Minnesota in Partnership with The Conservation Fund
On January 22, EIP completed the acquisition of 21,292 acres in St. Louis County, Minnesota comprising most of the Sax-Zim Bog, one of the most important bird watching areas in North America. In what has been called, “a historic land preservation deal” by the Duluth Audubon Society, Ecosystem Investment Partners worked with The Conservation Fund … Continued
EIP Expands Management Team
New Lincoln Institute Publication on Appraisal
A new Lincoln Institute white paper by EIP Partner Adam Davis describes how environmental features on land are handled in the appraisal process, and makes some recommendations for updating standards to reflect recent developments in mitigation banking and other environmental markets. The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy is a leading voice on various land use … Continued
Ecosystem Investment Partners Completes Acquisitions In Florida
Ecosystem Investment Partners is pleased to announce the acquisition of 891 acres in central Florida consisting of two parcels established as the Peace River Basin Wetland Mitigation Bank and the Boran Ranch Wetland Mitigation Bank. EIP additionally acquired control of significant additional acreage that has great restoration potential and the ability to service the large … Continued
St. Louis County Board Approves Sax-Zim Land Exchange
Duluth News Tribune by John Myers Floodwood – The St. Louis County Board on Tuesday gave final, unanimous approval to its part in a major land exchange that will establish the largest private wetland mitigation bank in the nation. The deal, in the works for more than a year, will see the county trade about … Continued
New York Times Features EIP’s Chef Menteur Pass
John Schwartz, the national infrastructure correspondent for the New York Times, visited the EIP’s Chef Menteur Pass property near New Orleans to see for himself how private investment in restoration works. The article describes the restoration activities now underway, and provides good context and background on how mitigation banking works. Click here to link to the … Continued
Largest privately funded marsh restoration project on the Gulf Coast gets underway
By Adam Davis, EIP The Chef Menteur property comprises about sixty three percent of the East Orleans Land Bridge, which rises just to the east of New Orleans above the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge. This private property, of about 16,500 acres, was owned by CSX and then another private owner before being acquired by … Continued
Forbes Article on “How Private Capital is Restoring U.S. Wetlands” features EIP
A recent article on the Forbes website describes progress being made in mitigation banking and the leading role. EIP is working to expand the use of private capital to enable both efficient permitting and large scale restoration. The article describes how the ‘no net loss’ policies in the Clean Water Act have created incentives for investment … Continued