Graham Creek Mitigation Bank

Location

Angelina County, TX

Resources

Stream, Wetland

Solution

Mitigation Bank

Status

Approved

Codi Moore Brown

Credit Sales Representative

GRAHAM CREEK MITIGATION BANK is a 471-acre site in east Texas that EIP acquired from Delta Land Services in July 2018. This converted cattle pasture includes 286 acres of wetland, 30,000 linear feet of stream, and is surrounded by thriving planted stands of cypress and river birch trees. Fire has been safely and successfully reintroduced to the site in its longleaf pine habitat. Graham Creek’s location in the Pineywoods region, surrounded by the Angelina National Forest and near the Sabine National Forest, means that restoration of this bank plays an important ecological role within the broader landscape.

EIP owns and sponsors the bank, and Delta continues to work with permittees and consultants to sell the credits. Mitigation credits from the Graham Creek Mitigation Bank meet the needs of diverse development projects in east Texas, from roads to oil and gas to industrial development.

CREDITS
Wetland
– Forested iHGM – Physical, Biological, Chemical
Stream
– Perennial (ICC, RBC)
– Intermittent (ICC, RBC)
– Ephemeral (ICC, RBC)

SERVICE AREA
Primary
– Lower Neches (12020003) subbasin
Secondary
– Middle Neches (12020002) subbasin
– Lower Angelina (12020005) subbasin
– Village (12020006) subbasin
– Pine Island Bayou (12020007) subbasin

Graham Creek Mitigation Bank

Green vegetation appears around a freshly constructed stream.

Graham Creek Mitigation Bank

Careful monitoring after construction ensures that the restoration is successful in the long term.

Graham Creek Mitigation Bank

A vital component to project success, EIP partners at Delta plans the next stop en route to a monitoring location.

Graham Creek Mitigation Banks

Graham Creek is a mosaic of habitats restored to provide for impacts to eastern Texas wetlands and streams.

DLS Delta Land Services

Our Partners

Since 2018, EIP and Delta Land Services have partnered to bring the breadth of EIP’s national mitigation experience together with Delta’s Gulf Coast expertise. As a team, we successfully operate a portfolio of ten mitigation banks in Texas and Louisiana. Delta’s knowledge of regional ecology, and skill in both construction and credit sales, have earned them their strong local reputation. Our regional alliance expands the availability of cost-effective mitigation solutions for Gulf South permittees.

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