The Conservation Fund Compensatory Mitigation Webinar Series - Webinar 8: In-Lieu Fee & Additional Methods of Compensatory Mitigation

Compensatory mitigation helps conserve aquatic resources and at-risk species by offsetting permitted impacts under the Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and other federal laws. Mitigation can take the form of credits from a bank, in-lieu fee programs, or permittee-responsible projects. This free, eight-part webinar series — led by top experts — will cover key topics including federal regulations, mitigation types, and the roles of agencies and review teams.

This series is for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of compensatory mitigation. It fosters collaboration among regulators, mitigation sponsors, and credit buyers while covering core policies, program implementation, in-lieu fee programs, and credit trading systems. Attending all eight sessions provides a comprehensive view of how these topics connect.

It is recommended that participants watch the recording of Webinar 1 prior to attending this webinar.

Webinar 8 will include an in-depth look at in-lieu fee mitigation programs and discuss how they are similar to and differ from mitigation and conservation banks. The session will look at examples of in-lieu fee programs from across the country and discuss key lessons learned. Instructors will also touch on other mitigation methods to address impacts to species and their habitats such as recovery crediting systems, habitat credit exchanges, pre-listing mitigation programs, and programmatic consultation approaches.

Session Goal: To review the relationship between in-lieu fee programs and compensatory mitigation programs and provide an overview of various other mitigation methods such as recovery crediting systems, habitat credit exchanges, and programmatic mitigation approaches.

Presenters:

• Palmer Hough, US Environmental Protection Agency
• Holly Neill, The Conservation Fund
• Shauna Everett, US Fish & Wildlife Service
• Michelle Mattson, Institute for Water Resources, US Army Corps of Engineers