10 Mar 2025

North Moen Family Wetland Bank

Expiration date: 4/9/2025

The project is located in BSA 9, which is a large BSA comprised of approximately 30 counties and includes the Minnesota River watershed. Per the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) website, there are a total of 27 approved mitigation banks within BSA 9. Fifteen of the 27 approved banks have federal credits available, and all have less than 5 credits available for sale to provide compensatory mitigation. Population centers such as Montevideo, Granite Falls, New Ulm, Mankato, Shakopee, and the southwest metro of the Twin Cities are included in this BSA. Many of these cities have increasing development and the sponsor anticipates there will be a need for future bank credits in this BSA.

6 Mar 2025

Gavin Farm Wetland Bank

Expiration date: 4/5/2025

There isa demonstrated need for wetland credits within the watershed and Bank Service Area of the proposed site. The site is within the South Fork Crow River watershed and Bank Service Area (BSA) 7 which includes Minneapolis, St. Paul, and portions of the Twin Cities Metro Area. This watershed and BSA includes areas where future development and expansion will likely continue to result in wetland impacts that will require mitigation credits.

6 Mar 2025

Dackins Wetland Bank

Expiration date: 4/5/2025

The 2017-2026 Blue Earth County Water Management Plan describes the land use changes that have resulted in the degradation and wide-scale loss of prairie, wet prairie, and wetlands within the county (Appendix I). These land use changes are associated with watershed conditions that contribute to the impairments of watercourses within the county, including the impaired reach of Minneopa Creek. The proposed bank easement area encompasses the headwaters of Minneopa Creek. The sponsor proposes the project to restore wetland conditions within the site, thereby increasing habitat diversity, providing refuge for locally important fish and wildlife, improving water quality and improving overall watershed conditions within the Minnesota River watershed.

24 May 2023

UPDATE OF THE JOINT 2013 GUIDELINES FOR WETLAND COMPENSATORY MITIGATION IN WISCONSIN

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District (Corps) recently began an update of the joint 2013 Guidelines for Wetland Compensatory Mitigation in Wisconsin. We have developed draft outlines for the next version and are seeking public input on the outlines as well as additional information we should consider addressing in the next version. To facilitate meaningful comment, we are also seeking individuals who are currently active in the development or use of compensatory mitigation in Wisconsin who are interested in participating in a listening session. We will host the session July 6, 2023, and determine exact time and location based on interest. We are currently considering making this a virtual session. The session will aim to gather feedback from the mitigation community on crucial mitigation issues that need our clarification, with a specific focus on topics to include in the outlines and information needs or gaps that existed in the 2013 version of the Guidelines. If you are interested in the session, please register in advance by sending your name, organization, contact information, and whether you are primarily a mitigation provider or mitigation purchaser to Leslie Day (leslie.e.day@usace.army.mil) on or before June 23, 2023.

18 Apr 2023

ANNOUNCEMENT OF RELEASE OF STREAM MITIGATION PROCEDURES

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District Regulatory Division (Corps) is announcing the release of its Stream Mitigation Procedures, Version 1.0 (Stream Procedures), applicable in both Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Corps will host an online outreach event on May 10, 2023, to review contents of the Stream Procedures and provide an opportunity for the public to ask questions about implementation of this document. The target audience is stakeholders, consultants, potential stream bankers, and other agencies. If you are interested in participating in this outreach event, please reach out to stpaulsqt@usace.army.mil to receive a calendar invitation. Please let us know if you are interested in attending, but unable to make the May session. We will hold additional outreach events later in the summer if there is demand.

17 Dec 2021

Credit Release Schedule Flexibility for Mitigation Bank and In-Lieu Fee Sites

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District (Corps) is sharing information to describe the flexibility related to credit releases associated with meeting hydrology performance standards at mitigation bank and in-lieu fee (ILF) sites.