1 Jul 2026

Informational Public Notice-Financial Assurances Flexibility for Wisconsin Mitigation Bank Sites

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District (Corps) and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) are sharing information on agency flexibility related to providing financial assurances (FA) and requesting releases of FAs upon achieving certain construction and performance milestones on mitigation bank sites in Wisconsin.

30 Jun 2026

200th Street Wetland Bank

Expiration date: 7/30/2026

The proposal includes restoring a wetland and upland prairie complex within a 73.7-acre site. Approximately 35.6 acres within the site have been cultivated with corn and soybeans for over 20 years and approximately 31 acres within the site have been enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) since 2021. The CRP area would be bought prior to recording the conservation easement necessary for the wetland mitigation bank. Private drain tiles within the site appear to have fully drained historical wetlands. Specific objectives of the bank involve reestablishing 29.9 acres of wetland, including 5.4 acres of deep marsh, 12.3 acres of shallow marsh, and 12.2 areas of wet meadow communities, to generate approximately 36.8250 wetland mitigation credits. Hydrology is proposed to be restored within the site by breaking drain tiles, creating embankments, and installing new outlets at historical overflow elevations (see Figure 8 in the prospectus). Vegetation is proposed to be restored by treating and managing invasive species and seeding with native vegetation in both the wetland and upland areas.

23 Jun 2026

Black Creek Mitigation Bank

Expiration date: 7/23/2026

The sponsor proposes to establish the Black Creek Mitigation Bank. The sponsor proposes to restore and preserve approximately 85.72 acres of wetlands and upland buffer in Outagamie County, Wisconsin. The objective is to restore and conserve hydrology and native vegetation communities for the purpose of generating compensatory mitigation credits for sale in the Fox River Bank Service Area.

17 Jun 2026

Olsen LGRWP Wetland Bank

Expiration date: 7/17/2026

The Olsen Local Government Road Wetland Replacement Program (LGRWRP) Wetland Bank is a proposed mitigation bank project in Mower County, Minnesota,located approximately 7 miles north of Austin within Udolpho Township. The project area totals approximately 33.2 acres and is currently in annual row-crop agricultural production (corn and soybeans). The objective of the project is to restore a sloped wetland system of fresh wet meadow and native upland prairie within the Cedar River Watershed (Major Watershed No. 48, Bank Service Area 8).

6 May 2026

Special Public Notice- 2025 Banking Listening Sessions After Action Report

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District Regulatory Division (USACE), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (Wisconsin DNR) are announcing the release of the After-Action Report for the 2025 Banking Listening Sessions held on September 3, 2025 (Wisconsin) and September 17, 2025 (Minnesota). The agencies have developed an After-Action Report as one combined document for both states.

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.