Developers with projects that impact wetlands, streams and endangered species must acquire permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to comply with federal and statutory regulations. Permits allow impactors to compensate for unavoidable environmental impacts to wetlands, streams and endangered species. The most common form of compensation is the purchase of environmental credits from mitigation banks, followed by individual project-specific mitigation plans, where bank credits are not currently available.In response to growing demand for mitigation solutions, I transformed my private land into Martin Creek Mitigation Bank in 2003. During the development of the bank, I learned to navigate a complex process—from permitting to marketing and selling credits— that included interacting with ecologists, biologists, and foresters, as well as various government entities, private industry and nonprofit organizations.I leveraged the success of Martin Creek Mitigation Bank by founding MSUSA in 2007. That same year, MSUSA became an affiliate of Advanced Ecology Ltd. (AEL), an environmental firm of scientists who work on proprietary projects, established in 1994.Our affiliation with AEL gives current and prospective clients access to extensive natural resource expertise and enhances MSUSA’s ability to provide comprehensive mitigation solutions for wetlands, streams and endangered species environmental impacts.
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