Conservation and Mitigation Banking

Announcements

  • Conservation Banking Enabling Instrument (CBEI) template
    The draft Conservation Banking Enabling Instrument (CBEI) template is open for public review and comment, closing on August 1, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. To submit comments: Email a comment letter to mitbank@wildlife.ca.gov by Friday, August 1, 2025, no later than 5:00 p.m.
    • Clearly label the page, section, and paragraph number
    • Identify “red flags” or key issues
    • Identify text/concepts that are unclear
    • Provide suggested edits (what) with rationale (why) for changes
    Email mitbank@wildlife.ca.gov if you have any questions during the public comment period. Once the public comment period has ended, CDFW will review the comments and finalize the CBEI
  • Webinar - Conservation Bank Enabling Instrument (CBEI)
    CDFW will host a virtual public meeting on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, 1 - 2 p.m., to discuss the CBEI while the public comment period is open. If you cannot attend, the meeting will be recorded and made available upon request.

A conservation or mitigation bank is a free-market enterprise that:

  • allows landowners economic incentives to protect natural resources
  • saves permittees/project proponents time and money by providing them with pre-approved compensation lands
  • consolidates small, fragmented mitigation projects into large contiguous sites that may have a higher wildlife habitat value
  • provides for long-term protection and management of habitat
  • offers the sale of mitigation credits in advance of identifying the compensatory mitigation project

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Habitat Conservation Planning Branch
P.O. Box 944209, Sacramento, CA 94244-2090
HCPB@wildlife.ca.gov