Conservation and Mitigation Banking

Announcement

The BAMT and PDT Public Meeting has been rescheduled to May 19 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The meeting will be in hybrid format with an in-person option in Sacramento and a virtual option. Further details can be found here.

The wildlife agencies, in conjunction with the Water Board of the Project Delivery Team (PDT), have developed and finalized the Conservation Banking Enabling Instrument (CBEI) template (Word). Sponsors should start to use this template as of May 28, 2026.

The guidelines webinar will take place on May 27th at 2pm. Further details can be found here. 

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

Banking Guidelines (PDF)

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

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