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Conservation and Mitigation Banking

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  • CDFW Draft Conservation and Mitigation Banking Guidelines (Guidelines) public comment period ends September 3, 2025 at 5 p.m.
    The CDFW draft Guidelines are open for public review and comment, closing on September 3, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. To submit comments: Email a comment letter to mitbank@wildlife.ca.gov by Wednesday, September 3, 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 Guidelines.

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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Draft Conservation and Mitigation Banking Guidelines Webinar – July 29, 2025.

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