Webinar 2: Recording and Materials

Webinar Materials

• Instructor biographies
• Webinar reference materials
• Webinar recording (link will be available after the webinar)

This webinar will provide an overview of regulatory guidance and best practices for selecting sites suitable for meeting mitigation requirements. Presenters will also review requirements for the content of mitigation and conservation bank instruments as well as review processes for these documents. This webinar will also investigate the roles and responsibilities of the various entities involved in the establishment and implementation of compensatory mitigation projects and the agencies’ roles as members of an Interagency Review Team or Mitigation Review Team. 

It is recommended that participants attend or watch the recording of Webinar 1 prior to attending this webinar. 

Session 1: Using a Landscape-Scale Approach to Site Selection

Session Goal: To understand the value and opportunities to strategically locating mitigation sites, especially compensatory mitigation programs, for the benefit of water resources, species habitat and other natural resources 

Presenters: 

• Michelle Mattson, Institute for Water Resources, US Army Corps of Engineers 
• Tyler Bell, Westervelt Ecological Services 

Session 2: Development of Compensatory Mitigation Instruments and Role of Review Teams

Session Goal: To provide an overview of the requirements and process for establishing compensatory mitigation instruments and review the authority, composition, and process of the Interagency Review Team (IRT) or Mitigation Review Team (MRT) 

Presenters: 

• Toby McBride, US Fish & Wildlife Service  
• Tyler Bell, Westervelt Ecological  
• Michelle Mattson, Institute of Water Resources, US Army Corps of Engineers