Toadstool Mitigation Bank
Lake Washington Mitigation Bank
Lake Washington Mitigation Bank (LWMB) is a 1657-acre site located within the St. Johns River and Lake Washington Floodplain and is contiguous to a portion of the southeastern shore of Lake Washington in the City of Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida. LWMB provides a key connection between Lake Washington, a class I water body and the Lake Washington/St. Johns River flood plain. Approved by St. Johns River Water Management District in July 2016 and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in June 2017, the Lake Washington Mitigation Bank features freshwater floodplain marshes throughout the site. The mitigation plan includes restoration, enhancement and preservation of native vegetative communities as well as enhancement and long-term management of wildlife habitat throughout the bank site. LWMB is approved to offset freshwater herbaceous wetland impacts within the St. Johns River Water Management District’s Southern St. Johns River Basin (Basin 20) and a portion of the Central Indian River Lagoon (Basin 22).
TM Econ Mitigation Bank
TM Econ Mitigation Bank (TMMB) is a 5,200-acre bank located in East Orange County within the headwaters of the Econlockhatchee River with SJRWMD Basin #19. The bank provides a critical connection between Split Oak Conservation Area and the Hal Scott Preserve. TM Econ Mitigation Bank is an integral part of the environmental corridor that spans from Lake Tohopokeliga in Osceola County to the south and the St. Johns River headwaters of Lake Jesup and Lake Monroe to the North. TM Econ is State and Federally approved to offset forested or herbaceous wetland impacts and can mitigate for riparian habitat protection zones (RHPZ) losses within the Econ basin. Credits are available to offset impacts for projects located in Orange County, Seminole, Volusia, Osceola and Brevard Counties. Its service area also includes SJRWMD Basins: #18-St. Johns River (Canaveral Marshes to Wekiva); Basin #19-Econlockhatchee River Nested; Basin #23: Lake Jesup; SFWMD Basins: Boggy Creek; Lake Hart; East Lake Tohopekaliga; and Lake Myrtle.
Quickdraw Mitigation Bank
Quickdraw Mitigation Bank is 102 acres located in Osceola County within the Lake Gentry Basin. The site forms a portion of the wetland and upland headwaters for Big Bend Swamp, whose waters move south toward Lake Gentry and then into the Kissimmee River. Historically, the site was utilized for silviculture, suppressed fire regimes, and cattle ranching. Quickdraw Mitigation Bank was approved by South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) in February 2011. The mitigation plan includes creation of herbaceous, shrubby, and forested wetlands, enhancement of surface waters and upland preservation. Quickdraw MB is approved to offset forested and herbaceous wetland impacts within the following SFWMD Basins: Boggy Creek, Shingle Creek, Lake Hart, East Lake Tohopekaliga, Lake Tohopekaliga, Alligator Lake, Lake Myrtle, Lake Gentry, and S-63A. Its service area includes portions of Orange and Osceola Counties.
Pembroke Pines Mitigation Bank
Pembroke Pines Mitigation Bank (PPMB), the first mitigation bank approved in South Florida in 1993, is a 450-acre site owned by the City of Pembroke Pines and the first mitigation bank approved in South Florida. Located in the New River Drainage Basin. PPMB is approved by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to provide freshwater forested and herbaceous wetland credits. The PPMB site had been overrun by harmful and destructive exotic species including Melaleuca and Brazilian Pepper, and was used by the public for illegal dumping and off-road recreational vehicles. The successful restoration and enhancement of onsite wetlands has produced a diverse, multi-habitat ecosystem. Pembroke Pines Mitigation Bank was the first mitigation bank in the nation to transfer a mitigation credit with the USACE and has been nationally recognized as a model project. Pembroke Pines Mitigation Bank’s service area includes all of Broward County and includes SFWMD’s East Everglades and New River Drainage Basins as well as the southern portion of the Eastern Palm Beach County Basin.
Nochaway Mitigation Bank
Nochaway Mitigation Bank is a 4,075-acre site located in south central Clay County. The north bank half comprises the headwaters of Greens Creek whereas the south half comprises the headwaters of Rice Creek. Nochaway MB abuts two large conservation areas: the 12,000-acre Belmore State Forest defines the entire west NMB boundary, and the 2500-acre Highbrighton Conservation Easement defines most of the east and north NMB boundaries. Nochaway Mitigation Bank has been approved by the St. Johns River Water Management District and the United States Army Corps of Engineers to offset freshwater forested impacts within the Basins 4 (Northern St. Johns River) and SJRWMD Basin 8 (St. Johns River: Welaka to Bayard) to include portions of Clay, Putnam Counties.
Fox Branch Wetland Mitigation Bank
Fox Branch Wetland Mitigation Bank (FBMB) is a 1,075-acre site located along the Hillsborough River in northwest Polk County, Florida. Fox Branch is situated within a network of conservation lands that connect the Hillsborough River Watershed with the Withlacoochee River Watershed and the Green Swamp. The main vegetation communities within the bank site: freshwater marsh, hydric pine flatwoods, and wetland forested mixed. The mitigation plan includes hydrologic improvements including the installation of ditch blocks, low water crossings, and berm breaches, as well as upland and wetland enhancement and preservation. The mitigation plan will improve the ecological and hydrologic functioning of the drained wetland systems and provide an ecosystem-level landscape support to facilitate wildlife movement through the Upper Hillsborough River corridor. FBMB has been approved by the Southwest Florida Water Management District and the United States Army Corps of Engineers to offset freshwater forested and non-forested impacts within the Hillsborough River Drainage Basin to include portions of Hillsborough, Pasco, and Polk Counties.
Emeralda Marsh Mitigation Bank
Emeralda Marsh Mitigation Bank is a 354-acre site located in the City of Leesburg, Lake County, Florida. Emeralda Marsh consists of wet prairie/deep marsh/open water habitats between the mouths of Lake Griffin and Yale. The marsh encompasses the headwaters of the Ocklawaha Basin. Approved by St. Johns River Water Management District in March 2020, Emeralda Marsh Mitigation Bank features freshwater basin marshes throughout the site. The mitigation plan includes restoration and enhancement of pyrogenic and native plant communities as well as wildlife habitats and land management activities throughout the bank site. Emeralda Marsh MB is approved to offset freshwater forested and herbaceous wetland impacts within the St. Johns River Water Management District’s Southern Ocklawaha Basin (Basin 12), which includes portions of Lake, Marion, Orange, and Polk counties.
Boarshead Ranch Mitigation Bank
1,544 acre bank located in Pasco County Uniquely positioned within the boundaries of the Hillsborough River and Withlacoochee River Watersheds Total potential State Herbaceous credits: 206.73 Total potential State Forested credits: 96.78 FWS approved Wood Stork Foraging Habitat: 5.51 kg per short hydroperiod credit / 6.88 kg per long hydroperiod credit Total potential Federal Herbaceous credits: 118.61 Total potential Federal Forested credits: 53.07 Initial Federal Credit Release-12.24 Herbaceous and 12.71 Forested On-site wetlands consist of freshwater marshes, wet prairie, forested bottom lands and cypress Mitigation plan includes restoration, enhancement and creation of natural, existing wetland habitats
Blackwater Creek Mitigation Bank
The Blackwater Creek Mitigation Bank (BCMB) is 466 acres located in the Wekiva River Nested Drainage Basin. BCMB is approved by the St. Johns River Water Management District and the United States Army Corps of Engineers to provide both freshwater forested and herbaceous wetland credits. The BCMB was a former sand mine operation. The property was mined below the water table in most areas. As a consequence of mining, the hydrology of the site was altered and overburden was deposited on the adjacent wetlands and uplands. Extensive restoration includes earthwork to restore the historic hydrologic conditions as well as extensive planting of native wetland vegetation. The St. Johns River Water Management District has determined the Wekiva Basin to be of critical concern and designated it as a Nested Basin. The BCMB is located adjacent to environmentally sensitive tracts of land that are contiguous with the Ocala National Forest.