Overview:
The Lakota Mitigation Bank is 118.47 acres located within the Iowa Service Area (HUC 07080207,07080208,07080106,07080105) in Franklin County, Iowa. Historically, the site was utilized for agricultural purposes as pasture and hayfield. Lakota Mitigation Bank was approved by the Rock Island District, Corps of Engineers in December of 2022.
Lakota offers Emergent and Forested Wetland mitigation credits to compensate for unavoidable impacts to waters of the United States authorized under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The mitigation plan includes undesirable tree management, tree, and shrub plantings, as well as some herbaceous vegetation management throughout the understory. The Wetland is enhanced through the planting of native grass, sedge, and rush, and an adaptative management plan that will focus on controlling invasive species
Lakota MB is approved to offer Emergent and Forested wetland credits within the Iowa Service Area which includes portions of; Benton, Boone, Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Iowa, Jasper, Jefferson Johnson, Keokuk Linn, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Polk, Poweshiek, Story, Tama, Webster, and Wright counties.
