Conservation and Mitigation Banking

Announcement

The BAMT and PDT Public Meeting on October 27 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. has been canceled due to the federal shutdown. A new meeting date will be set once the federal shutdown is over.

Although we don't have a final Conservation Banking Enabling Instrument (CBEI) yet, the wildlife agencies of the Project Delivery Team (PDT) have developed a draft CBEI template (Word).  Please work with your regional bank coordinator and review team members on specifics. CDFW will be working on finalizing the CBEI with the other wildlife agencies when the federal shutdown ends.

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

Guidelines Webinar

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

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