Dakota Wetland Partners, LLC owner David Patrick says it’s been difficult to get funds appropriated for the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program. “We are pleased with the announcement from the USDA. The idea is to develop bank sites, get credits available to farmers and then, roll the money forward to do additional bank sites in those service areas,” explains Patrick. “There are service areas that don’t have bank sites and no money to start them. The potential grant money is valuable for getting new bank sites and new service areas started.” Patrick says there is an increased interest in wetland mitigation banks across the prairie pothole region. “Right now, we have a bank site northwest of Grand Forks, which covers the Red River Valley. We have another bank site in Ramsey County that covers the Devils Lake watershed. We want to put another site in south central North Dakota and a smaller bank site in the north central part of North Dakota. We think there will be lots of demand for those.”
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