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Northern Great Basin conservation bank approved in Oregon, sponsors tell Baker County they offer mitigation credits
Summary
Developers at the meeting introduced the Northern Great Basin Conservation Bank, a 40,000-acre private mitigation bank approved by ODFW, and said it can sell credits to projects needing mitigation for sage‑grouse and other habitat impacts.
Doug Himas, co‑owner and sponsor of the Northern Great Basin Conservation Bank (NGBCB), and Charles Klinger of TerraWest Consulting presented the bank to the Baker County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 6. They said Oregon Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and other agencies recently approved the bank, the first in Oregon under state guidance. Himas and Klinger said the bank preserves roughly 40,000 acres of private ranchland under…
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