Lower Devil’s Swamp Mitigation Bank

The 330-acre Lower Devil’s Swamp Mitigation Bank is a new wetland mitigation bank approved by USACE Mobile District Mitigation Banking in 2013. The bank has the following mitigation credit types available:

• Pine savanna
• Bottomland hardwood forest

Work completed by Cypress at this bank includes the following:

• Jurisdictional wetland delineation
• Threatened/endangered species study
• Habitat mapping & characterization
• Ecological function assessments
• Development of restoration success criteria & monitoring plan
• Baseline ecological site profile
• Restoration work plan and budget

These studies were developed and used by Cypress to complete the Mitigation Bank Prospectus and Mitigation Bank Instrument for the site.