Recognizing the long standing need for mitigation solutions in the West, the Mile High Wetland Bank ("Bank") has been created to meet the environmental needs of a rapidly expanding and developing Colorado Front Range economy. As commercial, residential, and industrial development continues to grow, so will the demand for utility infrastructure, transportation improvements, drainage/flood control projects, and community development projects. Unavoidable wetland impacts often result from such growth.The Bank accommodates the needs

The 600-acre Bank is situated in the South Platte River drainage basin roughly 25 miles northeast of downtown Denver. Beebe Draw, a perennial drainage, flows through the Bank site and provides an important connection to nearby Barr Lake State Park. The Bank plans to create 170 acres of new wetland from pasture ground and to enhance another 220 acres of existing wetlands. The new and improved wetlands will provide a variety of important functions in addition to critical wildlife habitat. Located a few miles east of the South Platte River, just northeast of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, and almost immediately downstream of Barr Lake, the site is situated perfectly to make a synergistic ecological contribution to the watershed. From habitat for migratory waterfowl, to a nesting site for a pair of young eagles (we have a roost!), to regional flood attenuation and water quality improvement, the environmental qualities will be of unequivocal benefit.

The Bank is fully approved and endorsed by the federal and state regulatory/resource agencies for credit sales offered on the open market. The Bank is privately owned and operated to provide a turn-key product in the form of transferable wetland mitigation credits.