Looking for Lapland Longspurs! This winter Westervelt Ecological Services played host to a few rare birds at the Burke Ranch Conservation Bank, located in Solano County, California. Two dozen Lapland longspurs (Calcarius lapponicus) were observed flocking and foraging around the vernal pool grasslands in late February. The flock was predominately Chestnut-collared longspurs, with a few
Additional credits are now available at Westervelt’s St. Marks Mitigation Bank in Florida. The recent release includes: 8.3 credits of Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) approved freshwater wet prairie/wet flatwood 7.4 credits of FDEP approved Cypress/Mixed forest 23.73 credits of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved Palustrine Forested Low density longleaf was planted across
Westervelt recently hosted a group of stakeholders at our Chickasawhay Conservation Bank. The bank is a representative of the stewardship ethic of our parent company, The Westervelt Company’s (TWC), who’s land management focuses on wildlife, biodiversity, and endangered species. TWC manages its legacy lands for high conservation values where they exist, such as at the
Construction is underway at Colusa Basin Mitigation Bank (CBMB) in Colusa County. Once completed the 160 acre CBMB will benefit the threatened Giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas) by offering habitat that…
This video highlights our Pensacola Bay Mitigation Bank in Santa Rosa County, Florida. The bank is a viable compensatory mitigation alternative for wetland mitigation impacts to jurisdictional mixed hardwood and pine flatwoods and hosts a healthy population of carnivorus pitcher plants. The service area for the Pensacola Bay Mitigation Bank includes land in Escambia, Santa Rosa, and
Located in Merced County, California, the 501-acre Dutchman Creek Conservation Bank, was established to preserve its intact vernal pool/open grasslands complex. This habitat supports a range of listed species…
Westervelt Ecological Services has received approval for Canoe Creek Mitigation Bank in St. Clair County, Alabama. The 237 acres project will improve plant and animal habitat by restoring wetlands and streams…
