The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $7 million in eight projects – including one in Iowa – to support the development of wetland mitigation banks for agricultural producers through the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (WMBP).

The Iowa selected project, Iowa Agricultural Mitigation, Inc., is receiving nearly $1 million from this investment. This project is a public-private partnership between Iowa Agricultural Mitigation, Inc., the Wright County Conservation Board, Wright County Drainage District No. 229, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and several area farmers and landowners. The project will result in the restoration of approximately 75 acres in Wright County in north-central Iowa. 

Read the full news release here.