Ecosystem Investment Partners

Bear Real Estate Group has sold Barnes Prairie Mitigation Bank to Ecosystem Investment Partners V, LP. Located in the Southwestern Lake Michigan watershed of Wisconsin, Barnes Prairie has restored and enhanced approximately 400 acres of Wet to Wet-Mesic Prairie, Sedge Meadow, and Shallow Marsh wetland systems. The credits generated by this Mitigation Bank provide ecological offsets required under the Federal Clean Water Act and Wisconsin’s state regulations to both private and public clients. ? Mac Shropshire Consulting acted as financial advisor to Bear Real Estate Group. ? S.R. Mills, CEO & President of Bear Real Estate Group, commented: "Mac’s guidance and relationships in the space ensured that we received the highest possible value for our asset. We appreciated Mac’s personal touch and level of service and look forward to working with him in the future!" ? Nick Dilks, Managing Partner of Ecosystem Investment Partners, shared: “We are delighted to make this investment in Wisconsin, EIP’s first in the State, that will both deliver much needed mitigation to a wide array of permitted impacts while helping to restore and protect an important wetland ecosystem similar to the nearby Chiwaukee Prairie, a RAMSAR wetland of international significance.” #mergersandacquisitions #naturebasedsolutions #mitigationbanking

"In a world where impacts to biodiversity will continue to occur, the only alternative to offsetting impacts is?not?offsetting impacts," says Adam Davis in a new commentary live on EM. "Restoration projects are needed, and the wildlife and natural systems that benefit from those projects do not know or care how the restoration work is ultimately funded." Read his full piece with thoughts on de-linking economic development and biodiversity loss: https://lnkd.in/g8eFRdm2

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Last week the restoration community celebrated the historic levee breach for a 3,000 acre tidal wetland restoration project at Lookout Slough. At Hedgerow Farms we have been preparing for this moment as well! In 2021 we collected seed from several species in the remnant habitat at Lookout Slough, including CA Hibiscus (Hibiscus lasiocarpos var. occidentalis). We have been growing these plants in our production fields to amplify this small collection into hundreds of pounds of seed. Now that the levee has been breached, some of this seed will be planted right back into this newly restored environment. This rare native perennial herb grows in marshes and wet places, so we are looking forward to seeing it thrive in this California Department of Water Resources project! NativeSeed Group