Site Data

706.5 acres  •  Est. 2009  • 140.0 credits available for sale • $28,000 per credit (forested and non-forested)

Habitat

Wetlands Enhancement (marsh) Wetlands Preservation (forested and marsh) Upland Forest Preservation

Service Area

  • Ashtabula River watershed (8-digit HUC 04110003)
  • Chagrin River watershed (8-digit HUC 04110003)
  • Conneaut Creek watershed (8-digit HUC 04120101)
  • Cuyahoga River watershed within Geauga and Portage Counties (8-digit HUC 04110002)
  • Grand River watershed (8-digit HUC 0411004)

Stewardship

Long-term owner and managing partner:

The Pine Brook Mitigation Bank is located in Montville and Huntsburg Townships of Geauga County and spans 706.5 acres. Representing a large, contiguous and established upland woods, lowland woods, and marsh habitats, this exceptional site contains at least eight rare, threatened, or endangered plant species and forms the headwaters for Hoskins and Phelps Creeks (both designated as Exceptional Warmwater Habitats by Ohio Environmental Protection Agency).

The Pine Brook Wetlands Mitigation Bank is the first preservation bank in Ohio. The Trumbull Creek Wetlands Mitigation Bank and the Pine Brook Wetlands Mitigation Bank complement one another as a mitigation solution. The minimum 1:1 restoration ratio can be accomplished at Trumbull Creek while the remaining mitigation requirements can be realized through use of preservation at Pine Brook. For instance, a 1 acre impact that requires 3 acres of mitigation can purchase 1 credit of restoration at Trumbull and 2 credits of preservation at Pine Brook.