The Whetstone Highland Mitigation Bank is located along Ford Road, south of the City of Delaware, in Delaware County, Ohio. The site was historically in agricultural production at least since 1939. It was approved and construction began in fall of 2022. The project will restore forested and non-forested wetland habitat, and will eventually be donated to Preservation Parks of Delaware County. It will be open to the public when the mitigation goals are met.
Hellbranch Run Phase 2 Wetlands Mitigation Bank (HBR2) is a 67.6 acre project located along Amity Road just north of West Broad Street in Galloway, Prairie Township, Franklin County, Ohio. Restoration of high-quality wetlands will take place across the majority of the project’s active restoration area.
Hellbranch Run Phase 3 Mitigation Bank (HBR3) is established and operated under the S+W Upper Scioto Umbrella Mitigation banking Instrument. The 98.5 acre project is located less than a mile north of the S+W HBR 1 and 2 mitigation banks.
Whetstone Highlands Mitigation Bank
Long-Term Stewardship provider: Preservation Parks of Delaware County
Hellbranch Run Phase 2 and 3 Mitigation banks- S+W has initiated discussions with Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks, the Long-Term Steward at the nearby Big Darby-Hellbranch Wetlands Mitigation Bank, but no agreements have been executed at this time.
The Upper Scioto Umbrella Mitigation Banking Instrument (UMBI) consists of a portfolio of mitigation bank sites and is used for tracking no-net loss of wetland acreage within the watershed.
The 182.5- acre Whetstone Highlands Wetlands Mitigation Bank is the first project to be approved under the Upper Scioto UMBI.
Service Area: Upper Scioto 8-digit HUC (05060001)
Credits currently available at Whetstone Highlands: 0.8
Hellbranch Run-Phase 2 (HBR2) Wetland Mitigation Bank is the second mitigation bank approved under the S+W Foundation Upper Scioto UMBI. The 67.6 acre HBR-P2 site is located in the Upper Scioto watershed (HUC 05060001), Prairie Township, Franklin County, Ohio.
Credits currently available at Hellbranch Run Phase 2: 4.0
Hellbranch Run-Phase 3 (HBR3) Wetland Mitigation Bank is the third mitigation bank approved under the S+W Foundation Upper Scioto UMBI. The 98.5 acre HBR3 site is located in the Upper Scioto watershed (HUC 05060001), just east of Amity Road and south of Feder Road in Galloway, Prairie Township, Franklin County, Ohio.
Credits currently available at Hellbranch Run Phase 3: 0.2
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Joe Race
Executive Officer
Building Industry Association of Stark & East Central Ohio