POSTER PRESENTER: http://tinyurl.com/2024WSC-McCabe TITLE: Wetland restorations serving different purposes in different landscape settings ABSTRACT: In agricultural settings common across the Midwest, there are many different reasons why a wetland restoration project might be undertaken. ISG has completed numerous wetland restorations for the primary purpose of generating mitigation banking credits that help to offset impacts resulting from permitted drainage or filling of wetlands for various development projects or crop production. Secondary benefits of these projects include nutrient reduction, flood water storage, and reducing peak flow rates and volumes before the water exits a particular watershed. This poster will focus on one of the more unique mitigation banking projects undertaken by ISG in collaboration with a private landowner on a public drainage system to provide insight on lessons learned that could be directly applicable to other projects and what might be done differently on future wetland restorations. BIO: Nick McCabe has more than 15 years of experience managing projects of all sizes and scopes, though his specific expertise lies in wetland and water resource-related efforts at the local, state, and federal levels. Nick has completed many wetland banking and restoration projects and has direct experience with wetland delineations, assessments, permitting, and monitoring.