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Mitigation & Creation 

Creation or restoration of vernal pools has been required by the the regulatory agencies to mitigate for project impacts to natural vernal pool resources. Recently, organizations have been creating 'banks' of restoration and preservation credits which they then sell to developers who need to provide mitigation for impacts. Most biologists agree that created and restored vernal pools do not fully replace the ecosystem function of natural vernal pools. 

Mitigation & Preservation Banks 

 Reports on Vernal Pool Mitigation

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