The Dead Tiger Mitigation Bank was organized to compensate for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permits for unavoidable negative impacts to wetlands and streams.
The bank is located within the buffer zone of the Stennis Space Center. The buffer zone restricts residential and commercial development, which will aid the bank’s long-term success.
This mitigation bank consists of approximately 1,387 acres of longleaf/slash pine savanna, cypress/pine savanna, and land along the Dead Tiger Creek.
Historically, longleaf covered 90 million acres. Longleaf was the dominant species on more than 60 million of these acres. Today, residual stands of longleaf occupy less than 3 million acres. This mitigation bank will protect and restore this highly degraded ecosystem.
Although the Mississippi Land Trust does not administer the mitigation bank nor own the credits, the perpetual conservation easement placed on the bank by the Trust ensures that the mitigation will last in perpetuity. The bank is restoring pine savanna habitat through planting and fire management.
Success Stories
Read through the stories of 12 landowners and the success that the conservation easements had.