Wetland Mitigation
Bear Creek Mitigation Bank (BCMB) is owned and operated by Bear Creek Timber, LLC, under the management of Forest Investment Associates. Westervelt Ecological Services acts as the authorized agent for mitigation credit sales from the bank. BCMB was developed to offer compensatory mitigation to satisfy Section 404 of the Federal Clean Water Act and other state and local requirements.
BCMB is comprised of approximately 3,000 acres of wetland mitigation northeast of Panama City, Florida. Located within Bearthick Swamp, the bank is in a high priority ecological corridor that connects the Apalachicola National Forest to other large conservation areas, including the Econfina Creek Corridor and Eglin Air Force Base.