Membership Benefits
NMBA members are leaders in the field of natural resource restoration. We recognize the importance and value of mitigation banking as a unique entrepreneurial approach to dealing with environmental challenges. The programs and services provided exclusively to our members allow these leaders to network with their peers and stay on top of our industry.
Research: Participate in studies and policy reviews designed to track and improve mitigation banking practices nationwide
Information: Receive a quarterly newsletter (available in either print or electronic format) packed with the latest news and views on mitigation banking issues as well as legislative and regulatory developments
Education: Participate in conferences and seminars specifically designed to improve mitigation banking approaches and techniques
Policymaking: Develop proposals and testimony for federal legislative and regulatory policymakers to improve and increase the use of mitigation banking
Access: Meet with federal officials on industry concerns, and share views with government representatives and other members through the NMBA web site
Outreach: Serve as ambassadors for mitigation banking in natural resource restoration, creating broader public awareness and acceptance of our industry and its value in environmental protection
Your member dues are leveraged with the dues of others to retain the best legal and lobbying representation at the national level, undoubtedly a level of service that no individual banker could afford.
Membership gets you a “seat at the table“ with policymakers in all key agencies involved in the rulemaking and implementation process.(example recent OMB meeting on the rule)
Based on the creditability established by the NMBA, members are asked to provide comment on new key federal initiatives in the formulation stage. Recent examples include U. S. Forest Service Mitigation on Public Lands and the development of water-quality trading principles.
The NMBA has supported individual members in local permitting matters that have policy implications at the national level. A recent example in which NMBA engaged is the Chicago O’Hare airport’s in-lieu fee mitigation plan.
Members have the opportunity to work with other members from around the country to share experiences and receive advice and counsel available no where else.
