Habitat

Near-term Solutions to Address the Water Crisis in the West
Last week the federal government announced unprecedented water cuts to Arizona, Nevada,... Read more »
By Megan Chery | By Katie Riley | August 26, 2022

Meeting the Climate Change Imperative
When the global crisis is local Over the past weeks the headlines... Read more »
By Jeremy Sokulsky | September 7, 2021

A Foundation’s Perspective on Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Welcome to the second installment in our MEL Blog Series. Revisit our... Read more »
By Katie Riley | May 27, 2021

Continuing Our Mission During COVID-19
Friends, First, on behalf of all of us at Environmental Incentives, we... Read more »
March 30, 2020

Lake Clarity Crediting Program Reports Continued Load Reductions and Regional Success
The Lake Clarity Crediting Program (LCCP) was formally adopted in 2011 as... Read more »
By Chad Praul | January 24, 2020

Pollinator Scorecard Helps Rights-of-Way Managers Restore Habitat
The energy that keeps our lights on traverses the landscape along powerlines,... Read more »
By Erik Anderson | September 8, 2019

We need a new financial model to address California’s most pressing environmental problems
This blog was originally posted on Environmental Defense Fund's Growing Returns Blog.... Read more »
By Katie Riley | December 13, 2018

Farming for Resilience
For more than a century, Californians have relied on wells to provide... Read more »
November 6, 2018

When it Comes to Conservation Spending, What Does it Mean to be Green?
Green bonds are touted as the way to bring capital to environmental... Read more »
By Jeremy Sokulsky | October 18, 2018

Solving the Procurement Puzzle for Flood Infrastructure
How can we maximize the effectiveness of funding for flood and multi-benefit... Read more »
By Katie Riley | September 4, 2018

Paying for Environmental Outcomes: A How-to Guide
How can communities get the most from their investments in the environment?... Read more »
March 19, 2018

Where Monarch Conservation Meets the Road: A Mobile App for Highway Departments
Roadside vegetation managers around the country are making big changes to curb... Read more »
By Erik Anderson | March 1, 2018

How the Next Farm Bill Can Generate Greater Environmental Outcomes from Taxpayer Dollars
As we gathered with our families and friends this Thanksgiving, we were… Read more »
November 28, 2017

Early Industry Adoption Signals New Wave of Landscape-Scale Mitigation
The first sage-grouse credit transaction is a defining point in history for landscape-scale… Read more »
November 13, 2017

How California is Changing the Game for Infrastructure & Species Recovery
Something remarkable is happening in California. Infrastructure agencies and local governments are… Read more »
By Katie Riley | November 10, 2017

Climate Change is Happening, Conservation is Not – At Least Not at the Rate and Scale Needed
Our need to mitigate and adapt to climate change adds to the… Read more »
By Jeremy Sokulsky | October 17, 2017

First Greater Sage-Grouse Credits Are Available for Sale in Nevada!
Over 800 credits of high quality Greater Sage-Grouse habitat are available for… Read more »
July 19, 2017

Feds Improve National Mitigation Standards
On November 21st, the revised and finalized US Fish & Wildlife Service… Read more »
December 12, 2016

Nevada announces another $1,200,000 of seed-funding to generate Conservation Credit System Credits
The Nevada Conservation Credit System (“Credit System”) is heading into its third… Read more »
November 15, 2016


Performance-Driven Conservation Embraced by New Federal Policies
Two draft policies recently released by the US Fish & Wildlife Service,… Read more »
October 21, 2016


Name Your Price for Conservation
At what price would you do a conservation project on your land?… Read more »
September 29, 2016


BLM and permittees want to use the Conservation Credit System to offset unavoidable impacts
On June 24, 2016, BLM released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)… Read more »
July 5, 2016


Monarch HQT developed by EI tested at TX ranch
(Originally Published on Environmental Defense Fund’s Growing Returns Blog) By David Wolfe A… Read more »
June 15, 2016


The “AirBnB for Butterflies”
A recent article published by vox.com profiles efforts by EDF, Monarch Lab… Read more »
March 28, 2016


How California farmers can help salmon survive, and what’s in it for them
(Originally Published on Environmental Defense Fund’s Growing Returns Blog) Already an endangered species,… Read more »
March 4, 2016


Nevada landowners eager to generate conservation credits, help sage-grouse
(Originally Published on Environmental Defense Fund’s Growing Returns Blog) The state… Read more »
February 25, 2016



Nevada announces $2,000,000 to generate sage-grouse habitat credits & kick start Credit System market
On December 9th, 2015, the State of Nevada announced that funds are available… Read more »
December 14, 2015


Environmental Markets Brought to Life!
Curious how stakeholders in a Habitat Exchange interact and participate to produce… Read more »
November 21, 2014


EI Policy Appears In California Water Bond
Regional Environmental Accounting and the Central Valley Habitat Exchange have been included… Read more »
September 17, 2014


REA for Sage-Grouse Planning and Mitigation
EI is currently leading the development of the Nevada Conservation Credit System,… Read more »
August 8, 2014


Colorado Habitat Exchange Gains National Attention
The greater sage grouse is a large, ground-dwelling bird that relies… Read more »
May 14, 2014


Lesser Prarie Chicken Habitat Exchange Gains National Attention
Can we develop our nation’s energy resources and foster economic growth in… Read more »
August 13, 2013