Old Homestead Mitigation Bank

Accepting public comments for proposed mitigation bank

We are currently accepting comments on this proposed wetland mitigation bank through July 25, 2025. For more information on how you can comment, visit our Old Homestead Mitigation Bank comment period webpage.

The proposed 270 -acre Old Homestead Bank is located within the Deschutes River watershed south of Rainier, WA in Thurston County. The Interagency Review Team is beginning the review process for this bank.

Project sponsor

Weyerhaeuser NR Company
220 Occidental Avenue South
Seattle, Washington 98104

Mary Castle
Mary.castle@weyerhaeuser.com
(503) 479-2309

Project status

Joint Corps and Ecology public notice issued on June 25, 2025, with the Prospectus

Site location

Water Resource Inventory Area 13, Rainier, Thurston County
Site location map

Project details

Size: 270.26 acres
Site actions: Create, re-establish, rehabilitate, enhance, and preserve wetlands; realign channelized Hull Creek; and enhance upland riparian habitat

Contact information

Kela Hall-Wieckert
Department of Ecology
kela.hall-wieckert@ecy.wa.gov
564-669-0799

Shane Skaar
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Shane.K.Skaar@usace.army.mil
208-449-5051

Lisa Abernathy
NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region
Lisa.Abernathy@noaa.gov
(206) 526-4742