The Miller Valley Ranch Conservation/Mitigation Bank

The Miller Valley Ranch Conservation/Mitigation Bank, located south of Interstate Highway 8 in the Mountain Empire area of unincorporated San Diego County, offers 464.43 acres of Conservation and Mitigation Credits to offset development impacts in southern and eastern areas of San Diego County. The Miller Valley Ranch Conservation/Mitigation Bank is comprised of Wetland WOUS/WOS/Riparian mitigation credits as well as Covered Habitat Credits including of Great Basin Scrub, Granitic Chamise Chaparral, Red Shank Chaparral, Flat-top Buckwheat, Non-native Grassland, Montane Meadow, and Coast Live Oak Woodland.The bank is also home to an array of sensitive species including Jacumba Milk-vetch, Sticky Geraea, Payson’s Jewelflower, and many others.

Credits Available 

Wetland WOUS/WOS/Riparian Habitats

  • Wetland WOUS/Riparian Woodland
  • Non-Wetland WOUS/Riparian Woodland
  • Great Basin Scrub (Upland Buffer)
  • Riparian
  • Freshwater Marsh
  • Open Water

Covered Habitats

  • Great Basin Scrub
  • Granitic Chamise Chaparral
  • Red Shank Chaparral
  • Flat-top Buckwheat
  • Non-native Grassland
  • Montane Meadow
  • Coast Live Oak Woodland

 Sensitive Species

  • Jacumba Milk-vetch
  • Sticky Geraea
  • Payson’s Jewelflower


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Service Areas

Covered Habitat Service Area 

Waters of the U.S. and Waters of the State Service Area