The North Tampa Mitigation Bank (NTMB) is a 161.44 acre site located along the
Hillsborough River in Hillsborough County, Florida. Situated between two
conservation areas, Lettuce Lake Park to the west and Flatwoods Park to the
east, the NTMB provides a key connection for conservation lands along the
Hillsborough River. The site contains approximately 1.5 miles of river
shoreline and a natural levee that extends the length of the site along the
river.
The site is comprised of early to mid-successional forested floodplain wetlands
and upland areas formed through natural soil deposition within the floodplain.
Three main vegetation communities are found within the NTMB site: forested
floodplain wetlands, mixed hardwood uplands located along the fringe of the
floodplain, and uplands on the natural levee adjacent to the river channel. The
mitigation plan proposed for the NTMB includes the preservation, enhancement,
and long-term protection and management of the onsite habitats.
NTMB has been approved by the Southwest Florida Water Management District to
offset freshwater forested and non-forested impacts within the Hillsborough
River Drainage Basin. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approval is pending.