Who Are We?

David Patrick

Founder & Owner

Dakota Wetland Partners, LLC (DWP) is a natural resource, habitat and land management company specializing in mitigation and conservation “banking." DWP is geographically focused on the northern great plains and midwest, with projects under development in North  and South Dakota. The DWP mission is to establish and operate high quality wetland mitigation credit reserves to support a variety of farming operations, from small family farms to large agricultural enterprise.  Such credits are ideal for situations where wetland conversion improves operational efficiency and compensatory offsets for impacts to wetlands, streams and other aquatic resources can be accomplished through use of DWPs mitigation bank credits.


Our Experience

DWP's principals and partners have wide ranging experience with all aspects of the mitigation banking process, from conceptual planning and design elements to scientifically tested data collection strategies for monitoring the success of our banking efforts. Elements of our wide-ranging experience that contribute to project success include:

  • Large Agricultural Operations

  • Engineering/Ecological Design

  • Contract/Contractor Management

  • Mitigation Bank Entitlement and Operation

  • Habitat Restoration and Management

  • Financial Planning, Management and Accounting