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Implementation

Suitable Habitat Idle Lands, or Set-Asides Implementation and Tracking

October 20, 2025 by

This document provides an overview of the Suitable Habitat Idle Lands, or Set-Asides conservation measure, including acceptable approaches for CCAA implementation.

Filed Under: Conservation Agreements

Bumble Bee CBA Frequently Asked Questions

October 10, 2025 by

This document provides a list of frequently asked questions about the Bumble Bee CBA, offering quick reference information on its background, enrollment process, conservation requirements, regulatory benefits, and more.

Filed Under: Conservation Agreements

Milkweed and Rangelands

September 10, 2024 by

This handout provides an overview of management for milkweed on rangelands, including methods to mitigate risks to livestock as well as general recommendations to support pollinator habitat in these areas.

Filed Under: Best Management Practices, Conservation Agreements

2024 Eastern Migration Supplemental Conservation Measure

February 1, 2024 by

This is a new supplemental measure that applies to Southeastern Partners for Spring 2024. In response to predicted low overwintering numbers for the eastern monarch butterfly population, a new supplemental measure has been created to provide extra support for the first generation of monarchs migrating north from Mexico.

Filed Under: Conservation Agreements

Conservation Mowing Implementation and Tracking Guide

May 17, 2023 by

This guidance document is intended to provide clarity on acceptable approaches for conservation mowing, and how they should be tracked towards CCAA compliance reporting.

Filed Under: Conservation Agreements

Adaptive Management Addendum

January 6, 2023 by

This addendum provides the modified process of assessing adaptive management to recognize nectar plant contributions from Midwest and Eastern Partners.

 

Filed Under: Conservation Agreements

Certificate of Inclusion Modification Form

August 17, 2021 by

This document provides guidance on making modifications to Certificates of Inclusion, including a fillable PDF form to formally make such requests to the Program Administrator.

 

Updated 3/21/2025

Filed Under: Conservation Agreements

Supplemental Conservation Measures Eligible for Annual Fee Deduction

January 7, 2021 by

This guidance document provides clarification on what is required for supplemental measures to qualify for a deduction in the annual administrative fee.

Filed Under: Conservation Agreements

Adaptive Management Frequently Asked Questions

July 29, 2020 by

This guidance document provides information about using mitigation lands as adopted acres in the Monarch CCAA.

Filed Under: Conservation Agreements

Mitigation Actions and Applicability on Monarch CCAA/CCA Adopted Acres

July 20, 2020 by

This guidance document provides information about using mitigation lands as adopted acres in the Monarch CCAA.

Filed Under: Conservation Agreements

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Certificates of Inclusion in Mississippi 

  • TC Energy

Contact: Jennifer Cannon –

Email

Phone: 304-357-2040

Contact: Ronan Mason –

Email

Phone: 304-722-8482

 

Certificates of Inclusion in Tennessee 

  • TC Energy

Contact: Jennifer Cannon –

Email

Phone: 304-357-2040

Contact: Ronan Mason –

Email

Phone: 304-722-8482

Certificates of Inclusion in California 

  • California Department of Transportation
  • Kern River Gas
  • MPLX Operations LLC
  • San Francisco Public Utilities Commission 

Certificates of Inclusion in Oregon

  • Oregon Department of Transportation

Certificates of Inclusion in Nevada

  • Kern River Gas
  • Nevada Department of Transportation 

Contact: Karin West –

Email

Phone: 775-888-7682

Certificates of Inclusion in Arizona

  • Arizona Department of Transportation

Contact: Alexa Lopezlira –

Email 

Phone: 928-679-0741

Certificates of Inclusion in Connecticut

  • Connecticut Department of Transportation
  • Eversource

Certificates of Inclusion in Louisiana

  • Phillips 66
  • TC Energy

Contact: Jennifer Cannon –

Email

Phone: 304-357-2040

Contact: Ronan Mason –

Email

Phone: 304-722-8482

Certificates of Inclusion in West Virginia:

  • FirstEnergy

Contact: Michele Dellinger – 

Email

  • TC Energy

Contact: Jennifer Cannon –

Email

Phone: 304-357-2040

Contact: Ronan Mason –

Email

Phone: 304-722-8482

  • Shell Pipeline

Certificates of Inclusion in Utah

  • Phillips 66
  • Kern River Gas

Certificates of Inclusion in Wyoming

  • Phillips 66
  • Kern River Gas

Certificates of Inclusion in Washington

  • Phillips 66

Certificates of Inclusion in North Dakota

  • Phillips 66
  • Great River Energy

Contact: Erik Heinen –

Email

  • Minnkota Power Cooperative

Certificates of Inclusion in Montana

  • Phillips 66

Certificates of Inclusion in Idaho

  • Idaho Transportation Department
  • Phillips 66

Certificates of Inclusion in Colorado

  • Phillips 66
  • Tri-State Generation and Transmission

Contact: Chris Reichard – chris.reichard@tristategt.org

Certificates of Inclusion in Tennessee 

  • MPLX Operations LLC
  • TC Energy

Certificates of Inclusion in Kentucky:

  • Duke Energy
  • NiSource
  • TC Energy

Certificates of Inclusion in South Carolina:

  • Duke Energy

Certificates of Inclusion in North Carolina:

  • Duke Energy

Certificates of Inclusion in Delaware:

  • Delaware Department of Transportation 
  • PEPCO Holdings

Certificates of Inclusion in Maryland:

  • Baltimore Gas & Electric
  • FirstEnergy

Contact: Michele Dellinger – 

Email

  • NiSource
  • PEPCO Holdings

Certificates of Inclusion in Pennsylvania:

  • FirstEnergy

Contact: Michele Dellinger – 

Email

  • National Fuel Gas
  • NiSource
  • TC Energy

Contact: Jennifer Cannon –

Email

Phone: 304-357-2040

Contact: Ronan Mason –

Email

Phone: 304-722-8482

  • Eversource

Certificates of Inclusion in Indiana

  • Duke Energy
  • Hoosier Energy

Contact: Dave Appel –

Email

  • Indiana DOT
  • NiSource
  • TC Energy

Contact: Jennifer Cannon –

Email

Phone: 304-357-2040

Contact: Ronan Mason –

Email

Phone: 304-722-8482

Certificates of Inclusion in Massachusetts:

  • National Grid
  • Massachusetts Department of Transportation
  • Eversource 

Certificates of Inclusion in New Jersey:

  • FirstEnergy

Contact: Michele Dellinger – 

Email

  • PSE&G

Contact: Claudia Rocca –

Email

  • PEPCO Holdings
  • Con Edison – Orange and Rockland
  • Phillips 66

Certificates of Inclusion in Georgia:

  • Georgia Department of Transportation

Certificates of Inclusion in South Dakota

  • Northern Natural Gas

Contact: Michelle Brown –

Email

  • Great River Energy

Contact: Erik Heinen –

Email

Certificates of Inclusion in New Mexico

  • Northern Natural Gas

Contact: Michelle Brown –

Email

  • Phillips 66
  • Tri-State Generation and Transmission

Contact: Chris Reichard –

Email

Certificates of Inclusion in Nebraska

  • Northern Natural Gas

Contact: Michelle Brown –

Email

  • Phillips 66
  • Nebraska Department of Transportation

Certificates of Inclusion in Michigan

  • Consumers Energy
  • ITC Holdings
  • National Grid Renewables
  • Northern Natural Gas

Contact: Michelle Brown –

Email

  • WEC Energy Group
  • Phillips 66

Certificates of Inclusion in Iowa

  • Ameren
  • ITC Holdings
  • Northern Natural

Contact: Michelle Brown –

Email

Certificates of Inclusion in Illinois

  • Ameren
  • ComEd
  • Hoosier Energy
    Contact: Dave Appel – dappel@hepn.com
  • Illinois DOT
  • ITC Holdings
  • Northern Natural Gas
  • ONEOK
  • Phillips 66
  • TC Energy
  • DT Midstream

Certificates of Inclusion in Florida

  • Florida Department of Transportation
  • Duke Energy
  • Florida Power & Light

Certificates of Inclusion in Missouri:

  • Missouri Department of Transportation
  • Ameren
  • Evergy
  • Phillips 66

Certificates of Inclusion in Wisconsin:

  • American Transmission Company
  • East Central Energy

Contact: Alicia Kroll –

Email

  • Northern Natural Gas

Contact: Michelle Brown –

Email

  • WEC Energy Group
  • Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Contact: Jennifer Gibson –

Email

  • Great River Energy

Contact: Erik Heinen –

Email

  • ONEOK
  • DT Midstream
  • TC Energy

Contact: Jennifer Cannon –

Email

Phone: 304-357-2040

Contact: Ronan Mason –

Email

Phone: 304-722-8482

  • Rock County

Contact: Paul King –

Email

Phone: 608-289-0877

Certificates of Inclusion in Virginia:

  • FirstEnergy

Contact: Michele Dellinger – 

Email

  • NiSource
  • PEPCO Holdings, Inc.
  • Virginia Department of Transportation

Contact: Susan Alexander – 

Email

Certificates of Inclusion in Vermont:

  • National Grid
  • Vermont Agency of Transportation

Contact: Glenn Gingras –

Email

  • Vermont Electric Power Company

Certificates of Inclusion in Oklahoma:

  • ITC Holdings
  • Northern Natural Gas

Contact: Michelle Brown –

Email

  • Oklahoma Department of Transportation

Contact: Vonceil Harmon – 

Email

  • Phillips 66

Certificates of Inclusion in Ohio:

  • FirstEnergy

Contact: Michele Dellinger – 

Email

  • Ohio Department of Transportation Pollinator Habitat Program
  • NiSource
  • Duke Energy
  • TC Energy

Contact: Jennifer Cannon –

Email

Phone: 304-357-2040

Contact: Ronan Mason –

Email

Phone: 304-722-8482

  • Shell Pipeline

Certificates of Inclusion in New York:

  • Avangrid

Contact: Matt Steiner –

Email

  • FirstEnergy

Contact: Michele Dellinger – 

Email

  • Central Hudson Gas & Electric
  • National Grid
  • Con Edison – Orange and Rockland
  • National Fuel Gas 
  • New York Department of Transportation
  • New York Power Authority

Contact: Lew Payne –

Email

  • TC Energy

Contact: Jennifer Cannon –

Email

Phone: 304-357-2040

Contact: Ronan Mason –

Email

Phone: 304-722-8482

Certificates of Inclusion in New Hampshire:

  • National Grid
  • Vermont Electric Power Company
  • Eversource

Certificates of Inclusion in Minnesota:

  • Douglas County
  • East Central Energy

Contact: Alicia Kroll –

Email

  • Kandiyohi County
  • Minnesota Department of Transportation
  • Northern Natural Gas
  • Polk County

Contact: Rich Sanders –

Email

  • Washington County
  • Freeborn County
  • Beltrami County

Contact: Bruce Hasbargen –

Email

Phone: 218-333-8173

  • St. Louis County

Contact: Carol Andrew –

Email

  • Stearns County

Contact: Shawn West –

Email

  • Ramsey County

Contact: Molly Churchich –

Email

Phone: 651-266-7159  
  • Hennepin County
  • Big Stone County
  • Great River Energy

Contact: Erik Heinen –

Email

  • Minnkota Power Cooperative
  • Itasca County
  • Blue Earth County
  • Sibley County
  • Chisago County
  • Carver County

Certificates of Inclusion in Kansas:

  • Evergy

Contact: Evergy

  • ITC Holdings
  • Northern Natural Gas

Contact: Michelle Brown –

Email

  • Phillips 66

Certificates of Inclusion in Texas:

  • Northern Natural Gas

Contact: Michelle Brown –

Email

  • Texas Department of Transportation

Contact: Sam Glinsky –

Email

  • Phillips 66
  • Euclid Power
  • ENEL