2008-05-06 00:53:02 -

www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=5676602 - Wildlands, the national leader in mitigation and conservation banking, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Acer Environmental, Inc., a highly respected environmental consulting and engineering firm with projects across the Southeastern United States.

"Acer's talented mitigation banking and ecological restoration team will provide a perfect fit for expanding our services in the Southeast

and working towards our nationwide conservation and restoration goals," says Steve Morgan, chairman and CEO of Wildlands, Inc.

Acer Environmental, Inc., which continues its high-level services collectively as Wildlands, has offices in Atlanta, Georgia and Raleigh, North Carolina. Acer brings a vertically integrated staff of 20 professionals in ecology, planning, and engineering, known for innovative solutions to complex mitigation and permitting problems. The team's project experience ranges from custom mitigation bank development and land management to traditional consulting services for wetland and stream restoration, linear facilities, permitting, and natural resource management.

Wildlands, a private mitigation and conservation banking firm based in Rocklin, California, has been in business since 1991. With projects and offices throughout the West Coast and Southeastern U.S., Wildlands has preserved and protected over 30,000 acres of habitat, offering mitigation and conservation credits to public and private developers.

Wildlands, Inc.
Jeff Mathews, 916-435-3555