About Us | Unique Places to Save | 501c3 Non-Profit Land Conservation

We directly restore and conserve natural and working lands and aquatic resources through conservation protections and sustainable land, aquatic, and natural resource restoration and management.

Unique Places to Save was founded to address unmet needs in the land and natural resource conservation space. By leveraging our entrepreneurial mindset and fostering a culture of innovation, we strive to bring forth creative solutions to safeguard these unique places that bring agricultural, ecological, and natural value.

Our fiscal resources and stewardship acumen make us one of the premier partners for conservation and mitigation projects in North America.

Hello!

Unique Places to Save is a group of committed professionals who share a passion for high-functioning ecological, aquatic, and agricultural systems. Our board of directors is composed of business owners and individuals who think outside the box. They have experience across various industries from real estate development to software startups. As Executive Director, I bring over 16 years of experience in the restoration and conservation fields. Our leadership team believes the foundation for a healthy organization lies in building a mission-driven culture that can sustain growth in perpetuity. That coupled with a focus on people (our team, our clients, our partners, and our vendors) leads to long-lasting relationships

Functioning natural systems are one of the greatest gifts the world has to offer and our shared passion by everyone in our organization is what motivates our drive for building a legacy of positive environmental impact.

Here at Unique Places to Save we are playing our part in restoring and conserving land and aquatic resources for generations to come. Clean and plentiful water, land for healthy food production, and high ecological diversity are goals we pursue every day.

As the world changes, so must we. We work to solve complex problems that can no longer be solved through the status quo and bring innovative ideas and science-based approaches to the conservation challenges facing us today and tomorrow. We are deeply proud of what we have accomplished over the last 12 years and feel that we’re only getting started. We invite you to join our journey by following along with our updates, supporting our mission, and getting involved.

Together, we can restore and conserve more of the unique places in our great country.

Sincerely,
Christine Pickens, PhD

In addition to our stewardship fund, we have a robust system of policies and expertise to steward our conservation easements, endowment funds and long-term management responsibilities:

Endowment Investment Policy
Conservation Easement Amendment Policy
Pre-Closeout Monitoring Schedule for Mitigation Easements
Template Monitoring Forms and Baseline Documentation
Conservation Easement Violation Policy
Stewardship Monitoring Procedures and Guidelines
Secure, Consistent & Accurate Recordkeeping
Geospatial Inventory of All Conservation Easements