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Learn about our latest restoration & conservation efforts and discover how healthy land & aquatic resources benefit our communities across the US

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, April 2025

Toadstool | Conservation Easement

Total Acres 79.7 Project Year 2025 Located in Caswell County NC The Toadstool Mitigation Project is a 79.9-acre ecological restoration effort located in the Cape Fear River Basin. Developed by Water & Land Solutions and protected in perpetu...

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, April 2025

Twin Burros | Conservation Easement

Total Acres 33.9 Project Year 2023 Located in Caswell County NC The Twin Burros Mitigation Site is a large-scale stream and wetland restoration project within the Cape Fear River Basin. Developed by Wildlands Engineering and permanently pro...

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, April 2025

Double Rock | Conservation Easement

Total Acres 39.6 Project Year 2022 Located in Alexander County NC The Double Rock Mitigation Site is a stream restoration project designed to improve water quality and ecological health in the Catawba River Basin. Managed by Wildlands Engin...

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, April 2025

Porterhouse Valley | Conservation Easement

Total Acres 22.6 Project Year 2023 Located in Monroe County TN The Porterhouse Valley Mitigation Bank is a 22.6-acre stream restoration project designed to offset impacts to streams in the Hiwassee River watershed. Led by KCI Technologies a...

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, April 2025

Loop Road | Conservation Easement

Total Acres 13.8 Project Year 2023 Located in Wayne County NC The Loop Road Mitigation Bank Parcel is a 13.75-acre project designed to restore riparian buffer and nutrient offset functions in the Neuse River Basin. Developed by Wildlands En...

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, April 2025

East Mingo | Conservation Easement

Total Acres 44.8 Project Year 2024 Located in Johnston County NC The East Mingo Creek Mitigation Site is a 44.75-acre stream and wetland restoration project designed to improve water quality and ecological function in the Cape Fear River Ba...

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, April 2025

Four Hills | Conservation Easement

Total Acres 77.9 Project Year 2024 Located in Anson County NC Unique Places to Save serves as the long-term conservation easement holder for the Four Hills Mitigation Site, a 77.89-acre restoration project. Once degraded by livestock use an...

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, April 2025

Hitchcock Creek | Conservation Easement

Total Acres 57.1 Project Year 2025 Located in Galveston County TX Located in the San Bernard River watershed in coastal Texas, the Hitchcock Creek Mitigation Project managed by EPR, is a private ecological restoration effort aimed at improv...

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, April 2025

Slowplay | Conservation Easement

Total Acres 19.7 Project Year 2025 Located in Alexander County NC The Slowplay Mitigation Bank is a private conservation and stream restoration project managed by Water & Land Solutions and located in the rolling foothills of Alexander Coun...

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, April 2025

Three Paces | Conservation Easement

Total Acres 20.6 Project Year 2025 Located in Van Buren County NC The Three Paces Mitigation Bank is a private conservation and stream restoration project managed by Water & Land Solutions and located in the scenic hills of Van Buren County...

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Mandi Taylor, April 2025

The Importance of Stewardship in Conservation

When you hear about land and resource conservation, the focus is often on the big moments: a large parcel of land being protected in perpetuity, a forest is spared from development, or a critical habitat is preserved for wildlife. But what ...

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, March 2025

Mitigation Credits 101: Understanding the Basics of Environmental Offsets

What Are Mitigation Credits? Mitigation credits are units of compensatory environmental value that are used to offset the impact of land development or other activities that cause damage to wetlands, streams, endangered species habitats, or...

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Christine Pickens, March 2025

A Season of Change: Our 2024 Annual Report

We are proud to present our 2024 Annual Report which highlights our work to restore and conserve land and water across the country. This year, we expanded our work to new states with exciting projects that protect vulnerable species, preser...

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, March 2025

Zeb Creek | Conservation Easement

Total Acres 23.6 Project Year 2024 Located in Rockingham County NC The Zeb Creek Conservation Easement is a restoration project in the Cape Fear River Basin developed with KCI. This project is focused on stream and wetland restoration, impr...

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, March 2025

Tobacco Road | Conservation Easement

Total Acres 44.6 Project Year 2023 Located in Alamance County NC The Tobacco Road Conservation Easement is a mitigation project in North Carolina developed by Resource Environmental Solutions (RES). This project is designed to restore and p...

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, March 2025

Salem | Conservation Easement

Total Acres 12.3 Project Year 2023 Located in Orange County NC The Salem Conservation Easement is a mitigation project being managed by WLS/Naturion designed to restore riparian buffers and improve water quality in the Neuse River Basin. De...

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, March 2025

Perry Hill | Conservation Easement

Total Acres 15.4 Project Year 2023 Located in Orange County NC The Perry Hill II Conservation Easement is a restoration project being managed by Wildlands Engineering, Inc. within the Neuse River Basin. This site is part of a mitigation ban...

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, March 2025

Green Mesa | Conservation Easement

Total Acres 32.5 Project Year 2023 Located in Yadkin County NC The Green Mesa Conservation Easement is a restoration project by Resource Environmental Solutions (RES) located within the Yadkin River Basin of North Carolina. This project foc...

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, March 2025

Flat Rock | Conservation Easement

Total Acres 67.9 Project Year 2023 Located in Guilford County North Carolina The Flat Rock Conservation Easement is a mitigation project within the Cape Fear River Basin. As part of the Wildlands Engineering's Umbrella Mitigation Bank, this...

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, March 2025

Cox Pond | Conservation Easement

Total Acres 24.3 Project Year 2022 Located in Wayne County North Carolina The Cox Pond Conservation Easement is a 24-acre mitigation project by Wildlands Engineering Inc in Wayne County, North Carolina, designed to restore riparian buffers ...

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, February 2025

Bandit Farms | Conservation Easement

Total Acres 17.5 Project Year 2023 Located in Orange County NC The Bandit Farms Conservation Easement is a 17-acre project by RestorEcology dedicated to protecting and restoring critical riparian and wetland areas in the Upper New Hope Arm ...

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, February 2025

Hickory Jack | Conservation Mitigation Easement

Total Acres 72.2 Project Year 2025 Located in Perry & Cape Girardeau Counties in MO The Hickory Jack Conservation Easement is located along Apple Creek in Cape Girardeau and Perry Counties. The project encompasses 72 acres of diverse landsc...

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, February 2025

Unique Places to Save Completes First Conservation Easement in Missouri

Unique Places to Save has reached a significant milestone in its conservation efforts with the successful completion of its first conservation easement in the state of Missouri. Known as the Hickory Jack Conservation Easement, this project ...

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, January 2025

Beaver Tail | Conservation Mitigation Easement

Total Acres 34.4 Project Year 2024 Located in Lincoln County NC Unique Places to Save’s conservation easement over the Beaver Tail mitigation bank helped to permanently protect a successfully restored tributary to Howard’s Creek and include...

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, January 2025

Brooks Swamp | Conservation Mitigation Easement

Total Acres 11.1 Project Year 2024 Located in Wayne County NC The Brooks Swamp conservation easement project has preserved multiple mitigation goals of enhancing water quality and ecological health in streams through the restoration and exp...

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