--- title: Posts by Michael Scisco | Unique Places to Save description: "Michael manages our land conservation program. He has spent over 15 years in the non-profit land conservation industry with another 10 years working as a consultant to private landowners for conservation and natural resource management strategies. Michael is a licensed real estate professional with over 12 years’ experience transacting farm, ranch, and conservation lands. In addition to his work in land conservation and real estate, he also has nearly 20 years’ experience in geospatial technologies with an emphasis on land and community planning. He has worked to conserve directly and in partnership over 200,000 acres of land in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, and North Carolina. \n\nMichael also gives back to his community and currently serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors for the New Mexico Land Conservancy and is a Board Member of the City of Albuquerque Open Space Advisory Board.\n\nMichael received a Graduate Certificate in GIS from Portland State University in Portland, Oregon and a B.S. in Environmental Science from Western Washington University, Huxley College of the Environment in Bellingham, Washington. Michael hails from rural Arizona and Eastern Washington State. He and his wife currently live in beautiful Albuquerque, New Mexico." image: https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/river%20flow%20healthy%20rivers%20dam%20removal.jpg --- [![Unique Places to Save logo](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/logo%20horizontal-1.png?width=1254&height=380&name=logo%20horizontal-1.png "Unique Places to Save logo")](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/) - [PROJECTS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/projects) - SERVICES - [FOR MITIGATION BANKERS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/conservation-mitigation) - [FOR LAND MANAGERS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/land-planners-managers) - [FOR LANDOWNERS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/conservation-for-landowners) - [FOR RESTORATION PARTNERS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/dam-removals) - ABOUT - [OUR GOALS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/our-goals) - [OUR VALUES](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/our-values) - [OUR TEAM](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/team) - [CONTACT US](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/contact) - UPDATES - [CONSERVATION EASEMENTS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) - [MITIGATION BANKING](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) - [WORKING LANDS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/working-lands) - [RIVERS, WETLANDS & DAMS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/rivers-wetlands-dams) - [CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-and-development) - [CONSERVATION STORIES](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-stories) - [ORGANIZATION NEWS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/organization-news) - [ALL POSTS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news) [Donate](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/wetland-keepers) [Donate](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/wetland-keepers) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # Posts by Michael Scisco Learn about our latest restoration & conservation efforts and discover how healthy land & aquatic resources benefit our communities across the US ![service 1 d](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/Image%20Dividers/service%201%20d.png) ![service 1 m](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/Image%20Dividers/service%201%20m.png)   [All posts](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news) [Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) [Working Lands](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/working-lands) [Rivers, Wetlands & Dams](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/rivers-wetlands-dams) [Conservation & Development](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-and-development) [Conservation Stories](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-stories) [Organization News](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/organization-news) [![Blackberries ripening on a bramble at the edge of a young pine forest.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20poes%20landing%20conservation%20easement.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20poes%20landing%20conservation%20easement.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/poes-landing-conservation-mitigation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, October 2026 ### [Poe's Landing | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/poes-landing-conservation-mitigation-easement) Total Acres 321 Project Year 2026 Located in York County, South Carolina Covering approximately 320.69 acres within the Upper Broad River Basin, the easement safeguards critical aquatic corridors including Bullock Creek, Bells Creek, 11 unn... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/poes-landing-conservation-mitigation-easement) [![A slow stream winds through an open wetland meadow lined with cattails and shrubs, with a band of trees on the horizon under a golden evening sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/image%20of%20wetlands%20conservation.jpg?width=900&name=image%20of%20wetlands%20conservation.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mitigation-bank-long-term-management) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, September 2026 ### [What Happens After a Mitigation Bank is Complete?](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mitigation-bank-long-term-management) Regulatory closeout is a major milestone for a mitigation bank. It confirms that the required restoration or enhancement work has been completed, performance standards have been met, and the formal monitoring and maintenance period can end.... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mitigation-bank-long-term-management) [![A salt marsh at dusk, with tidal pools reflecting a pink and blue sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20galveston%20texas%20wetland.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20galveston%20texas%20wetland.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/pelican-island-mitigation-conservation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, August 2026 ### [Pelican Island | Mitigation Conservation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/pelican-island-mitigation-conservation-easement) Total Acres 142 Project Year 2026 Located in Galveston County of Texas Unique Places to Save is proud to announce the permanent protection of the Pelican Island Conservation Easement in Galveston County, Texas. Covering over 140 acres on th... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/pelican-island-mitigation-conservation-easement) [![A slow, shaded creek running through bright green summer woodland.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20monkey%20wrench%20mitigation%20conservation%20easement%20in%20north%20carolina.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20monkey%20wrench%20mitigation%20conservation%20easement%20in%20north%20carolina.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/monkey-wrench-mitigation-conservation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, August 2026 ### [Monkey Wrench | Mitigation Conservation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/monkey-wrench-mitigation-conservation-easement) Total Acres 41 Project Year 2026 Located in Randolph County of North Carolina Unique Places to Save is proud to announce the permanent protection of the Monkey Wrench Conservation Easement in Orange County, North Carolina. Covering approxim... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/monkey-wrench-mitigation-conservation-easement) [![A shallow creek running through green summer woodland between eroded clay banks.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20blue%20sky%20conservation%20easement%20in%20north%20carolina.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20blue%20sky%20conservation%20easement%20in%20north%20carolina.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/blue-sky-mitigation-conservation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, August 2026 ### [Blue Sky | Mitigation Conservation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/blue-sky-mitigation-conservation-easement) Total Acres 24 Project Year 2026 Located in Randolph County of North Carolina Unique Places to Save is proud to announce the permanent protection of the Blue Sky Conservation Easement in Randolph County, North Carolina. Covering approximate... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/blue-sky-mitigation-conservation-easement) [![A wooden gate and wire fence beside a creek, with red rock bluffs rising behind.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20conservation%20easement%20in%20colorado.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20conservation%20easement%20in%20colorado.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/north-fork-poudre-mitigation-conservation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, August 2026 ### [North Fork Poudre | Mitigation Conservation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/north-fork-poudre-mitigation-conservation-easement) Total Acres 30 Project Year 2026 Located in Larimer County of Colorado Unique Places to Save is proud to announce the permanent protection of the North Fork Poudre Conservation Easement in Larimer County, Colorado. Marking UP2S’s first cons... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/north-fork-poudre-mitigation-conservation-easement) [![Open hardwood woodland with sunlight falling on grass and a fallen log.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20mudhoney%20conservation%20easement%20nc.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20mudhoney%20conservation%20easement%20nc.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mudhoney-ii-conservation-mitigation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, June 2026 ### [Mudhoney II | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mudhoney-ii-conservation-mitigation-easement) Total Acres 31 Project Year 2026 Located in Chatham County of North Carolina Unique Places to Save is proud to announce the permanent protection of the Mudhoney II Conservation Easement in Chatham County, North Carolina. This easement safeg... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mudhoney-ii-conservation-mitigation-easement) [![A creek running between bare trees and snow covered banks.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20little%20cabin%20conservation%20easement%20in%20north%20carolina.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20little%20cabin%20conservation%20easement%20in%20north%20carolina.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/little-cabin-conservation-mitigation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, May 2026 ### [Little Cabin | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/little-cabin-conservation-mitigation-easement) Total Acres 46 Project Year 2026 Located in Randolph County of North Carolina Covering approximately 45.83 acres within the Yadkin River Basin, the easement permanently safeguards critical native forested areas, riparian wetlands, and eleve... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/little-cabin-conservation-mitigation-easement) [![A pool of still water in a grassy hollow below a golden hillside under a cloudy sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20camp%20run%20conservation%20easement%20for%20mitigation%20bank%20in%20west%20virginia.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20camp%20run%20conservation%20easement%20for%20mitigation%20bank%20in%20west%20virginia.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/camp-run-conservation-mitigation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, May 2026 ### [Camp Run | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/camp-run-conservation-mitigation-easement) Total Acres 65 Project Year 2026 Located in Hampshire County of West Virginia Unique Places to Save is proud to collaborate with Resource Environmental Solutions to facilitate the permanent protection of the Camp Run Stream and Wetland site... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/camp-run-conservation-mitigation-easement) [![A restored wetland channel with lily pads in a city park, with office towers rising behind it.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20critical%20aquatic%20infrastructure%20in%20resilient%20community.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20critical%20aquatic%20infrastructure%20in%20resilient%20community.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/aquatic-green-infrastructure-critical-role-for-resilient-communities) [Conservation & Development](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-and-development) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, May 2026 ### [Aquatic Green Infrastructure's Critical Role for Resilient Communities](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/aquatic-green-infrastructure-critical-role-for-resilient-communities) Across the country, communities are facing escalating challenges: more extreme weather events, prolonged droughts, rapid population growth, and increasingly expensive demands on aging infrastructure. While traditional gray infrastructure, s... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/aquatic-green-infrastructure-critical-role-for-resilient-communities) [![An aerial view of new houses and roads being cut into a large green forest.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20conservation%20in%20housing%20develompent.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20conservation%20in%20housing%20develompent.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/2026-conservation-easement-appraisal-industry-report) [Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, April 2026 ### [Navigating the Bottlenecks: Insights from the 2026 Conservation Easement Appraisal Industry Report](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/2026-conservation-easement-appraisal-industry-report) Conservation easements are the bedrock of private land conservation in the United States. But behind every successful acre conserved is a rigorous and complex valuation process that results in an appraisal. Appraisers are the unsung heroes ... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/2026-conservation-easement-appraisal-industry-report) [![A narrow eroded gully running through bare winter woodland, with ferns on the banks.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/hopkins%20farm%20conservation%20easement.jpg?width=900&name=hopkins%20farm%20conservation%20easement.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/hopkins-farm-conservation-mitigation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, April 2026 ### [Hopkins Farm | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/hopkins-farm-conservation-mitigation-easement) Total Acres 39 Project Year 2026 Located in Caswell County of North Carolina Unique Places to Save is proud to announce the permanent protection of the Hopkins Farm Conservation Easement in Caswell County, North Carolina. Covering approxima... 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