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| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Opportunities for Real Estate Developers in North Carolina's Conservation Efforts
Last year marked a significant turning point for many real estate developers in North Carolina. It was the start of an era where the paths of development and environmental conservation not only met but intertwined, offering a golden opportu...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Cate's Farm Farmland Conservation
Unique Places to Save partnered with the City of Mebane to assist with their master planning process that garnered community input for this remarkable rural property as part of their park concept. Unique Places to Save partnered with the Ci...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Why Conservation Matters during North Carolina’s Rapid Growth Phase
North Carolina has abundant natural resources that contribute significantly to the state's economy, environment, and overall quality of life. Our state's landscapes provide many opportunities for outdoor recreation, improved water quality, ...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Knob Creek | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 16 Project Year 2017 Located in the French Broad River Basin of Yancey County NC

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Twiman | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 30.5 Project Year 2019 Located in the Yadkin Pee Dee River Basin of Yadkin County NC The Twiman Conservation Mitigation Easement is located in a rural area near Boonville, NC between cattle pastures and agricultural fields. The ...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Compass Point | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 16.5 Project Year 2019 Located in the Yadkin Pee Dee River Basin of Yadkin County NC The Compass Point Conservation Mitigation Easement is located on a cattle farm near Boonville, NC. There are three stream reaches that converge...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Critcher Brothers | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 71 Project Year 2020 Located in the Yadkin Pee Dee River Basin of Wilkes County NC The Critcher Brothers Conservation Easement encompasses a large portion of the South Fork of Fishing Creek Watershed. Land uses surrounding the E...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
O’Berry Road | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 27.3 Project Year 2022 Located in the Neuse River Basin of Wayne County North Carolina The major goals of the the O’Berry Road Conservation Mitigation Easement proposed buffer mitigation and nutrient offset project are to provid...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Rosewood | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 47.1 Project Year 2022 Located in the Neuse River Basin of Wayne County NC The major goals of the the Rosewood Conservation Mitigation Easement proposed buffer mitigation and nutrient offset project are to provide ecological and...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Black Dirt | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 28.3 Project Year 2022 Located in the Neuse River Basin of Wayne County NC The major goals of the the Black Dirt Conservation Mitigation Easement proposed buffer mitigation and nutrient offset project are to provide ecological a...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Anderson Farm | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 15.95 Project Year 2022 Located in the Neuse River Basin of Wayne County NC The major goals of the the Anderson Farm Conservation Mitigation Easement proposed buffer mitigation and nutrient offset project are to provide ecologic...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Thoroughfare Swamp | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 23.6 Project Year 2019 Located in the Neuse River Basin of Wayne County NC The Thoroughfare Swamp Conservation Mitigation Easement is 23 acres of former open row crop fields turned dense riparian buffer for the Thoroughfare Swam...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Scarborough | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 231.2 Project Year 2020 Located in the Neuse River Basin of Wayne County NC The Scarborough Conservation Mitigation Easement is located in the Inner Coastal Plain Physiographic Region of North Carolina, near the town of Goldsbor...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
McClenney Acres | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 77.4 Project Year 2020 Located in the Neuse River Basin of Wayne County NC The McClenny Acres Conservation Mitigation Easement is a beautiful, open, native wetland landscape that was re-established from from agricultural fields ...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Long Pond Branch | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 36.1 Project Year 2021 Located in the Neuse River Basin of Wayne County NC The Long Pond Branch Conservation Mitigation Easement has been significantly impacted by surrounding land use activities. The degraded stream banks and f...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Hollowell | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 72.1 Project Year 2019 Located in the Neuse River Basin of Wayne County NC The Hollowell Conservation Mitigation Easement near Goldsboro, North Carolina is a spread out property surrounded by active row crop fields. The easement...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Grantham Branch | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 71.9 Project Year 2018 Located in the Neuse River Basin of Wayne County NC The Grantham Branch Conservation Mitigation Easement is the second phase of the Falling Creek stream and wetland mitigation bank in Wayne County, NC. The...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Falling Creek | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 371.5 Project Year 2017 Located in the Neuse River Basin of Wayne County NC The Falling Creek Conservation Mitigation Easement is 371 acres of restored stream, wetland, and forest habitat situated in the middle livestock and row...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Caraway Creek | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 28.9 Project Year 2015 Located in the Neuse River Basin of Wayne County NC The Caraway Creek Conservation Mitigation Easement is nestled between active row crop fields. The easement property consists of restored riparian streams...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Buck Swamp | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 47.1 Project Year 2017 Located in the Neuse River Basin of Wayne County NC The Buck Swamp Conservation Easement is located near the town of Princeton, NC bordered by active row crop fields. The 47 acre Easement Property consists...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Dugger Creek | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 777 Project Year 2019 Located in Yadkin Pee Dee River Basin of Watauga & Wilkes Counties NC The Dugger Creek Conservation Easement is located within the Blue Ridge Mountain region of North Carolina in the city of Boone. The Ease...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
White Buffalo | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 12.9 Project Year 2018 Located in the Yadkin Pee Dee River Basin of Surry County NC The White Buffalo Conservation Mitigation Easement is situated along Jackson Creek which flows through a scenic backdrop of rolling hills, row c...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Toms Creek | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 19.4 Project Year 2019 Located in the Yadkin Pee Dee River Basin of Surry County NC The Toms Creek Tributaries Conservation Mitigation Easement is a part of the Yadkin 01 Umbrella Bank. Currently made up of two conservation ease...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Red Barn | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 25.4 Project Year 2019 Located in the Yadkin Pee Dee River Basin of Mt Airy NC The Red Barn Conservation Mitigation Easement is located near Mount Airy, North Carolina in the rolling hills of the upper Piedmont region of NC. The...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Plantation Branch | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 14.2 Project Year 2019 Located in the Yadkin Pee Dee River Basin of Surry County NC The Plantation Branch Conservation Mitigation Easement protects reaches of Plantation Branch and four unnamed tributaries that flow through the ...
