Updates & News
Learn about our latest restoration & conservation efforts and discover how healthy land & aquatic resources benefit our communities across the US
| Michael Scisco, February 2026
Marsh Creek | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 56.2 Project Year 2025 Located in McCreary County of Kentucky The Marsh Creek Stream and Wetland Restoration Project is designed not only to restore degraded aquatic resources, but to secure their protection and stewardship far ...
| Michael Scisco, February 2026
Sandy Branch II | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 22.5 Project Year 2025 Located in Chatham County of North Carolina Sandy Branch Phase II Mitigation Site represents a long-term commitment to restoring and safeguarding a working Piedmont landscape while permanently protecting i...
| Michael Scisco, February 2026
Labelle II | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 216 Project Year 2025 Located in Jefferson County of Texas The LaBelle II Mitigation Project secures the long-term conservation of a large expanse of Gulf Coastal Prairie wetlands through permanent protection and strategic place...
| Michael Scisco, January 2026
Dirty Boots II | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 9.7 Project Year 2025 Located in Chatham County North Carolina The Dirty Boots Phase II Mitigation Site is permanently conserved through a recorded conservation easement held by Unique Places to Save, securing long-term protecti...
| Michael Scisco, January 2026
Roller | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 28 Project Year 2025 Located in Cannon & Warren Counties of TN The Roller Stream and Wetland Mitigation Site is permanently protected under a conservation easement held by Unique Places to Save, ensuring the long-term preservati...
| Michael Scisco, November 2025
More Conservation. Less Overhead.
When you give to conservation, you don’t just write a check—you choose where your values and your dollars go. You choose whether to fund glossy head-offices and heavy admin costs, or whether you direct your generosity to on-the-ground work:...
| Michael Scisco, November 2025
Camp Creek | Conservation Easement
Total Acres 24.6 Project Year 2025 Located in Durham County NC The permanent conservation of the Camp Creek Mitigation Site will restore and protect stream and wetland functions within the Neuse River Basin, improving ecological integrity a...
| Michael Scisco, August 2025
Conservation of Working Forests
It is estimated that 20% of the land base in the U.S. or 445 million acres are private forested lands. Fifteen million acres of private forested land is under some type of permanent or term conservation agreement. While this seems like a bi...
| Michael Scisco, August 2025
Speedman | Conservation Easement
Total Acres 53.6 Project Year 2025 Located in Wayne County NC The Speedman Mitigation Project is a stream and wetland restoration project located in the Cape Fear River Basin, North Carolina. The Speedman project restored approximately 3,50...
| Michael Scisco, August 2025
Lasting Conservation Depends on Private Commitment
Across the United States, mountain slopes, productive farmland, forested valleys, and headwater streams define the character of our shared natural heritage. While public lands such as national parks and forests often get the spotlight, the ...
| 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...
| 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...
