A sloping pasture edged with leaf litter and bare winter trees under a grey sky.

Camp Cove | Conservation Mitigation Easement

Total Acres

11

Project Year

2022

 
Located in the Lower Cumberland-Old Hickory Lake River Basin of Sumner TN

The Lucky Landing Conservation Mitigation Easement includes restoration and enhancement of UT Camp Creek, a degraded first order tributary. The project streams are divided into four reaches based on existing functional condition. Recent and historical land use disturbances have caused widespread stream degradation throughout the project site.

UT Camp Creek has been straightened, channelized, and moved from its historic position in the floodplain causing widespread lateral and vertical instability. Most of the channel is deeply incised, lacks vegetative protection and provides little instream habitat for aquatic organisms. The restoration plan will address these impairments.

Mitigation Partner

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Our Role

Conservation Easement Grantee

Mitigation Type

Stream Restoration & Enhancement

 

About the AuthorMichael Scisco

Michael brings nearly 20 years of experience to his role as Trusted Conservation Advisor at Unique Places to Save. He has worked to conserve over 200,000 acres across the U.S. while securing over $200M in funding and transacting $500M in land and other real estate.

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