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Firestone | Conservation Mitigation Easement

Written by Michael Scisco | Feb 5, 2024 4:54:03 PM

Total Acres

15.06

Project Year

2022

 
Located in the Catawba River Basin of Catawba County NC

The Firestone Conservation Mitigation benefits include site specific improvements and watershed scale benefits that include excluding livestock from streams, restoring and enhancing native floodplain vegetation, improve stream habitat, treat concentrated agricultural runoff, and improve stability of stream channels.

 

Mitigation Partner

Our Role

Conservation Easement Grantee

Mitigation Type

Stream Restoration & Enhancement

About the Author

Michael brings nearly 20 years of experience to his role as Conservation Director 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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