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French Quarter Creek | Conservation Mitigation Easement

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Total Acres

440.3

Project Year

N/A

 
Located in the Edisto River Basin of Berkeley SC

conserve restore habitat badgeThe French Quarter Creek mitigation project provides restoration and enhancement of approximately 94.39 acres of bottomland hardwood, the enhancement of approximately 253.59 acres of longleaf pine savanna.

It also included the removal of approximately 1.62 miles of ditches to restore the natural coastal plain bottomland hardwood ecosystem in coastal South Carolina.

Mitigation Partner

RES-1

Our Role

Long Term Manager

Mitigation Type

Stream Restoration & Enhancement

About the Authormichael scisco

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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