--- title: Mandi Taylor | Stewardship Manager | Unique Places to Save description: Mandi Taylor, a Conservation Specialist at Unique Places to Save, offers a diverse background and commitment to preserving natural resources for a sustainable future image: https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/pushmataha%20endangered%20species%20conservation%20bank.jpg --- [![Unique Places to Save logo](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/logo%20horizontal-1.png?width=1254&height=380&name=logo%20horizontal-1.png "Unique Places to Save logo")](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/) - [PROJECTS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/projects) - SERVICES - [FOR MITIGATION BANKERS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/conservation-mitigation) - [FOR LAND MANAGERS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/land-planners-managers) - [FOR LANDOWNERS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/conservation-for-landowners) - [FOR RESTORATION PARTNERS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/dam-removals) - ABOUT - [OUR GOALS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/our-goals) - [OUR VALUES](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/our-values) - [OUR TEAM](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/team) - [CAREERS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/careers) - [CONTACT US](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/contact) - UPDATES - [CONSERVATION EASEMENTS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) - [MITIGATION BANKING](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) - [WORKING LANDS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/working-lands) - [RIVERS, WETLANDS & DAMS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/rivers-wetlands-dams) - [CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-and-development) - [CONSERVATION STORIES](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-stories) - [ORGANIZATION NEWS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/organization-news) - [ALL POSTS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news) [Donate](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/wetland-keepers) [Donate](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/wetland-keepers) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. ![A shallow river with a green weedy bar, running between wooded banks under a blue sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/pushmataha%20endangered%20species%20conservation%20bank.jpg) # Mandi Taylor | Stewardship Manager Mandi Taylor - September 2024 ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/raw_assets/public/unique-places-theme/images/sep-1-0.png) ![mandi taylor stewardship manager](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/mandi%20taylor%20stewardship%20manager.png?width=370&height=370&name=mandi%20taylor%20stewardship%20manager.png)  Hi everyone! My name is Mandi and I am thrilled to serve as the Stewardship Manager at Unique Places to Save. After two years with the organization as the Conservation Specialist, I am excited to deepen our mission by focusing on the heart of perpetual land conservation: building strong, trusted relationships with our landowners.   In my role, my primary focus is ensuring our landowners have a supportive and accessible partner. Whether I am answering day-to-day easement questions, guiding landowners towards helpful resources, or walking our conservation easement areas, I am committed to helping our partners and landowners care for their land. Having spent my first two years on the ground conducting monitoring visits, I bring practical, hands-on understanding of each conservation area to my work with landowners.   My approach to stewardship is heavily influenced by my background in community advocacy, project management, and environmental health. Prior to joining Unique Places to Save, I managed local government grants and worked as a resident advocate. I hold dual Master's degrees in Public Health (MPH) with a concentration in Environmental Health and Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and I have conducted water quality research alongside regional riverkeeper organizations. This unique intersection of business, public health, and advocacy shapes how I view land conservation: as a vital link between ecological vitality and community well-being.   I am immensely proud of the work Unique Places to Save is accomplishing across our growing service region, and I am grateful for the opportunity to partner with the incredible landowners who make it all possible. My goal is to protect and restore the ecosystems that support both human and environmental health, ensuring these special places continue to thrive for generations to come! ![Blackberries ripening on a bramble at the edge of a young pine forest.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/photo%20of%20poes%20landing%20conservation%20easement.jpg) [Unique Places to Save](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/unique-places-to-save), [Land Conservation](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/land-conservation), [Organization News](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/organization-news) Michael Scisco, October 2026 ### [Poe's Landing | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/poes-landing-conservation-mitigation-easement) Total Acres 321 Project Year 2026 Located in York County, South Carolina Covering approximately 320.69 acres within the Upper Broad River Basin, the easement safeguards critical aquatic corridors including Bullock Creek, Bells Creek, 11 unn... ![A slow stream winds through an open wetland meadow lined with cattails and shrubs, with a band of trees on the horizon under a golden evening sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/image%20of%20wetlands%20conservation.jpg) [Unique Places to Save](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/unique-places-to-save), [Land Conservation](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/land-conservation), [Organization News](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/organization-news) Michael Scisco, September 2026 ### [What Happens After a Mitigation Bank is Complete?](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mitigation-bank-long-term-management) Regulatory closeout is a major milestone for a mitigation bank. It confirms that the required restoration or enhancement work has been completed, performance standards have been met, and the formal monitoring and maintenance period can end.... ![Pink survey flagging tied to shrubs along a marsh-lined creek on the Point Farm conservation easement, with a weathered stump standing in the still water.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/point%20farm%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement.jpg) [Unique Places to Save](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/unique-places-to-save), [Land Conservation](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/land-conservation), [Organization News](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/organization-news) Mandi Taylor, September 2026 ### [The Impossibility of Capturing Nature in a PDF](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/baseline-documentation-report) Every profession has the gap between what the job looks like on paper and what actually happens on the ground. In land conservation, that divide can be neatly summarized by one specific, legal document: the Baseline Documentation Report (BD... ![Mandi Taylor smiling beside a tree in bare winter woods, wearing a cap and a daypack, with pine needles covering the slope behind her.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/mandi%20in%20the%20field.jpg) [Unique Places to Save](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/unique-places-to-save), [Land Conservation](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/land-conservation), [Organization News](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/organization-news) Mandi Taylor, September 2026 ### [Behind the Scenes of Land Stewardship](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/what-does-a-land-steward-do) When people think of land conservation wins, they usually picture all the work and coordination required to place land with rich ecological, historical, or cultural value into a conservation easement. And they are right to celebrate those e... 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