mcclenney acres nc conservation mitigation easement non-profit

McClenney Acres | Conservation Mitigation Easement

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Total Acres

77.4

Project Year

2020

 
Located in the Neuse River Basin of Wayne County NC

conserve restore habitat badgeThe McClenny Acres Conservation Mitigation Easement is a beautiful, open, native wetland landscape that was re-established from from agricultural fields by restoring the natural flow of agricultural ditches and removing berm material.

The Easement Property also includes one small unnamed tributary that flows through the native wetland grasses. The Easement Property is already showing signs of ecological uplift with many species of birds hunting in the wetland pools and grasses.

Mitigation Partner

wildlands-engineering

Our Role

Conservation Easement Grantee

Mitigation Type

Stream & Wetland 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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