Old Savannah Conservation Mitigation Easement

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Total Acres

33.35

Project Year

2017

 
Located in the Neuse River Basin of Johnston NC

The Old Savannah Conservation Mitigation Easement is 33 acres of former row crop fields that are now dense riparian buffers that help protect streams and ditches that flow into Mill Creek, a tributary of the Neuse River.

Mill Creek is classified as a Nutrient Sensitive Water by the NC Division of Water Resources.

 

Mitigation Partner

wildlands-engineering

Our Role

Conservation Easement Grantee

Mitigation Type

Stream Buffer Restoration

 

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