--- title: Updates & News (3) description: Learn about our latest restoration & conservation efforts and discover how healthy land & aquatic resources benefit our communities across the US (3) image: https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/river%20flow%20healthy%20rivers%20dam%20removal.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. # Updates & News Learn about our latest restoration & conservation efforts and discover how healthy land & aquatic resources benefit our communities across the US ![service 1 d](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/Image%20Dividers/service%201%20d.png) ![service 1 m](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/Image%20Dividers/service%201%20m.png)   [All posts](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news) [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) [![A ploughed field meeting a field of yellow flowering rape under a dramatic sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20working%20land%20conservation%20for%20public%20land.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20working%20land%20conservation%20for%20public%20land.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/how-private-land-conservation-strengthens-our-public-lands) [Conservation & Development](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-and-development) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, February 2026 ### [How Private Land Conservation Strengthens Our Public Lands](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/how-private-land-conservation-strengthens-our-public-lands) Public lands are a cornerstone of the American experience. They provide places to hunt, fish, camp, and work the land, while supporting local economies across the country. But the long-term health and usefulness of those public areas also d... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/how-private-land-conservation-strengthens-our-public-lands) [![A winter pasture edged with bare trees and cedars under a clear blue sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20reaper%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement%20in%20north%20carolina.png?width=900&name=photo%20of%20reaper%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement%20in%20north%20carolina.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/reaper-conservation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, February 2026 ### [Reaper | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/reaper-conservation-easement) Total Acres 19 Project Year 2026 Located in Randolph County of North Carolina The Reaper conservation easement protects the stream corridors and streamside habitat being restored on the Reaper site near Denton, North Carolina. It covers 19 ... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/reaper-conservation-easement) [![An aerial view of new houses and roads being cut into a large green forest.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20conservation%20in%20housing%20develompent.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20conservation%20in%20housing%20develompent.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/conservation-planning-for-developers-building-value-while-protecting-land) [Conservation & Development](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-and-development) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, February 2026 ### [Conservation Planning for Developers: Building Value While Protecting Land](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/conservation-planning-for-developers-building-value-while-protecting-land) For decades, the development industry has faced a paradox: how to meet demand for housing, commercial, and mixed-use projects while addressing growing public concern about sprawl, water quality, climate change, and loss of open space. [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/conservation-planning-for-developers-building-value-while-protecting-land) [![A frosty winter field of tan grass with a wooded ridge behind, under a blue sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20marsh%20creek%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement%20in%20kentucky.png?width=900&name=photo%20of%20marsh%20creek%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement%20in%20kentucky.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/marsh-creek-conservation-mitigation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, February 2026 ### [Marsh Creek | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/marsh-creek-conservation-mitigation-easement) Total Acres 56.2 Project Year 2025 Located in McCreary County of Kentucky The Marsh Creek Stream and Wetland Restoration Project is designed not only to restore degraded aquatic resources, but to secure their protection and stewardship far ... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/marsh-creek-conservation-mitigation-easement) [![A broad, calm pond edged with tan reeds and bare winter woodland under a blue sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/sandy%20branch%20conservation%20easement%20nc.png?width=900&name=sandy%20branch%20conservation%20easement%20nc.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/sandy-branch-conservation-mitigation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, February 2026 ### [Sandy Branch II | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/sandy-branch-conservation-mitigation-easement) Total Acres 22.5 Project Year 2025 Located in Chatham County of North Carolina Sandy Branch Phase II Mitigation Site represents a long-term commitment to restoring and safeguarding a working Piedmont landscape while permanently protecting i... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/sandy-branch-conservation-mitigation-easement) [![Tussocks of coarse green grass across a flat field under a clear sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20labelle%20mitigation%20conservation%20easement%20texas.png?width=900&name=photo%20of%20labelle%20mitigation%20conservation%20easement%20texas.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/labelle-conservation-mitigation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, February 2026 ### [Labelle II | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/labelle-conservation-mitigation-easement) Total Acres 216 Project Year 2025 Located in Jefferson County of Texas The LaBelle II Mitigation Project secures the long-term conservation of a large expanse of Gulf Coastal Prairie wetlands through permanent protection and strategic place... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/labelle-conservation-mitigation-easement) [![Longleaf pine branches against a clear blue sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20boiling%20spring%20wilderness%20conservation%20easement.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20boiling%20spring%20wilderness%20conservation%20easement.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/boiling-spring-wilderness-conservation-win-north-carolina) [Conservation & Development](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-and-development) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Christine Pickens, February 2026 ### [Why Boiling Spring Wilderness Conservation is a Win for North Carolina](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/boiling-spring-wilderness-conservation-win-north-carolina) If you’ve driven through Brunswick County lately, you’ve seen the rapid hum of progress everywhere because it is the fastest growing county in North Carolina. New rooftops are appearing where there used to be treelines, and the quiet countr... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/boiling-spring-wilderness-conservation-win-north-carolina) [![A small stream running through a leaf covered gully in bare winter woodland.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/dirty%20boots%20conservation%20easement%20north%20carolina.png?width=900&name=dirty%20boots%20conservation%20easement%20north%20carolina.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/dirty-boots-conservation-mitigation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, January 2026 ### [Dirty Boots II | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/dirty-boots-conservation-mitigation-easement) Total Acres 9.7 Project Year 2025 Located in Chatham County North Carolina The Dirty Boots Phase II Mitigation Site is permanently conserved through a recorded conservation easement held by Unique Places to Save, securing long-term protecti... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/dirty-boots-conservation-mitigation-easement) [![A small stream winding through a grassy pasture, with a barn on the ridge behind.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/roller%20conservation%20easement%20tennessee.png?width=900&name=roller%20conservation%20easement%20tennessee.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/roller-conservation-mitigation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, January 2026 ### [Roller | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/roller-conservation-mitigation-easement) Total Acres 28 Project Year 2025 Located in Cannon & Warren Counties of TN The Roller Stream and Wetland Mitigation Site is permanently protected under a conservation easement held by Unique Places to Save, ensuring the long-term preservati... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/roller-conservation-mitigation-easement) [![Sunset over a green field, framed by an overhanging tree branch.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/more%20conservation.jpg?width=900&name=more%20conservation.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/more-conservation-less-overhead) [Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, November 2025 ### [More Conservation. Less Overhead.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/more-conservation-less-overhead) When you give to conservation, you don’t just write a check—you choose where your values and your dollars go. You choose whether to fund glossy head-offices and heavy admin costs, or whether you direct your generosity to on-the-ground work:... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/more-conservation-less-overhead) [![A mown grass track running between two wooden field gates across flat pasture.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20conservation%20easement.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20conservation%20easement.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mythbusting-conservation-easements) [Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Mandi Taylor, November 2025 ### [Mythbusting: Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mythbusting-conservation-easements) Have you ever been driving, hiking, or walking, and seen the sun perfectly hit a stunning, open space of land and wished it could stay that way forever? Or, perhaps you own a property (whether it be a family farm, a patch of forest, or a sc... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mythbusting-conservation-easements) [![A mown green field meeting a line of bare hardwood trees under an overcast early spring sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Camp%20Cove%202.jpg?width=900&name=Camp%20Cove%202.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/camp-creek-conservation-mitigation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, November 2025 ### [Camp Creek | Conservation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/camp-creek-conservation-mitigation-easement) Total Acres 24.6 Project Year 2025 Located in Durham County NC The permanent conservation of the Camp Creek Mitigation Site will restore and protect stream and wetland functions within the Neuse River Basin, improving ecological integrity a... 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