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# Updates & News

Learn about our latest restoration & conservation efforts and discover how healthy land & aquatic resources benefit our communities across the US

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[Rivers, Wetlands & Dams](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/rivers-wetlands-dams)

‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Sam Warnock, September 2025

### [The Enduring Impact of Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - Part Two](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/the-enduring-impact-of-wild-and-scenic-rivers-act-part-two)

In our previous post, we explored the history of the 1968 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and how it was a landmark piece of legislation born from a movement to save our nation’s threatened waterways. We saw how visionaries like the Craighead br...

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[![An aerial view of a braided river delta, with pale silt channels meeting turquoise water.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20a%20river%20delta%20and%20river%20ecology.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20a%20river%20delta%20and%20river%20ecology.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/river-mouths-part-three-on-river-ecology-conservation)

[Rivers, Wetlands & Dams](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/rivers-wetlands-dams)

‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Christine Pickens, September 2025

### [River Mouths: Part Three on River Ecology & Conservation](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/river-mouths-part-three-on-river-ecology-conservation)

This is the final part of our series on river ecology and conservation. This article follows part one about mid-reach river ecology and conservation and part two about headwaters ecology and conservation. If you haven’t read those yet, chec...

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[Rivers, Wetlands & Dams](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/rivers-wetlands-dams)

‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Sam Warnock, September 2025

### [The Enduring Impact of Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - Part One](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/the-enduring-impact-of-wild-and-scenic-rivers-act-part-one)

When the summer temperatures start climbing, one of the best ways to escape the heat is spending time on or in the water. If you’re among the nearly 100 million Americans who enjoy recreational boating each year, you’ve likely felt that spe...

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[![A family walking hand in hand across a grassy field, with festoon lights strung behind them.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20family%20farm%20conservation.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20family%20farm%20conservation.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/conservation-deeper-than-the-natural-resources)

[Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements)

‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Mandi Taylor, August 2025

### [Conservation: Deeper Than the Natural Resources](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/conservation-deeper-than-the-natural-resources)

Land conservation is a powerful tool that has consistently proven to benefit public health, boost economies, and reduce effects of natural disasters. While we have access to ample data that highlights the tangible benefits of land conservat...

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[Rivers, Wetlands & Dams](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/rivers-wetlands-dams)

‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Mandi Taylor, August 2025

### [The Untapped Power of Protecting Surface Water](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/the-untapped-power-of-protecting-surface-water)

Clean surface water is vital for human survival, as it is one of the primary contributors to our drinking water sources. We know that, but in the hustle and bustle of life it is easy to forget how important and interconnected everything is....

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[Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements)

‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Caroline Sevier, August 2025

### [How Conservation Helps Keep PFAS Out of Water](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/conservation-keeps-pfas-out-of-water)

Have you ever seen a new acronym online and wondered what it meant? In a world swimming with acronyms like LOL and YOLO, you are definitely not the only one. PFAS isn’t a trendy new text lingo, but actually a dangerous source of widespread ...

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, August 2025

### [Conservation of Working Forests](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/working-forests-conservation)

It is estimated that 20% of the land base in the U.S. or 445 million acres are private forested lands. Fifteen million acres of private forested land is under some type of permanent or term conservation agreement. While this seems like a bi...

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, August 2025

### [Speedman | Conservation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/speedman-conservation-easement)

Total Acres 53.6 Project Year 2025 Located in Wayne County NC The Speedman Mitigation Project is a stream and wetland restoration project located in the Cape Fear River Basin, North Carolina. The Speedman project restored approximately 3,50...

[Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/speedman-conservation-easement)

[![A marshy creek edged with reeds in a dry sagebrush valley below bare hills.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/heguy.jpg?width=900&name=heguy.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/lasting-conservation-depends-on-private-commitment)

[Conservation & Development](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-and-development)

‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, August 2025

### [Lasting Conservation Depends on Private Commitment](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/lasting-conservation-depends-on-private-commitment)

Across the United States, mountain slopes, productive farmland, forested valleys, and headwater streams define the character of our shared natural heritage. While public lands such as national parks and forests often get the spotlight, the ...

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[![A dense stand of tall trees behind a strip of dry reeds and a green field.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20working%20land%20farm%20and%20forest%20conservation.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20working%20land%20farm%20and%20forest%20conservation.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/working-lands-community-benefits)

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Mandi Taylor, June 2025

### [How Working Lands Unlock Community Benefits](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/working-lands-community-benefits)

If you are an avid reader of our blog posts, you probably have a pretty good understanding of what we mean when we reference “working lands.” Farms, ranches, some forests, and lands where people can hunt or fish are often called working lan...

[Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/working-lands-community-benefits)

[![People wading and fishing in a desert lake below snow streaked mountains, with dry golden grass in the foreground.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20pyramid%20lake%20nevada.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20pyramid%20lake%20nevada.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/lahontan-cutthroat-trout-comeback)

[Conservation Stories](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-stories)

‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Sam Warnock, May 2025

### [The Lahontan Cutthroat Trout’s Remarkable Comeback](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/lahontan-cutthroat-trout-comeback)

No species better embodies the dramatic story of America and its relationship with nature than the Lahontan cutthroat trout. Once thought extinct in much of its historic range, this relic of the Ice Age has defied the odds. It is now making...

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[![Three people kayaking along a calm creek between tall reeds.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20people%20kayaking%20in%20alligator%20creek%20nc%20%281%29.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20people%20kayaking%20in%20alligator%20creek%20nc%20%281%29.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/conserving-wetlands-developing-estuary)

[Rivers, Wetlands & Dams](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/rivers-wetlands-dams)

‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Christine Pickens, May 2025

### [Conserving a Transitional Wetland in a Rapidly Developing Estuary](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/conserving-wetlands-developing-estuary)

In partnership with New Hanover Soil and Water Conservation District, and funding provided by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, 14 acres of floating marsh located on Eagles Island were permanently protected. This critical site expa...

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