--- title: Updates & News (6) description: Learn about our latest restoration & conservation efforts and discover how healthy land & aquatic resources benefit our communities across the US (6) 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 green field beside a hedgerow of young cedars, with a treeline behind.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20loop%20road%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement%20nc.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20loop%20road%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement%20nc.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/loop-road-conservation-mitigation-bank) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, April 2025 ### [Loop Road | Conservation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/loop-road-conservation-mitigation-bank) Total Acres 13.8 Project Year 2023 Located in Wayne County NC The Loop Road Mitigation Bank Parcel is a 13.75-acre project designed to restore riparian buffer and nutrient offset functions in the Neuse River Basin. Developed by Wildlands En... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/loop-road-conservation-mitigation-bank) [![Open pine and hardwood woodland with dappled light on the needle covered floor.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20east%20mingo%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement%20nc.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20east%20mingo%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement%20nc.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/east-mingo-conservation-mitigation-bank) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, April 2025 ### [East Mingo | Conservation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/east-mingo-conservation-mitigation-bank) Total Acres 44.8 Project Year 2024 Located in Johnston County NC The East Mingo Creek Mitigation Site is a 44.75-acre stream and wetland restoration project designed to improve water quality and ecological function in the Cape Fear River Ba... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/east-mingo-conservation-mitigation-bank) [![A small rocky creek running through a shaded wooded ravine.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20four%20hills%20conservation%20easement%20north%20carolina.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20four%20hills%20conservation%20easement%20north%20carolina.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/four-hills-conservation-mitigation-bank) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, April 2025 ### [Four Hills | Conservation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/four-hills-conservation-mitigation-bank) Total Acres 77.9 Project Year 2024 Located in Anson County NC Unique Places to Save serves as the long-term conservation easement holder for the Four Hills Mitigation Site, a 77.89-acre restoration project. Once degraded by livestock use an... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/four-hills-conservation-mitigation-bank) [![An aerial view of a straight tidal channel cutting through flat coastal marsh.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20hitchcock%20creeek%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20hitchcock%20creeek%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/hitchcock-creek-conservation-mitigation-bank) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, April 2025 ### [Hitchcock Creek | Conservation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/hitchcock-creek-conservation-mitigation-bank) Total Acres 57.1 Project Year 2025 Located in Galveston County TX Located in the San Bernard River watershed in coastal Texas, the Hitchcock Creek Mitigation Project managed by EPR, is a private ecological restoration effort aimed at improv... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/hitchcock-creek-conservation-mitigation-bank) [![A green pond below a hillside planted with rows of young trees.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20slowplay%20land%20conservation%20easement%20in%20north%20carolina.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20slowplay%20land%20conservation%20easement%20in%20north%20carolina.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/slowplay-conservation-mitigation-bank) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, April 2025 ### [Slowplay | Conservation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/slowplay-conservation-mitigation-bank) Total Acres 19.7 Project Year 2025 Located in Alexander County NC The Slowplay Mitigation Bank is a private conservation and stream restoration project managed by Water & Land Solutions and located in the rolling foothills of Alexander Coun... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/slowplay-conservation-mitigation-bank) [![A row of young trees in full leaf along a grassy bank under a cloudy sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20three%20paces%20conservation%20easement.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20three%20paces%20conservation%20easement.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/three-paces-conservation-mitigation-bank) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, April 2025 ### [Three Paces | Conservation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/three-paces-conservation-mitigation-bank) Total Acres 20.6 Project Year 2025 Located in Van Buren County TN The Three Paces Mitigation Bank is a private conservation and stream restoration project managed by Water & Land Solutions and located in the scenic hills of Van Buren County... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/three-paces-conservation-mitigation-bank) [![A stream winding through a meadow at sunset, with bare trees along the horizon.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/conservation-stewardship-1.jpg?width=900&name=conservation-stewardship-1.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/importance-of-conservation-stewardship) [Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Mandi Taylor, April 2025 ### [The Importance of Stewardship in Conservation](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/importance-of-conservation-stewardship) When you hear about land and resource conservation, the focus is often on the big moments: a large parcel of land being protected in perpetuity, a forest is spared from development, or a critical habitat is preserved for wildlife. But what ... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/importance-of-conservation-stewardship) [![A wide sandy channel carrying a shallow stream between eroded banks under a blue sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Hickory_Jack_716.jpg?width=900&name=Hickory_Jack_716.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mitigation-credits-101) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, March 2025 ### [Mitigation Credits 101: Understanding the Basics of Environmental Offsets](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mitigation-credits-101) What Are Mitigation Credits? Mitigation credits are units of compensatory environmental value that are used to offset the impact of land development or other activities that cause damage to wetlands, streams, endangered species habitats, or... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mitigation-credits-101) [![A stream flowing over mossy rocks in a wooded gorge, the water blurred by a long exposure.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/image.png?width=900&name=image.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/2024-annual-report) [Organization News](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/organization-news) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Christine Pickens, March 2025 ### [A Season of Change: Our 2024 Annual Report](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/2024-annual-report) We are proud to present our 2024 Annual Report which highlights our work to restore and conserve land and water across the country. This year, we expanded our work to new states with exciting projects that protect vulnerable species, preser... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/2024-annual-report) [![A tiger swallowtail butterfly feeding on a purple thistle flower in a clearing.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20zeb%20creek%20conservation%20easement%20mitigation%20banking%20north%20carolina.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20zeb%20creek%20conservation%20easement%20mitigation%20banking%20north%20carolina.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/zeb-creek-conservation-mitigation-bank) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, March 2025 ### [Zeb Creek | Conservation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/zeb-creek-conservation-mitigation-bank) Total Acres 23.6 Project Year 2024 Located in Rockingham County NC The Zeb Creek Conservation Easement is a restoration project in the Cape Fear River Basin developed with KCI. This project is focused on stream and wetland restoration, impr... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/zeb-creek-conservation-mitigation-bank) [![A dirt track running through green summer woodland.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20tobacco%20road%20conservation%20easement%20mitigation%20banking%20north%20carolina.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20tobacco%20road%20conservation%20easement%20mitigation%20banking%20north%20carolina.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tobacco-road-conservation-mitigation-bank) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, March 2025 ### [Tobacco Road | Conservation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tobacco-road-conservation-mitigation-bank) Total Acres 44.6 Project Year 2023 Located in Alamance County NC The Tobacco Road Conservation Easement is a mitigation project in North Carolina developed by Resource Environmental Solutions (RES). This project is designed to restore and p... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tobacco-road-conservation-mitigation-bank) [![A person in an orange vest standing at the edge of a crop field beside a drainage ditch.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/pic%20of%20salem%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement%20north%20carolina.jpg?width=900&name=pic%20of%20salem%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement%20north%20carolina.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/salem-conservation-mitigation-bank) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, March 2025 ### [Salem | Conservation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/salem-conservation-mitigation-bank) Total Acres 12.3 Project Year 2023 Located in Orange County NC The Salem Conservation Easement is a mitigation project being managed by WLS/Naturion designed to restore riparian buffers and improve water quality in the Neuse River Basin. 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