--- title: Land Conservation | Unique Places to Save description: Land Conservation | Learn about our latest restoration & conservation efforts and discover how healthy land & aquatic resources benefit our communities across the US 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) - [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. # Land Conservation 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 shallow rocky river running through summer woodland.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20ramseur%20deep%20river.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20ramseur%20deep%20river.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/the-river-that-built-a-town-ramseurs-past-shapes-future-conservation-part-two) [Conservation Stories](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-stories) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Sam Warnock, August 2026 ### [The River That Built a Town: Ramseur’s Past Shapes Future Conservation (Part Two)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/the-river-that-built-a-town-ramseurs-past-shapes-future-conservation-part-two) This is the second installment in a two-part series on the Deep River restoration project in Ramseur, North Carolina. For this series, I sat down with Mayor Hampton Spivey and Town Clerk Carol Akers to hear how growing up alongside the Deep... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/the-river-that-built-a-town-ramseurs-past-shapes-future-conservation-part-two) [![A calm river reflecting overhanging trees, seen from a leaf covered bank.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20deep%20river%20in%20ramseur.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20deep%20river%20in%20ramseur.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/the-river-that-built-a-town-ramseurs-past-shapes-future-conservation-part-one) [Conservation Stories](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-stories) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Sam Warnock, August 2026 ### [The River That Built a Town: Ramseur’s Past Shapes Future Conservation (Part One)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/the-river-that-built-a-town-ramseurs-past-shapes-future-conservation-part-one) Conservation is often framed as a series of technical challenges: hydrology, engineering, biology, and even real estate. But if you strip away the wetland mapping, the habitat surveys and the land transactions, you'll find that conservation... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/the-river-that-built-a-town-ramseurs-past-shapes-future-conservation-part-one) [![A view over layered blue mountain ridges, with a lake in the valley below.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20mountains%20in%20north%20carolina.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20mountains%20in%20north%20carolina.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/why-invest-in-natural-capital-part-two) [Conservation & Development](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-and-development) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Sam Warnock, August 2026 ### [Why Invest in Natural Capital (Part Two)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/why-invest-in-natural-capital-part-two) In "Why Invest in Natural Capital", the first post in this series, we made the case that natural capital functions like nature's balance sheet, and that healthy ecosystems quietly generate the clean water, flood protection, and climate stab... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/why-invest-in-natural-capital-part-two) [![An aerial view over rolling forested ridges toward blue mountains under a stormy sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20conservation%20in%20north%20carolina%20mountains.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20conservation%20in%20north%20carolina%20mountains.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mitigation-vs-non-mitigation-conservation-easements) [Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Mandi Taylor, August 2026 ### [Mitigation vs. Non-Mitigation Conservation Easements: How We Protect North Carolina’s Land](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mitigation-vs-non-mitigation-conservation-easements) If you’ve ever looked out over a stretch of unbroken North Carolina forest or a multi-generation family farm and wondered, "How can we make sure this land stays protected, forever?" the answer might come down to one legal tool: a conservati... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mitigation-vs-non-mitigation-conservation-easements) [![A lake below rugged mountains, with pine woods along the shore.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20wild%20scenic%20landscape%20%281%29.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20wild%20scenic%20landscape%20%281%29.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/what-if-the-best-thing-we-ever-do-is-nothing) [Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Mandi Taylor, August 2026 ### [What if the best thing we ever do is… nothing?](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/what-if-the-best-thing-we-ever-do-is-nothing) In a world obsessed with “more,” more roads, stores, pavement, and parking lots, it is easy to overlook the value of not wanting more. In today’s world, it is almost as if we are expected to look at an open field or a dense forest and ask, ... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/what-if-the-best-thing-we-ever-do-is-nothing) [![Sunlight streaming through pine trunks onto a mossy forest floor.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20natural%20capital%20example%20in%20a%20healthy%20forest.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20natural%20capital%20example%20in%20a%20healthy%20forest.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/why-invest-in-natural-capital-part-one) [Conservation & Development](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-and-development) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Sam Warnock, July 2026 ### [Why Invest in Natural Capital (Part One)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/why-invest-in-natural-capital-part-one) In 2025, Earth Overshoot Day fell on July 24. This is the date when global demand for natural resources exceeds what Earth can regenerate in a full year. Every year this date creeps earlier on the calendar, serving as a stark reminder of ho... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/why-invest-in-natural-capital-part-one) [![Open hardwood woodland with sunlight falling on grass and a fallen log.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20mudhoney%20conservation%20easement%20nc.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20mudhoney%20conservation%20easement%20nc.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mudhoney-ii-conservation-mitigation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, June 2026 ### [Mudhoney II | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mudhoney-ii-conservation-mitigation-easement) Total Acres 31 Project Year 2026 Located in Chatham County of North Carolina Unique Places to Save is proud to announce the permanent protection of the Mudhoney II Conservation Easement in Chatham County, North Carolina. This easement safeg... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mudhoney-ii-conservation-mitigation-easement) [![A creek running between bare trees and snow covered banks.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20little%20cabin%20conservation%20easement%20in%20north%20carolina.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20little%20cabin%20conservation%20easement%20in%20north%20carolina.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/little-cabin-conservation-mitigation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, May 2026 ### [Little Cabin | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/little-cabin-conservation-mitigation-easement) Total Acres 46 Project Year 2026 Located in Randolph County of North Carolina Covering approximately 45.83 acres within the Yadkin River Basin, the easement permanently safeguards critical native forested areas, riparian wetlands, and eleve... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/little-cabin-conservation-mitigation-easement) [![A restored wetland channel with lily pads in a city park, with office towers rising behind it.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20critical%20aquatic%20infrastructure%20in%20resilient%20community.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20critical%20aquatic%20infrastructure%20in%20resilient%20community.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/aquatic-green-infrastructure-critical-role-for-resilient-communities) [Conservation & Development](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-and-development) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, May 2026 ### [Aquatic Green Infrastructure's Critical Role for Resilient Communities](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/aquatic-green-infrastructure-critical-role-for-resilient-communities) Across the country, communities are facing escalating challenges: more extreme weather events, prolonged droughts, rapid population growth, and increasingly expensive demands on aging infrastructure. While traditional gray infrastructure, s... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/aquatic-green-infrastructure-critical-role-for-resilient-communities) [![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/2026-conservation-easement-appraisal-industry-report) [Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, April 2026 ### [Navigating the Bottlenecks: Insights from the 2026 Conservation Easement Appraisal Industry Report](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/2026-conservation-easement-appraisal-industry-report) Conservation easements are the bedrock of private land conservation in the United States. But behind every successful acre conserved is a rigorous and complex valuation process that results in an appraisal. Appraisers are the unsung heroes ... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/2026-conservation-easement-appraisal-industry-report) [![A still pond ringed by pine woods, with streaks of sunlight flaring across the photograph.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20batiste%20creek%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20batiste%20creek%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/batiste-creek-conservation-easement-announcement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) [Organization News](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/organization-news) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, March 2026 ### [Announcing the Batiste Creek Conservation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/batiste-creek-conservation-easement-announcement) In Liberty County, Texas, a remarkable new conservation project is helping safeguard one of the region’s most valuable natural landscapes. The Batiste Creek Conservation Easement permanently protects 1,218 acres of forested bottomland, wetl... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/batiste-creek-conservation-easement-announcement) [![Two young trees growing in soil beside a globe, against a green background.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/the%20right%20conservation%20non-profit%20partner.jpg?width=900&name=the%20right%20conservation%20non-profit%20partner.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/the-right-conservation-partner-matters) [Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, March 2026 ### [Why the Right Conservation Partner Matters](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/the-right-conservation-partner-matters) Conservation easements are permanent, legally binding agreements that shape how land can be utilized far into the future. Because of that permanence, the organization you choose to work with matters as much as the land itself. 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