| Sam Warnock, August 2026
The River That Built a Town: Ramseur’s 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...
| Sam Warnock, August 2026
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...
| Mandi Taylor, August 2026
Mitigation vs. Non-Mitigation Conservation Easements: How We Protect North Carolina’s Land
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...
| Mandi Taylor, August 2026
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, ...
| Sam Warnock, July 2026
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...
| Michael Scisco, June 2026
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...
| Michael Scisco, May 2026
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...
| Michael Scisco, May 2026
Aquatic Green Infrastructure's 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...
| Michael Scisco, April 2026
Navigating the Bottlenecks: Insights from the 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 ...
| Michael Scisco, March 2026
Announcing the Batiste Creek Conservation Easement
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...
| Michael Scisco, March 2026
Why 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.
| Michael Scisco, February 2026
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...