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Learn about our latest restoration & conservation efforts and discover how healthy land & aquatic resources benefit our communities across the US
| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Dead Oak | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 41.42 Project Year 2020 Located in the French Broad River Basin of Buncombe County NC
| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Riverbend Hoss | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 40.06 Project Year 2017 Located in the Roanoke River Basin of Caswell NC The Riverbend Hoss Conservation Mitigation Easement is located near the town of Blanch, North Carolina. The easement property was formerly grazed forest an...
| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Dogtown | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 75.15 Project Year 2023 Located in the Catawba River Basin of Catawba County NC
| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Starker | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 30 Project Year 2022 Located in the Catawba River Basin of Catawba County NC The Starker Conservation Easement Mitigation Site will result in a higher functioning aquatic ecosystem. The project goals and objectives address water...
| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Firestone | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 15.06 Project Year 2022 Located in the Catawba River Basin of Catawba County NC The Firestone Conservation Mitigation benefits include site specific improvements and watershed scale benefits that include excluding livestock from...
| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Bethel Branch | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 16.3 Project Year 2019 Located in the Cape Fear River Basin of Chatham NC The Bethel Branch Conservation Mitigation Easement is a part of the Cane Creek Umbrella Mitigation Bank in Chatham and Alamance Counties, NC; a collection...
| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Pine Hill Branch | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 24.3 Project Year 2018 Located in the Cape Fear River Basin of Alamance NC The Pine Hill Branch Conservation Mitigation Easement is a part of the Cane Creek Umbrella Mitigation Bank in Chatham and Alamance Counties, NC; a collec...
| Michael Scisco, February 2024
South Fork | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 18.13 Project Year 2018 Located in the Cape Fear River Basin of Chatham NC The South Fork Conservation Mitigation Easement is a part of the Cane Creek Umbrella Mitigation Bank in Chatham and Alamance Counties, NC; a collection o...
| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Dudley Mill | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 45.92 Project Year 2020 Located in the Cape Fear River Basin of Cumberland NC The Dudley Mill Conservation Mitigation is unique in that it was once a large pond that was impounded for a mill. The impoundment has now been removed...
| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Dugout | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 37.17 Project Year 2021 Located in the Cape Fear River Basin of Cumberland NC The Dugout Stream and Wetland Project is located within a watershed primarily composed of agriculture, forests, and commercial and residential areas. ...
| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Scout | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 13.23 Project Year 2019 Located in the Yadkin Pee Dee River Basin of Davie County NC The Scout Conservation Mitigation Easement, located in Davie County, NC, is a small open valley surrounded by cattle pasture, row crop fields, ...
| Michael Scisco, February 2024
North Fork Little River | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 33.43 Project Year 2016 Located in the Neuse River Basin of Durham North Carolina The North Fork Little River Conservation Mitigation Easement is located outside of the city of Durham, NC and was formerly row crop agricultural f...
| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Catfish Pond | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 31.54 Project Year 2022 Located in the Neuse River Basin of Durham NC The major goals of the the Catfish Pond Conservation Mitigation Easement proposed buffer mitigation and nutrient offset project are to provide ecological and ...
| Michael Scisco, February 2024
East Buffalo Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 254.85 Project Year 2020 Located in the Little Tennessee River Basin of Graham NC The East Buffalo Conservation Mitigation Easement, located in a mountainous region near Robbinsville, NC, has unique features that conserve crucia...
| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Daniel's Creek Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 56.14 Project Year 2019 Located in the Cape Fear River Basin of Harnett NC The Daniel's Creek Conservation Mitigation Easement, near Broadway, NC, is located on a beautiful farm that manages a large livestock operation. The Ease...
| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Moccasin Creek Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 16.3 Project Year 2020 Located in the Neuse River Basin of Johnston NC The Moccasin Creek Conservation Mitigation Easement consists of restored stream reaches and native riparian buffer that border active row crop agricultural f...
| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Old Savannah Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 33.35 Project Year 2017 Located in the Neuse River Basin of Johnston NC The Old Savannah Conservation Mitigation Easement is 33 acres of former row crop fields that are now dense riparian buffers that help protect streams and di...
| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Sassarixa Swamp Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 26.71 Project Year 2022 Located in the Neuse River Basin of Johnston NC The Sassarixa Swamp Conservation Mitigation Easement includes restoring the riparian areas along four unnamed tributaries to Sassarixa Swamp, along with six...
| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Little River Weaver/Ford Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 36.7 Project Year 2022 Located in the Neuse River Basin of Johnston North Carolina The major goals of the the Little River Weaver/Ford Conservation Mitigation Easement proposed buffer mitigation and nutrient offset project are t...
| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Puncheon Fork
Total Acres 13.17 Project Year 2020 Located in the French Broad River Basin of Madison County NC The Puncheon Fork conservation easement is comprised of a 13.17-acre area and includes Puncheon Fork and three of its unnamed tributaries as we...
| Nathan Phillips, February 2024
Devil's Gut Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 117.42 Project Year 2017 Located in the Roanoke River Basin of Martin, North Carolina The Devil's Gut Conservation Easement is situated along the Roanoke River in Jamesville, North Carolina. It is approximately 117 acres of Bott...