--- title: Mitigation Banking (5) | Unique Places to Save description: Mitigation Banking | Learn about our latest restoration & conservation efforts and discover how healthy land & aquatic resources benefit our communities across the US (5) 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. # Mitigation Banking (5) 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) [![The edge of a lake with tall grass and yellow flowers catching early light.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/wetland%20mitigation%20banking.jpg?width=900&name=wetland%20mitigation%20banking.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/what-is-mitigation-banking) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, September 2024 ### [What is Mitigation Banking?](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/what-is-mitigation-banking) A mitigation bank is a site where wetlands, streams, or other natural habitats are restored, enhanced, or preserved to compensate for or offset negative impacts to similar ecosystems elsewhere within a defined geography. These negative impa... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/what-is-mitigation-banking) [![A wide, slow river bending between green wooded banks.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/gpdr.jpg?width=900&name=gpdr.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/great-pee-dee-river-conservation-bank) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, August 2024 ### [Great Pee Dee Mitigation Bank](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/great-pee-dee-river-conservation-bank) Total Acres 1,094 Project Year 2023 Located in Mason & Dillon Counties, SC The goal of the Great Pee Dee mitigation banking project is to preserve, enhance and restore streams and wetlands associated with the Great Pee Dee River, Mill Creek... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/great-pee-dee-river-conservation-bank) [![A shallow river with a green weedy bar, running between wooded banks under a blue sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/pushmataha%20endangered%20species%20conservation%20bank.jpg?width=900&name=pushmataha%20endangered%20species%20conservation%20bank.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/pushmataha-bat-conservation-bank) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, August 2024 ### [Pushmataha Bat Conservation Bank | Endangered Species](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/pushmataha-bat-conservation-bank) Total Acres 90 Project Year 2022 Located in Pushmataha County OK The purpose of this species mitigation bank is to help offset potential negative impacts on habitat for Indiana Bats (Endangered) and Northern Long-Eared Bats (Threatened) fro... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/pushmataha-bat-conservation-bank) [![A creek running between grassy banks, with summer woodland and dead vines along the far side.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/hatch%20hill%20nc%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement.jpg?width=900&name=hatch%20hill%20nc%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/hatchs-hill-conservation-mitigation) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, August 2024 ### [Hatch's Hill | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/hatchs-hill-conservation-mitigation) Total Acres 65.9 Project Year 2024 Located in Wayne County NC The Hatch’s Hill Conservation Easement is located on active farms used for cropland and pasture for goats, donkeys, and alpaca. The 56.2‐acre conservation easement includes multi... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/hatchs-hill-conservation-mitigation) [![A leaf covered field in late autumn with cedars and bare trees under a grey sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/smiley%20farm%20conservation%20easement.jpg?width=900&name=smiley%20farm%20conservation%20easement.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/smiley-conservation-mitigation) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, July 2024 ### [Smiley | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/smiley-conservation-mitigation) Total Acres 15.6 Project Year 2024 Located in Knox County TN The Smiley Conservation Easement is a remarkable project and a great example of pairing ecological conservation with agricultural working lands. This easement protects 4,458 feet ... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/smiley-conservation-mitigation) [![A dark, still blackwater channel running through green swamp forest, with a large pine in the foreground.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/FQC4.jpg?width=900&name=FQC4.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/french-quarter-creek-conservation-mitigation-bank) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, February 2024 ### [French Quarter Creek | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/french-quarter-creek-conservation-mitigation-bank) Total Acres 440.3 Project Year N/A Located in the Edisto River Basin of Berkeley SC The French Quarter Creek mitigation project provides restoration and enhancement of approximately 94.39 acres of bottomland hardwood, the enhancement of app... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/french-quarter-creek-conservation-mitigation-bank) [![A clear, shallow stream running over rounded cobbles beside a mossy bank.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/stream.jpg?width=900&name=stream.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/knob-creek-conservation-mitigation) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, February 2024 ### [Knob Creek | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/knob-creek-conservation-mitigation) Total Acres 16 Project Year 2017 Located in the French Broad River Basin of Yancey County NC [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/knob-creek-conservation-mitigation) [![A narrow trickle of water cutting a channel through dry winter grass on a slope.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/Twiman4.jpg?width=900&name=Twiman4.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/twiman-conservation-mitigation) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, February 2024 ### [Twiman | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/twiman-conservation-mitigation) Total Acres 30.5 Project Year 2019 Located in the Yadkin Pee Dee River Basin of Yadkin County NC The Twiman Conservation Mitigation Easement is located in a rural area near Boonville, NC between cattle pastures and agricultural fields. The ... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/twiman-conservation-mitigation) [![A shallow creek curving through winter grasses, its clear water running over a rocky bed.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/CompassPoint2.jpg?width=900&name=CompassPoint2.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/compass-point-conservation-mitigation) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, February 2024 ### [Compass Point | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/compass-point-conservation-mitigation) Total Acres 16.5 Project Year 2019 Located in the Yadkin Pee Dee River Basin of Yadkin County NC The Compass Point Conservation Mitigation Easement is located on a cattle farm near Boonville, NC. There are three stream reaches that converge... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/compass-point-conservation-mitigation) [![A stream running between reedy banks, with a meadow and dense green woodland rising behind.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/CritcherBros3.jpg?width=900&name=CritcherBros3.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/critcher-brothers-conservation-mitigation) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, February 2024 ### [Critcher Brothers | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/critcher-brothers-conservation-mitigation) Total Acres 71 Project Year 2020 Located in the Yadkin Pee Dee River Basin of Wilkes County NC The Critcher Brothers Conservation Easement encompasses a large portion of the South Fork of Fishing Creek Watershed. Land uses surrounding the E... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/critcher-brothers-conservation-mitigation) [![Rows of young conifer seedlings planted among a soybean field under a cloudy summer sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/IMG_1764.jpg?width=900&name=IMG_1764.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/oberry-road-conservation-mitigation) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, February 2024 ### [O’Berry Road | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/oberry-road-conservation-mitigation) Total Acres 27.3 Project Year 2022 Located in the Neuse River Basin of Wayne County North Carolina The major goals of the the O’Berry Road Conservation Mitigation Easement proposed buffer mitigation and nutrient offset project are to provid... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/oberry-road-conservation-mitigation) [![A drainage ditch running between a bare ploughed field and a grassy bank under an overcast sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/IMG_0637.jpg?width=900&name=IMG_0637.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/rosewood-conservation-mitigation) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, February 2024 ### [Rosewood | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/rosewood-conservation-mitigation) Total Acres 47.1 Project Year 2022 Located in the Neuse River Basin of Wayne County NC The major goals of the Rosewood Conservation Mitigation Easement proposed buffer mitigation and nutrient offset project are to provide ecological and wat... 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