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| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Jigsaw | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 21.5 Project Year 2018 Located in the Yadkin Pee Dee River Basin of Rowan County NC The Jigsaw Conservation Mitigation Easement is 21 acres of mature forested stream buffer along Second Creek, a beautiful rocky creek with restor...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Loflin Dairy | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 12 Project Year 2022 Located in the Cape Fear River Basin of Randolph County NC The major goals of the the Loflin Dairy Conservation Mitigation Easement proposed buffer mitigation and nutrient offset project are to provide ecolo...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Feed & Seed | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 25.6 Project Year 2021 Located in the Cape Fear River Basin of Randolph County NC The Feed and Seed Conservation Mitigation Easement, once restored, will be an oasis of riparian stream buffer and habitat amongst cattle pasture a...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Wolfe | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 23 Project Year 2022 Located in the Neuse River Basin of Person County NC The major goals of the the Anderson Farm Conservation Mitigation Easement proposed buffer mitigation and nutrient offset project are to provide ecological...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
White Hat | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 76.3 Project Year 2021 Located in the Pasquotank River Basin of Perquimans NC The White Hat mitigation project provides restoration and enhancement of Deep Creek, which is a tributary to the Little River. Restoration and enhance...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Neville Farms | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 6.2 Project Year 2021 Located in the Cape Fear River Basin of Orange County NC The Neville Farms Conservation Mitigation Easement is located in a rural and residential area of Chapel Hill, NC. The easement property consists of m...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Cape Fear Dairyland | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 64.1 Project Year 2018 Located in the Cape Fear River Basin of Orange County NC The Cape Fear Dairyland Conservation Mitigation Easement is located in a rural region of Orange County, NC known for dairy and other agricultural op...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Banished Bull | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 8.3 Project Year 2021 Located in the Neuse River Basin of Orange County NC The Banished Bull Conservation Mitigation Easement was formerly cattle pasture with stream features that were impacted by cattle grazing and pollutant in...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Cloud & Banner | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 56.5 Project Year 2019 Located in the Cape Fear River Basin of Alamance NC The Cloud and Banner Conservation Mitigation Easement is a unique and beautiful property tucked away in between mature forest corridors from residential ...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Carolina Bison | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 9 Project Year 2018 Located in the French Broad River Basin of Buncombe County NC The Carolina Bison Conservation Mitigation Easement is located just northwest of Asheville, NC and is known locally as a property that raises biso...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Dead Oak | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 41.6 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 40.1 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 and...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Dogtown | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 75.4 Project Year 2023 Located in the Catawba River Basin of Catawba County NC

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Starker | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 29.9 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 wat...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Firestone | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 15.7 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 16.7 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 18.1 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 of...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Dudley Mill | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 45.9 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 41.3 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. T...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Scout | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 13.2 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, a...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
North Fork Little River | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 33.4 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 fi...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Catfish Pond | Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 33 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 wat...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
East Buffalo Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 259.8 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 crucial...

| Michael Scisco, February 2024
Daniel's Creek Conservation Mitigation Easement
Total Acres 56 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 Easemen...
