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# North Carolina (8)

Learn about our latest restoration & conservation efforts and discover how healthy land & aquatic resources benefit our communities across the US

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[![A rocky stream running through tall dry grass toward a green treeline under an overcast sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/EastBuffalo1.jpg?width=900&name=EastBuffalo1.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/east-buffalo-mitigation-bank)

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, February 2024

### [East Buffalo Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/east-buffalo-mitigation-bank)

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...

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[![A wide, shallow stream running over an orange and grey cobble bed between grassy banks.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/Daniels4.jpg?width=900&name=Daniels4.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/daniels-creek-conservation-mitigation)

[Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking)

‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, February 2024

### [Daniel's Creek Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/daniels-creek-conservation-mitigation)

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...

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[![A flooded winter pasture with standing water between grass tussocks, and farm buildings on the horizon.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/Moccasin2.jpg?width=900&name=Moccasin2.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/moccasin-creek-conservation-mitigation)

[Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking)

‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, February 2024

### [Moccasin Creek Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/moccasin-creek-conservation-mitigation)

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...

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[![A grassy track running between crop stubble and scrubby saplings under a clear blue sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/OldSavannah3.jpg?width=900&name=OldSavannah3.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/old-savannah-conservation-mitigation)

[Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking)

‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, February 2024

### [Old Savannah Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/old-savannah-conservation-mitigation)

Total Acres 33.4 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 dit...

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[![A dark blackwater creek winding through open swamp forest with bright green groundcover.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/IMG_2396-1.jpg?width=900&name=IMG_2396-1.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/sassarixa-swamp-conservation-mitigation)

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‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, February 2024

### [Sassarixa Swamp Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/sassarixa-swamp-conservation-mitigation)

Total Acres 26.7 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 ...

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[![A bare ploughed field meeting a line of scrubby trees under a blue sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/IMG_0687.jpg?width=900&name=IMG_0687.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/little-river-weaver-ford-conservation-mitigation)

[Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking)

‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, February 2024

### [Little River Weaver/Ford Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/little-river-weaver-ford-conservation-mitigation)

Total Acres 46.9 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...

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[![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/puncheon-fork-conservation-mitigation)

[Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking)

‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, February 2024

### [Puncheon Fork](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/puncheon-fork-conservation-mitigation)

Total Acres 13.2 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 wel...

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[![A yellow floating dock on a calm, wide river with wooded banks on both sides under a blue sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/DevilsGut4.jpg?width=900&name=DevilsGut4.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/devils-gut)

[Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking)

‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Nathan Phillips, February 2024

### [Devil's Gut Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/devils-gut)

Total Acres 117.4 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 Botto...

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[![A small stream running through green hardwood forest, with survey flagging on a sapling.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/UpperRocky2.jpg?width=900&name=UpperRocky2.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/upper-rocky-conservation-mitigation)

[Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking)

‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, February 2024

### [Upper Rocky Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/upper-rocky-conservation-mitigation)

Total Acres 41.69 Project Year 2020 Located in the Yadkin Pee Dee River Basin of Mecklenburg County NC In the bustling, urban area of Lake Norman, NC, the Upper Rocky Conservation Mitigation Easement is a unique and wonderful opportunity fo...

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