--- title: Projects | Unique Places to Save description: Projects | Learn about our latest restoration & conservation efforts and discover how healthy land & aquatic resources benefit our communities across the US 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) - [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. # Projects Individual project records from our conservation portfolio. ![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) [![Blackberries ripening on a bramble at the edge of a young pine forest.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20poes%20landing%20conservation%20easement.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20poes%20landing%20conservation%20easement.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/poes-landing-conservation-mitigation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, October 2026 ### [Poe's Landing | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/poes-landing-conservation-mitigation-easement) Total Acres 321 Project Year 2026 Located in York County, South Carolina Covering approximately 320.69 acres within the Upper Broad River Basin, the easement safeguards critical aquatic corridors including Bullock Creek, Bells Creek, 11 unn... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/poes-landing-conservation-mitigation-easement) [![A salt marsh at dusk, with tidal pools reflecting a pink and blue sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20galveston%20texas%20wetland.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20galveston%20texas%20wetland.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/pelican-island-mitigation-conservation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, August 2026 ### [Pelican Island | Mitigation Conservation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/pelican-island-mitigation-conservation-easement) Total Acres 142 Project Year 2026 Located in Galveston County of Texas Unique Places to Save is proud to announce the permanent protection of the Pelican Island Conservation Easement in Galveston County, Texas. Covering over 140 acres on th... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/pelican-island-mitigation-conservation-easement) [![A slow, shaded creek running through bright green summer woodland.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20monkey%20wrench%20mitigation%20conservation%20easement%20in%20north%20carolina.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20monkey%20wrench%20mitigation%20conservation%20easement%20in%20north%20carolina.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/monkey-wrench-mitigation-conservation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, August 2026 ### [Monkey Wrench | Mitigation Conservation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/monkey-wrench-mitigation-conservation-easement) Total Acres 41 Project Year 2026 Located in Randolph County of North Carolina Unique Places to Save is proud to announce the permanent protection of the Monkey Wrench Conservation Easement in Orange County, North Carolina. Covering approxim... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/monkey-wrench-mitigation-conservation-easement) [![A shallow creek running through green summer woodland between eroded clay banks.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20blue%20sky%20conservation%20easement%20in%20north%20carolina.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20blue%20sky%20conservation%20easement%20in%20north%20carolina.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/blue-sky-mitigation-conservation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, August 2026 ### [Blue Sky | Mitigation Conservation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/blue-sky-mitigation-conservation-easement) Total Acres 24 Project Year 2026 Located in Randolph County of North Carolina Unique Places to Save is proud to announce the permanent protection of the Blue Sky Conservation Easement in Randolph County, North Carolina. Covering approximate... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/blue-sky-mitigation-conservation-easement) [![A wooden gate and wire fence beside a creek, with red rock bluffs rising behind.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20conservation%20easement%20in%20colorado.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20conservation%20easement%20in%20colorado.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/north-fork-poudre-mitigation-conservation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, August 2026 ### [North Fork Poudre | Mitigation Conservation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/north-fork-poudre-mitigation-conservation-easement) Total Acres 30 Project Year 2026 Located in Larimer County of Colorado Unique Places to Save is proud to announce the permanent protection of the North Fork Poudre Conservation Easement in Larimer County, Colorado. Marking UP2S’s first cons... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/north-fork-poudre-mitigation-conservation-easement) [![Open hardwood woodland with sunlight falling on grass and a fallen log.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20mudhoney%20conservation%20easement%20nc.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20mudhoney%20conservation%20easement%20nc.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mudhoney-ii-conservation-mitigation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, June 2026 ### [Mudhoney II | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/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... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mudhoney-ii-conservation-mitigation-easement) [![A creek running between bare trees and snow covered banks.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20little%20cabin%20conservation%20easement%20in%20north%20carolina.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20little%20cabin%20conservation%20easement%20in%20north%20carolina.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/little-cabin-conservation-mitigation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, May 2026 ### [Little Cabin | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/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... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/little-cabin-conservation-mitigation-easement) [![A pool of still water in a grassy hollow below a golden hillside under a cloudy sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20camp%20run%20conservation%20easement%20for%20mitigation%20bank%20in%20west%20virginia.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20camp%20run%20conservation%20easement%20for%20mitigation%20bank%20in%20west%20virginia.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/camp-run-conservation-mitigation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, May 2026 ### [Camp Run | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/camp-run-conservation-mitigation-easement) Total Acres 65 Project Year 2026 Located in Hampshire County of West Virginia Unique Places to Save is proud to collaborate with Resource Environmental Solutions to facilitate the permanent protection of the Camp Run Stream and Wetland site... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/camp-run-conservation-mitigation-easement) [![A narrow eroded gully running through bare winter woodland, with ferns on the banks.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/hopkins%20farm%20conservation%20easement.jpg?width=900&name=hopkins%20farm%20conservation%20easement.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/hopkins-farm-conservation-mitigation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, April 2026 ### [Hopkins Farm | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/hopkins-farm-conservation-mitigation-easement) Total Acres 39 Project Year 2026 Located in Caswell County of North Carolina Unique Places to Save is proud to announce the permanent protection of the Hopkins Farm Conservation Easement in Caswell County, North Carolina. Covering approxima... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/hopkins-farm-conservation-mitigation-easement) [![A still pond ringed by pine woods, with streaks of sunlight flaring across the photograph.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20batiste%20creek%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20batiste%20creek%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/batiste-creek-conservation-mitigation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, March 2026 ### [Batiste Creek | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/batiste-creek-conservation-mitigation-easement) Total Acres 1,218 Project Year 2026 Located in Liberty County of Texas The Batiste Creek conservation easement permanently protects 1,218 acres of forested bottomland and wetlands within the Pine Island Bayou watershed in Liberty County, Te... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/batiste-creek-conservation-mitigation-easement) [![A calm pond ringed by winter woodland and dry grass under a clear blue sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20miller%20conservation%20easement%20north%20carolina.png?width=900&name=photo%20of%20miller%20conservation%20easement%20north%20carolina.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/miller-conservation-mitigation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, March 2026 ### [Miller | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/miller-conservation-mitigation-easement) Total Acres 16 Project Year 2026 Located in Surry County of North Carolina The Miller conservation easement protects the restored streams and adjacent riparian forests into perpetuity. At the Miller site, that includes nearly a mile of trib... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/miller-conservation-mitigation-easement) [![A winter pasture edged with bare trees and cedars under a clear blue sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20reaper%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement%20in%20north%20carolina.png?width=900&name=photo%20of%20reaper%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement%20in%20north%20carolina.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/reaper-conservation-easement) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, February 2026 ### [Reaper | Conservation Mitigation Easement](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/reaper-conservation-easement) Total Acres 19 Project Year 2026 Located in Randolph County of North Carolina The Reaper conservation easement protects the stream corridors and streamside habitat being restored on the Reaper site near Denton, North Carolina. 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