--- title: Wetlands | Unique Places to Save description: Wetlands | 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. # Wetlands 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) [![A close view of clear water flowing over coloured pebbles.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20clean%20surface%20water.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20clean%20surface%20water.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/the-untapped-power-of-protecting-surface-water) [Rivers, Wetlands & Dams](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/rivers-wetlands-dams) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Mandi Taylor, August 2025 ### [The Untapped Power of Protecting Surface Water](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/the-untapped-power-of-protecting-surface-water) Clean surface water is vital for human survival, as it is one of the primary contributors to our drinking water sources. We know that, but in the hustle and bustle of life it is easy to forget how important and interconnected everything is.... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/the-untapped-power-of-protecting-surface-water) [![An aerial view of a dark winding river cutting through unbroken green forest.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/conservation%20new%20hanover%20county%20nc.jpg?width=900&name=conservation%20new%20hanover%20county%20nc.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/conservation-keeps-pfas-out-of-water) [Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Caroline Sevier, August 2025 ### [How Conservation Helps Keep PFAS Out of Water](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/conservation-keeps-pfas-out-of-water) Have you ever seen a new acronym online and wondered what it meant? In a world swimming with acronyms like LOL and YOLO, you are definitely not the only one. PFAS isn’t a trendy new text lingo, but actually a dangerous source of widespread ... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/conservation-keeps-pfas-out-of-water) [![Three people kayaking along a calm creek between tall reeds.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20people%20kayaking%20in%20alligator%20creek%20nc%20%281%29.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20people%20kayaking%20in%20alligator%20creek%20nc%20%281%29.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/conserving-wetlands-developing-estuary) [Rivers, Wetlands & Dams](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/rivers-wetlands-dams) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Christine Pickens, May 2025 ### [Conserving a Transitional Wetland in a Rapidly Developing Estuary](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/conserving-wetlands-developing-estuary) In partnership with New Hanover Soil and Water Conservation District, and funding provided by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, 14 acres of floating marsh located on Eagles Island were permanently protected. This critical site expa... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/conserving-wetlands-developing-estuary) [![An aerial view of flooded farmland, with water lying across the fields either side of a raised road.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/wetlands%20impact%20insurance%20costs.jpg?width=900&name=wetlands%20impact%20insurance%20costs.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/how-wetlands-impact-homeowners-insurance-part-two) [Conservation & Development](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-and-development) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Mandi Taylor, April 2025 ### [How Wetlands Impact Insurance Costs - Part Two](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/how-wetlands-impact-homeowners-insurance-part-two) In the first part of our research into how wetlands impact insurance costs, we discussed the decline of wetlands across the U.S., amplified by recent legal changes that leave millions of acres unprotected. Now, we connect that ecological lo... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/how-wetlands-impact-homeowners-insurance-part-two) [![Sunset over a marshy lake fringed with reeds, with houses along the far shore.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20florida%20wetlands%20with%20buildings%20in%20the%20background.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20florida%20wetlands%20with%20buildings%20in%20the%20background.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/how-wetlands-impact-homeowners-insurance-part-one) [Conservation & Development](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-and-development) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Mandi Taylor, April 2025 ### [How Wetlands Impact Insurance Costs - Part One](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/how-wetlands-impact-homeowners-insurance-part-one) Welcome to the first installment of our Conservation Cares series! We often hear about land and natural resource conservation in broad strokes, but how does it tangibly affect our daily lives? This series of topics illustrates how different... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/how-wetlands-impact-homeowners-insurance-part-one) [![A white water lily in bloom on a lily pad.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/natalie%20d%20flower.jpg?width=900&name=natalie%20d%20flower.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/natalie-davis-conservation) [Organization News](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/organization-news) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Natalie Davis, August 2024 ### [Building Confidence in Conservation: Natalie Davis's Journey with Unique Places to Save](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/natalie-davis-conservation) When I graduated from University of North Carolina in December of 2020, I did what most fresh college graduates do and I started looking for a job in the environmental science field rather aimlessly. When I saw the job listing from Unique P... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/natalie-davis-conservation) [![An aerial view looking straight down on a wetland of winding channels and yellow green vegetation.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/why%20do%20wetlands%20smell%20bad.jpg?width=900&name=why%20do%20wetlands%20smell%20bad.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/why-do-wetlands-smell-bad) [Rivers, Wetlands & Dams](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/rivers-wetlands-dams) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Christine Pickens, August 2024 ### [Why Do Wetlands Smell Bad?](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/why-do-wetlands-smell-bad) The wetland superpower behind the stink and why you’ll be saying, “Oh no, my feet smell cheesy!” Experiencing nature can become enlightening when we use our five senses. In the case of wetlands, using your sense of smell can also help you u... 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