Total Acres
19.4
Project Year
2019
Located in the Yadkin Pee Dee River Basin of Surry County NC
The Toms Creek Tributaries Conservation Mitigation Easement is a part of the Yadkin 01 Umbrella Bank. The Umbrella Bank aims to provide stream and wetland mitigation credits to compensate for unavoidable impacts to the Yadkin Pee Dee Watershed.
The Easement Property is located on a family farm that manages livestock operations and encompasses Toms Creek and unnamed tributaries.
The restored stream channels aim to help water transport in a non-erosive manner, which was a common issue before restoration. The native riparian buffers that were planted help absorb nutrient and sediment runoff from the hilly cattle pasture landscape which in turn, help to improve water quality of the Yadkin Pee Dee Watershed.
Toms Creek protects 19.4 acres in the Yadkin Pee Dee River Basin, under easement since 2019, with the restoration, enhancement and buffer work carried out by Naturion. Unique Places to Save is the conservation easement grantee, so the restored channels and native buffers on this working livestock farm are protected permanently.
Mitigation Partner
Our Role
Conservation Easement Grantee
Mitigation Type
Stream Restoration, Enhancement & Buffer
About the Author
Michael brings nearly 20 years of experience to his role as Trusted Conservation Advisor at Unique Places to Save. He has worked to conserve over 200,000 acres across the U.S. while securing over $200M in funding and transacting $500M in land and other real estate.
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