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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 02/10/2026

This landscape has more than one story to tell. 🌿 Adjacent to Grantham Branch, the 370+ acre Falling Creek conservation easement adds another major piece to a connected conservation landscape in Wayne County.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 25/09/2026

It’s hard to believe these were once corn and soybean fields. 🌱 The transformation goes far beyond what we can see. Restored stream channels and floodplains are helping reduce erosion and runoff, slow high water, and keep wetlands hydrated, all while creating healthier habitat.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 05/09/2026

Where does your dollar actually go? Here's the honest answer. 🌿 It funds the work that outlasts the headline: monitoring properties year after year, upholding every easement term, and defending protected land if it's ever challenged.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 04/09/2026

A new conservation project is taking shape in Randolph County. 🌿 Our upcoming 24-acre “Blue Sky” Conservation Easement will protect 7,147 linear feet of restored stream and 4.48 acres of functional wetlands.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 28/08/2026

From the Field Friday 🌿 Heading up into the Blue Ridge Mountains, NC, to Dugger Creek where wetlands, streams, and protected-species habitat come together at watershed scale. What stands out in the field here is the connection: the water that starts in these mountains doesn't stay in them.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 27/08/2026

"So do I have to give up my land?" 🌿 It's the first question almost every landowner asks and the answer is no. A conservation easement is a voluntary, permanent agreement that limits certain development while you keep ownership, keep living and working the land, and can still pass it on.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 21/08/2026

From the Field Friday 🌿 Dispatch from Surry County, NC: the Miller easement, where nearly a mile of tributary now runs protected for good, wrapped in the riparian forest that keeps it healthy.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 20/08/2026

The cheapest flood control we have is already built it just needs protecting. 🌊 As storms intensify and gray infrastructure ages, communities are rediscovering what wetlands do for free: slow and absorb stormwater, filter pollutants, and buffer the costs that otherwise land on cities and taxpayers.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 19/08/2026

Conservation is permanent. Shouldn't the support behind it be? 🌊 Signing an easement is the beginning, not the end. The land still has to be monitored year after year, its terms upheld, and its protections defended if ever challenged. That work doesn't fund itself and it never stops.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 17/08/2026

From the Field Friday 🌿 Circling back to Mudhoney II in Chatham County, NC with 31 acres permanently protected earlier this year.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 15/08/2026

Last month we permanently protected stream and wetland habitat at Camp Creek, North Carolina: restoring degraded channels, reconnecting them to floodplains, and rebuilding floodplain wetlands. A new way to help is coming soon.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 11/08/2026

After the Sackett ruling, wetland permits in North Carolina dropped 60% and South Carolina's dropped 22%. That means less restoration work to offset wetland loss. Federal protection is stepping back. A new way to help is coming soon.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 07/08/2026

From the Field Friday 🌿 This week, a closer look at Hopkins Farm in Caswell County, NC with 39 acres now protected for good in the Cape Fear River Basin.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 05/08/2026

In South Carolina, we permanently protected 1,313 acres at Point Farm, including 1,107 acres of pristine tidal salt marsh, among the most productive and most threatened wetlands on the East Coast. A new way to help is coming soon.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 04/08/2026

In parts of the Prairie Pothole Region, the most important duck-breeding habitat in North America, 50 to 90% of the original wetlands are already gone. Duck numbers there now sit 10% below the long-term average. A new way to help save wetlands is coming soon.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 31/07/2026

A sweet success at Cape Fear Dairyland 🌿 A perfect morning to explore 31 stunning acres in Orange County, where the history runs as deep as the roots.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 30/07/2026

When you give to conservation, you're not just donating. You're deciding what gets funded. 🌿 Some organizations carry heavy overhead. We're built differently.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 29/07/2026

In Liberty County, Texas, we permanently protected 1,218 acres at Batiste Creek: forested bottomland, more than 200 acres of wetlands, and nearly 8 miles of waterways feeding Pine Island Bayou. The land is no longer in play. A new way to help is coming soon.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 28/07/2026

Right now, 90,000 acres of forested wetlands in Mississippi's Yazoo Backwater are at risk from a single Army Corps flood-control project, an area larger than the city of New Orleans. Once filled or drained, wetlands don't come back. A new way to help is coming soon.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 27/07/2026

Think your land doesn't qualify for conservation? Think again. 🌾 Many conservation nonprofits won't work with working lands, working forests, timberland, or agricultural property. The assumption is that conservation is only for pristine wilderness. We see it differently.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 24/07/2026

From the Field Friday 🌿 30 acres can go a long way when it comes to saving a species. Mudhoney covers just over 30 acres of North Carolina landscape now being transformed into a thriving Piedmont Alluvial Forest.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 23/07/2026

"Four places. Four stories. One mission. 🌿 Every protected property tells us something different about what conservation can do:

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 22/07/2026

We permanently protected 1,040 acres at Boiling Spring Wilderness in North Carolina with the NC Land and Water Fund: Carolina bays, forested wetlands, and the recharge zone for an aquifer that supplies drinking water for thousands. A new way to help is coming soon.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 21/07/2026

By the EPA’s own estimate, up to 63% of U.S. wetlands could lose federal protection under the narrowed Clean Water Act. That is nearly two-thirds of the places that filter our water and soften floods. A new way to help save them is coming soon.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 20/07/2026

Join the Current. 🌊 Conservation isn't a single moment it's a steady flow of protection, stewardship, and care that continues long after a project is complete. Keeping that current moving is what permanent protection actually requires. That's why we're inviting you to become a monthly Champion.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 17/07/2026

Dispatch from the Piedmont 🌿 When everything that can go wrong does, it at least happens against a stunningly green backdrop. Our team spent the day navigating the lush landscapes of Cape Fear Dairyland proving that even a chaotic itinerary is better with a view.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 15/07/2026

What does it take to deliver a complex conservation win? 🌿 Boiling Spring Wilderness is a good answer. This 1,040-acre project completes a missing link between two already-conserved areas, helping form a more continuous 10,000-acre protected landscape in fast-growing Brunswick County.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 13/07/2026

A legacy for generations. 🌿 Massey Chapel is about more than protecting habitat, it's about protecting a community's story. The land traces back to Harvey Carlton, who bought property here in 1878, and whose family farmed it for decades.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 10/07/2026

From the Field Friday 🌿 Spring has sprung in Catawba County and the field season is off to a wild start. Our latest monitoring visit took us to Dogtown (Duke portion), where the scenery was beautiful and the wildlife was… camera-shy. But the real star is the conservation impact:

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 08/07/2026

"Some of the most important work a wetland does, it does quietly. 🌿 The Batiste Creek Conservation Easement permanently protects 1,218 acres of forested bottomland and wetlands in Liberty County, Texas.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 06/07/2026

"Where does conservation funding actually come from? 🌿 We believe transparency builds trust. So here's an honest look at the mix that funds our work: grants, mitigation partnerships, and individual giving. Each matters, but they don't all work the same way.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 03/07/2026

"Signing a conservation easement isn't the finish line. It's the starting point. 🌱 Once land is protected, the real long-term work begins: monitoring properties, upholding every agreement, and defending easements if they're ever challenged. That work doesn't fund itself and it never stops.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 01/07/2026

From the Field Friday 🌿 The wait is over. Here's the latest from Loflin Dairy II. Owned by a third-generation dairy farmer, this property features a 100-foot riparian buffer protecting more than 4,000 linear feet of streams, including Bob Branch.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 29/06/2026

Every protected acre begins with people who believe the land is worth saving. At UP2S, we work to permanently protect wetlands, streams, forests, working lands, and wildlife habitat through conservation easements. Your support helps make that long-term work possible.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 26/06/2026

Little Cabin is a strong example of restoration and permanent protection working together. Located in Randolph County, North Carolina, this 45.83-acre conservation easement protects native forested areas, riparian wetlands, and eleven unnamed tributaries to Caraway Creek .

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 24/06/2026

In Ramseur, North Carolina, restoration is more than a project milestone. It is a community story. 🌊 The Ramseur project shows what can happen when long-term conservation, local partnership, and public access come together around a shared future for land and water.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 24/06/2026

Something remarkable is happening in Ramseur, North Carolina. 🌊After years of conservation planning, partnership, and patient work the river is flowing free.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 23/06/2026

How do you make a restoration project last forever? Wildlands Engineering are doing great work at Mudhoney. They took an old farm and: ✅ Restored 8,224 linear feet of stream & 3.2 acres of wetlands ✅ Removed inline impoundments to restore hydrology ✅ Replanted native floodplain & wetland vegetation

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 22/06/2026

A nature park does not only protect land. It gives nearby communities room to breathe. 🌳 Massey Chapel will serve the Raleigh-Durham community as a protected natural stretch connected to the American Tobacco Trail a place where conservation and everyday access meet.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 19/06/2026

Conservation easements are permanent. That means the process behind them has to be careful, rigorous, and built on trust. One essential part of that process is appraisal.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 17/06/2026

Conservation easements are permanent. That word carries real weight — and real responsibility. 🌱 At Unique Places to Save, 'permanent' isn't just a legal term.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 15/06/2026

A new chapter is beginning at Massey Chapel. 🌿 This long-term conservation effort is helping transform land connected to Durham’s American Tobacco Trail into a nature park that can serve both people and wildlife. For the Raleigh-Durham community, places like this matter.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 12/06/2026

From the Field Friday 🌿 Healthy aquatic systems do quiet work every day. Wetlands filter pollutants and absorb peak flows. Streams and rivers move nutrients, support aquatic habitat, and connect landscapes. Floodplains slow water down and reduce downstream damage.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 10/06/2026

The Batiste Creek Conservation Easement permanently protects 1,218 acres of forested bottomland and wetlands within the Pine Island Bayou watershed in Liberty County, Texas. One of our most significant conservation milestones to date. 🌿

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 04/06/2026

30 acres protecting a rare North Carolina species. Mudhoney covers just over 30 acres of North Carolina landscape now being transformed into a thriving Piedmont Alluvial Forest.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 01/06/2026

It's official. 🖊️ The Little Cabin Conservation Easement in Randolph County, North Carolina is now permanently protected! Covering 45.83 acres within the Yadkin River Basin, this easement safeguards 11,499 linear feet of stream, critical wetlands, and native mixed hardwood forests that support...

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 29/05/2026

Conservation easements don't close themselves. Behind every acre permanently protected is an appraiser doing complex, high-stakes work often without the tools or data they need to do it efficiently.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 28/05/2026

When the Piedmont shows off and keeps us on alert. Some field days go exactly as planned. Others follow Murphy’s Law, with a few surprises along the way.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 27/05/2026

Not every conservation project looks the same and that's the point. 🌿 Boiling Spring Wilderness in Brunswick County is 1,040 acres of intact forest, wetlands, and headwater streams that never needed to be fixed. It needed to be protected.

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Unique Places to Save @uniqueplacestosave.org · 25/05/2026

Remove a dam. Reconnect a river. 🌊 With the removal of Ramseur Dam in partnership with American Rivers, the Town of Ramseur, and the NC Land and Water Fund with 250 miles of aquatic network on the Deep River are now reconnected for the first time in decades. 🐟

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