The Cypress Creek watershed sits in southern Franklin County in the Tar River Basin. The creek contributes high quality waters to the Middle Tar River Aquatic Habitat, one of the highest priority Natural Heritage Area sites in the state. Growth from nearby Wake County is expanding northward, threatening land resources and water quality. Franklin County hired Unique Places to create a watershed plan for Cypress Creek that will protect these critical resources.
Unique Places evaluated land within the watershed to determine its potential for acquisition and protection through the conservation funding and land trusts. The company focused on growth management strategies, assessing Zoning and Subdivision/Land Development ordinances and identifying opportunities for Transfer of Development Right (TDRs), agricultural zoning and conservation subdivision design. We also created a multidisciplinary team to assist with hydrologic engineering. This team examined opportunities for stream and wetland restoration, riparian buffer protection and restoration, water quality management, and mitigation banking potential.
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