Bandit Farms Mitigation Site

Part of the Jordan Lake Basin

Mitigation Site

Bandit Farms

RestorEcology has gained approval for a riparian buffer and nutrient offset restoration project at a winery in the headwaters of Morgan Creek, a tributary to Jordan Lake in Orange County, NC. More than 17 acres of cropland will be planted with native hardwood trees to lessen nutrient inputs into the streams and provide restored stream buffers. The project service area is the Upper New Hope arm of Jordan Lake. The project provides riparian buffer credits, nitrogen (lb) and phosphorus (lb) to offset buffer and stormwater impacts from development.

  • Riparian buffer & nutrient offset credits available
  • Over 17 acres
  • Available for immediate sale
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The project restores a portion of your property to a wooded habitat that provides wildlife habitat and water quality improvements in ditches and streams on your property. Native trees (oaks, poplar, sycamore, cypress, persimmon, etc.) are planted to give the woods a jumpstart, and invasive species are treated with herbicides.

This is a real estate transaction, with fair-market and negotiated compensation to establish a conservation easement on a portion of your property along the streams/ditches.

Yes, RestorEcology can use a partnering approach with a landowner to share project revenues. Other options could include purchasing the land outright, installment payments, or full payment at project approval.

The NC Division of Water Resources (DWR) oversees the development of the project.