North Carolina · HUC 03020201
Neuse River
Nitrogen and Neuse riparian buffer credits from three approved sites in Wayne County, serving development in Raleigh, Johnston and Wayne counties within HUC 03020201.
Nutrient offsetRiparian buffer
Mitigation credits · North Carolina & Tennessee
Nutrient offset, riparian buffer and stream mitigation credits.
RestorEcology restores farmland streams and buffers, then sells the resulting water-quality credits to developers, engineers and municipalities that need to offset permitted impacts. Approved sites, straightforward pricing, fast transfers.
19
years of environmental restoration experience
8
mitigation projects across North Carolina and Tennessee
114+
acres of Neuse basin cropland restored to forested buffer
2,873
approved SQT stream credits available in Tennessee
Service areas
Where our credits can be used
Credits must be used in the watershed where they were generated. We hold approved credits in three service areas, and our interactive map will tell you which one your project falls in.
North Carolina · HUC 03030002
Jordan Lake
Nitrogen, phosphorus and riparian buffer credits for the Upper New Hope sub-watershed (Chapel Hill, Carrboro, southwest Durham), with a Haw River dam-removal bank in development.
Nutrient offsetRiparian buffer
Tennessee · HUC 06020002
Tennessee (Porterhouse Valley)
2,873 approved SQT stream credits from 6,790 feet of restored stream. Primary service area Hiwassee (06020002); secondary Watts Bar Lake and Middle Tennessee–Chickamauga.
Stream mitigation
Credit types
Three ways to satisfy your permit
Sold in pounds of nitrogen or phosphorus
Nutrient Offset Credits
Per-pound nitrogen and phosphorus credits that let development meet Neuse and Jordan Lake stormwater nutrient targets when on-site measures aren't enough.
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Sold in square feet of buffer mitigation
Riparian Buffer Mitigation Credits
Square-foot buffer mitigation credits for impacts to protected 50-foot stream buffers in the Neuse basin and Jordan Lake watershed.
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Sold in Tennessee SQT stream credits
Stream Mitigation Credits
Approved TN SQT stream credits for ARAP and Section 404 permits in the Hiwassee, Watts Bar Lake and Middle Tennessee–Chickamauga watersheds. 2,873 credits available now.
Learn moreHow it works
From inquiry to certificate in four steps
Tell us what you need
Send a credit inquiry with your project location, credit type and the quantity your permit requires.
Get a quote by email
We confirm your service area and reply with pricing and current availability from a specific approved site.
Confirm and pay
Say yes and we send an invoice. Payment is usually by check; tell us your deadline and we will work to it.
Receive your certificate
We issue a Credit Transfer Certificate for your permit file plus a copy of the official credit ledger recording the sale.
Projects
Every credit traces back to a real place
Our credits come from specific, approved restoration sites that we permitted, planted and protect in perpetuity. Visit them if you like.
Neuse River · Wayne County, NC · 11 acres
Brooks Swamp Mitigation Site
11 acres of former cropland along two Brooks Swamp tributaries, planted with native hardwoods in 2024. Nitrogen and Neuse buffer credits available now.
Nitrogen availableRiparian buffer available
Neuse River · Wayne County, NC · 35 acres
Green Heron Mitigation Site
35 acres on Edwards Branch and four tributary streams near Goldsboro. Existing wooded buffers preserved, cropland planted in native hardwoods. Nitrogen and buffer credits available.
Nitrogen availableRiparian buffer available
Neuse River · Wayne County, NC · 33 acres
Sand Hill Mitigation Site
33 acres on Horse Branch and a tributary near Grantham. Hardwood swamp preserved, cropland planted with native hardwoods. Nitrogen and Neuse buffer credits available.
Nitrogen availableRiparian buffer available
For landowners
Own farmland along a stream? Get paid to restore it.
RestorEcology partners directly with North Carolina landowners. You bring the land; we permit, plant, monitor and steward the project at our expense, and you are compensated through a conservation easement, a revenue share or an outright purchase — your choice.
- Fair-market, negotiated compensation
- We carry every project cost, from survey to long-term stewardship
- Keep farming the rest of your property; keep walking, hunting and fishing the easement
About RestorEcology
19 years of environmental restoration
RestorEcology takes a different approach to natural habitat restoration. Drawing on experience with more than thirty landowners on previous mitigation projects, we partner directly with landowners to build projects with a clear path to strong returns for both sides, then steward them in perpetuity.
Founded by Daniel Ramsay, who spent years managing more than 100 design and construction staff for one of the largest restoration companies in the country before starting RestorEcology in Cary, NC.
Contact
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