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Unique Places has been involved in real estate investment, asset management and development for over 10 years. We began as a land and resource conservation firm focused on monetizing conservation assets for our clients. Over the years, we discovered that a “Unique Place” is more than the land, but includes a multidimensional approach to developing place, improving communities, and creating high performance investment opportunities.

OUR EXPERTISE

Our expertise is broad and includes a multi-disciplinary team of professionals in the fields of:

• Hydroelectric Dam Operation & Removal • Stream Restoration • Real Estate Investment & Brokerage • Stream & Wetland Mitigation • Land & Resource Conservation • Geographic Information Systems • Land Use Planning & Design unique unique unique unique places places places real estate gis & design

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Jeff Fisher is Chief Executive Officer of Unique Places, where he provides leadership in business development and real estate investment. With 20 years of experience in real estate and land and resource conservation, Jeff has been involved in facilitating $500 million in land transactions and generated over $250 million in land conservation funding and tax benefits. Before co-founding Unique Places, Jeff served as Director of The Nature Conservancy’s Delta Project in Arkansas and as Executive Director of the Tar River Land Conservancy. Jeff holds a J.D. from the University of at Chapel Hill and an M.E.M. from Duke University’s Nicholas School for the Environment. He also received a Political Science B.A from North Carolina State University. He lives with his wife and two children in Durham, North Carolina.

• USFWS Southeast Region Landowner of the Year - 2017

Aaron Aho Catherine Coley Land & Resource Associate Real Estate Associate unique Michael Scisco Kate Lenzer Conservation Associate GIS Specialist

unique places places ACCOMPLISHMENTS GREENSBORO • BOX CREEK WILDERNESS AGGREGATION - Successfully brokered the purchase of one of the largest assemblages of old growth forest in North Carolina. DURHAM • BOX CREEK WILDERNESS POWER LINE - Successfully strategized and implemented the prevention of a high voltage power line across Box Creek Wilderness. Hoosier Dam - Rocky River • CHESTNUT PLANTINGS - Successfully planted the largest number of native chestnuts in North America in a single restoration area. High Falls Dam - Deep River • CONSERVATION REAL ESTATE - Successfully aggregated over 42,000 acres of land, primarily for conservation purposes. Outcomes included: • Box Creek Wilderness Natural Heritage Area. • One of the largest USFWS conservation easements in North Carolina. • The largest preservation mitigation bank in North Carolina. • Colington Island Meter Point Registered Heritage Area (soon to be under NC State Ownership). • Addition to South Mountains State Park. • Expansion of Mountain Bog National Wildlife Reserve. • USFWS LANDOWNER OF THE YEAR AWARD - Jeff Fisher awarded landowner of the year for Southeast Region by USFWS. WILMINGTON • INVASIVES MANAGEMENT - Successfully managed over 20,000 acres for invasive control and eradication. unique • HYDROELECTRIC DAM OPERATION AND REMOVAL - Currently removing two dams to help create critical habitat for the Cape Fear Shiner.

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