Land has been my teacher.
From Chapel Hill to the Blue Ridge, the right choices can protect a place for generations. They’re rarely simple.
Much of my life’s work has centered on North Carolina land. I founded Unique Places to Save. Today my land work runs through Arcadian Land & Water, which owns, manages, and advises on large North Carolina tracts, and through my law practice.
Everyone is a developer
Land trusts, developers, farmers, and landowners are all developers in their own way. There are no good guys and bad guys in this work. Conservation lasts when people find common ground, think long-term, and partner across sectors.
The goal isn’t to win a deal. It’s to leave the land, and the people around it, better than we found them.
In the journal, I’ll share more about why I started Unique Places to Save and the people who taught me what conservation really takes.