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<br />Orange County 2008/2009 <br />Accomplishment Summary <br />- Management Plans: Forest Management, Tax Plans Urban Forestry, <br />Regeneration, Practice, Pre-Harvest, Rehab and Stewardship. 97 total plans for <br />3627 acres. <br />- $11072.00 in cost shared monies where reimbursed to landowners in Orange <br />County for tree planting and pre-commercial thinning operations. <br />- Water Quality Inspections: 62, for 602 acres. <br />- Tree Establishment: Hand planting 7 projects for 223 acres. <br />Field planting 3 projects for 25 acres. <br />- Best Management Practices: 81 recorded <br />21 implemented <br />- Forest Frotection: (Insect and Disease} 22 projects for 332 acres. <br />- Stand Improvement: Prescribed Burning! Thinning: 3 projects for 70 acres. <br />- Soil and Water Projects: 2 projects, including erosion protection for Raskis <br />Elementary School in Chapel Hill. <br />- Information and Education Presentations (Earthwalk, Garden Clubs, County <br />Career Days, Robotics Club, Smokey Beaz, Earthday, Tree City USA, YMCA, <br />Cnb ScoutsBoy Scouts, FFA <br />- Shade Tree Assistance: 28 total projects. <br />- Fire Numbers: 19 fires at 22.4 acres. Structures protected valued at a total of 5.5 8 <br />million <br />- Two: Community Wildfire Protection Plans Completeted: White Cross VFD, <br />Orange Rural FD <br />