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Where feasible, these areas should be contiguous to neighboring tracts of 31 <br /> undisturbed land. (See also Parks and Recreation Objective PR-5.1.) <br /> Status/Action: No Action <br /> Objective NA-14: <br /> Encourage developers and neighborhood associations to protect undeveloped <br /> community open space through formal conservation agreements. <br /> Status/Action: No Action <br /> Objective NA-15: <br /> Protect land in and around biologically significant areas, and connections between <br /> these areas, to allow for the maintenance of native wildlife and plant populations and <br /> their functional relationships. <br /> Status/Action: No Action <br /> Objective NA-16: <br /> Create a system of public and private open space and conservation areas, including <br /> parks, nature preserves, and scenic vistas representative of the Orange County <br /> landscape. (See also Land Use Objective LU-3.10, Parks and Recreation Objective PR-5.4, and <br /> Transportation Objective T-1.5.) <br /> Status/Action: Ongoing <br /> The County's Lands Legacy program (within ERCD) continues to work in <br /> cooperation with landowners and other conservation partner entities to protect the <br /> most important natural and cultural resource lands through a variety of means. <br /> Priorities are determined by an Action Plan approved by the BOCC. <br /> Objective NA-17: <br /> Maintain and protect land that contains valuable productive resources, such as <br /> prime farmland and prime forestland, by directing incompatible development away <br /> from these areas. (See also Water and Wastewater Objective WW-14, Land Use Objective LU- <br /> 2.2, and Natural Areas Objective NA-5.) <br /> Status/Action: Ongoing <br /> The Planning and Inspections Department is overseeing the development of a <br /> proposed Strategic Growth and Rural Conservation Plan, which (in tandem with the <br /> adopted Comprehensive Plan) is intended to help implement this objective. A public <br /> hearing on phase three of this project was held August 24, 2009. <br /> Water Resources (WR) <br /> Objective WRA: <br /> Preserve natural resources such as grasslands, woodlands and wetlands to allow for <br /> water recharge of ground water and water quality protection. (See also Natural Areas <br /> Objective NA-1.) <br /> Status/Action: Ongoing <br /> This is occurring as part of the Lands Legacy Program and is a program objective. <br /> Objective WR-2: <br /> Create long-term conservation programs for ground water and surface water that will <br /> help extend the life of our finite existing water supplies. (See also Water and Wastewater <br /> Objectives WW-1 and WW-11.) <br /> Status/Action: Initiated <br /> 29 <br />