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Lands Legacy Action Plan 1006 -08 Adopted 9112106 79 Acquire key "missing link" properties for proposed Northern Chapel Hill Township Rustic Woodland Trail (linking Chapel Hill /Carrboro /County parks with the New Hope Creek corridor, including Duke Forest, and eventually Eno River State Park) Identify key parcels needed for a combination public pedestrian trail and wildlife corridor that would connect Occoneechee Mountain to the Cane Creek reservoir for the proposed NC Mountains to Sea Trail In all acquisitions, be cognizant of the potential for meeting other objectives of protecting riparian buffers, natural areas and historic /archaeological sites D. Cultural and Archaeological Sites • Continue working with landowners in the Faucette's Mill and Hall's Mill areas to protect the combination of historic and natural features in those communities • Conduct archaeological surveys of county properties acquired for future parks and nature preserves (e.g., McGowan Creek Preserve, Millhouse Park) • Work with the HPC and others to accomplish preservation of cultural and archaeological sites associated with land acquisition projects E. Watershed Riparian Buffers • Protect riparian corridors in the Upper Eno River protected watershed; partner with the Eno River Association and others; pursue grant funds from the NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund, Ecosystem Enhancement Program, and Upper Neuse Clean Water Initiative • Identify and protect priority areas in the Little River watershed; partner with the Eno River Association and Triangle Land Conservancy where appropriate; pursue grant funds from the Upper Neuse Clean Water Initiative • Identify and protect priority areas in New Hope Creek corridor; work with New Hope Creek Corridor Advisory Committee and the Triangle Land Conservancy • Identify priority areas for protection in the Morgan Creek corridor in cooperation with the Morgan Creek Valley Alliance and others • Identify priority areas for protection in the Bolin Creek corridor; collaborate with Friends of Bolin Creek, the Town of Carrboro, the University of NC, and others • Preserve riparian buffers in other water supply watersheds through parkland acquisitions and agricultural conservation easement projects a]