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i. 343 Laura Drey page 3 environment is en integral component of the planning process." The plan goes ante say that the basic environmental goal incorporated into this plan is the minimization ox elimination of the negative impacts certain development activities would have on a particular natural system. Ignoring such potential impacts-will inevitably lead to negative consequences. Due to, the interrelatednees of our natural systems, such consequencec...would effect the general publit. This fundamental fatter requires an ewareneas that the natural environment is a prCtzaus resource and that responsibility far its protection end appropriate use is everyone's responsibility. Lnd Use Plan 2.2-1 When refering to unique and exemplary natural areas the Land Use Plen "sugoests that spatial efforts should be made to manage sites and areas with endangered plants/ animals, special plants/animals, plant communities, and exemplary geologic for- mations in Oranoe County "so as to conserve and protect those eharactexistics that make the sites biologically or geologically important. This ~ney include regulatory fi easures to insure protection or presexvstian of those features." (Plan 2.2.-5) Qne of the areas under consideration tonight is Buke Forest land in the Chapel Hill Township. When speaking of the Chapel Hill Township, North of the Joint Planning Area the land use plan states that "while earicultural and manaoed forest make up only a small paxtian of the area's total land area, they nonetheless provide an important component of the rural character much of the area has." (Plan 3.12-2) The fallowing ar hpolicy statements for the Chapel Hill Township nar-:h of the Joint Planning area-r` _ 1.The rural residential character of the area should be maintained and be the predominant land use. 2-3. Duke Forest ~ratts, which are s valuable research and teaching facility end are avaiable fo_ public use, should be protected from adverse development pressures. (and) ...should be protected from intrusion by incampatibie land uses. (Plan 3.12-6)